Bill > AB1703

This bill makes it a misdemeanor for individuals not licensed by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California to use terms like "osteopath," "doctor of osteopathy," or the initials "D.O." when offering services to treat medical or physical conditions, thereby preventing the unauthorized practice and use of titles related to osteopathic medicine. Additionally, it expands the definition of unauthorized practice of medicine by adding "osteopathic manipulative treatment," which is defined as the therapeutic application of manually guided forces to alleviate somatic dysfunction, to a list of services that cannot be performed by unlicensed individuals, even if they follow certain disclosure requirements. These changes are intended to protect public health and safety by ensuring that only qualified and licensed professionals provide certain medical treatments and use specific professional titles.

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