{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-2285","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 2285","heading":"","body":"The use of any fictitious, false, or assumed name, or any name other than his or her own by a licensee either alone, in conjunction with a partnership or group, or as the name of a professional corporation, in any public communication, advertisement, sign, or announcement of his or her practice without a fictitious-name permit obtained pursuant to Section 2415 constitutes unprofessional conduct. This section shall not apply to the following:\n(a) Licensees who are employed by a partnership, a group, or a professional corporation that holds a fictitious name permit.\n(b) Licensees who contract with, are employed by, or are on the staff of, any clinic licensed by the State Department of Health Services under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.\n(c) An outpatient surgery setting granted a certificate of accreditation from an accreditation agency approved by the medical board.\n(d) Any medical school approved by the division or a faculty practice plan connected with the medical school.","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":"8086d7de6f7afe0cc495f4ebb00993f04d4a9fed8893e464330229aabcac16f4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-2284","next":"us-ca/bpc-2286"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}