{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-3731","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 3731","heading":"","body":"A person holding a license as a respiratory care practitioner issued by the board shall use the title “respiratory care practitioner” or the letters “RCP”. The license as a respiratory care practitioner shall not authorize the use of the prefix “Dr.”, or the word “doctor”, or any suffix or affix indicating or implying that the licensed person is a doctor or a physician and surgeon.\nThe suffix “M.D.” shall not be used unless the licensed practitioner is licensed as a physician and surgeon in this state.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 8.3. Respiratory Therapy [3700. - 3779.]","ARTICLE 3. Certification of Practitioners [3730. - 3739.]"],"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":"f8518c53168a44f895c1c2f309996b90b09b1c73037ebbd77f278104f4e06ddc","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-3730","next":"us-ca/bpc-3732"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}