Bill > AB1548

This bill clarifies existing law by adding Section 2417.5 to the Business and Professions Code, stating that a business organization offering or providing outpatient elective cosmetic medical procedures or treatments, if owned or operated in violation of Section 2400 (which generally prohibits corporations from practicing medicine), and if it employs a physician and surgeon to facilitate these procedures, is guilty of violating a specific section of the Penal Code related to unlawful medical practices. "Outpatient elective cosmetic medical procedures or treatments" are defined as medical services performed solely to improve appearance by altering normal body structures. The bill also specifies that it does not affect existing legal arrangements, such as those for entities operating medical facilities or providing medical services under Section 1206 of the Health and Safety Code.