{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-2220.7","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 2220.7","heading":"","body":"(a) A physician and surgeon shall not include or permit to be included any of the following provisions in an agreement to settle a civil dispute arising from his or her practice, whether the agreement is made before or after filing the action:\n(1) A provision that prohibits another party to the dispute from contacting or cooperating with the board.\n(2) A provision that prohibits another party to the dispute from filing a complaint with the board.\n(3) A provision that requires another party to the dispute to withdraw a complaint he or she has filed with the board.\n(b) A provision described in subdivision (a) is void as against public policy.\n(c) A physician and surgeon who violates this section is subject to disciplinary action by the board.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 5. Medicine [2000. - 2529.8.1.]","ARTICLE 12. Enforcement [2220. - 2319.]"],"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":"d7e2b7b620b2aee1dec19cbf0c78688c530d1334c8e1cedc068431b2a074ebb7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-2220.6","next":"us-ca/bpc-2221"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}