Bill > AB1637

This bill, by adding Section 2266.1 to the Business and Professions Code, clarifies that a physician and surgeon is solely responsible for their patient's medical documentation, regardless of where the care was provided. It specifically states that patient notes, after-visit summaries, and diagnoses and treatment plans cannot be altered, modified, or edited by anyone other than the physician who originally created them, reinforcing the integrity and authenticity of these crucial medical records. This change is considered a state-mandated local program because it expands the scope of a crime under the Medical Practice Act, which governs the licensing and regulation of physicians by the Medical Board of California.

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