{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-2090","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 2090","heading":"","body":"(a) The board shall not require an applicant for a physician’s and surgeon’s license or a physician’s and surgeon’s postgraduate training license to disclose either of the following:\n(1) A condition or disorder that does not impair the applicant’s ability to practice medicine safely.\n(2) A condition or disorder for which the applicant is receiving appropriate treatment and which, as a result of the treatment, does not impair the applicant’s ability to practice medicine safely.\n(b) This section does not prohibit the board from requiring an applicant to disclose participation in a mental health or substance use disorder treatment program, including an impaired practitioner program, resulting from an accusation or disciplinary action brought by a licensing board in or outside of California.\n(c) If an applicant discloses that they currently have a condition or disorder that impairs their ability to practice medicine safely, the board shall provide the applicant with information on the availability of a probationary or limited practice license.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 5. Medicine [2000. - 2529.8.1.]","ARTICLE 4. Requirements for Licensure [2080. - 2099.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"adf08e58ab03989072fb962b523f59b6a8fca9e889c978a625f05779d5919487","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-2088","next":"us-ca/bpc-2092"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}