California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 38 - Department of Consumer Affairs
Chapter 6 - Telephone Medical Advice
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 4001 - Definitions
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
For the purpose of the regulations contained in this chapter, the terms:
(a) "Act" shall mean the laws governing telephone medical advice services as contained in Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 4999) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 1348.8 of the Health and Safety Code, and Section 10279 of the Insurance Code.
(b) "Bureau" shall mean the Telephone Medical Advice Services Bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs.
(c) "Business" shall mean individual, partnership, corporation, company and any other business entity.
(d) "Code" shall mean the Business and Professions Code.
(e) "Consumer" shall mean "patient," "client," or any other user of a telephone medical advice services residing in California.
(f) "Registrant" shall mean a telephone medical advice services business registered by the Bureau under the Act, including the individual owner, partners, officers, members or trustees of the registrant.
1. New
section filed 9-21-2000 as an emergency; operative 9-21-2000. Pursuant to
Business and Professions Code section
4999.9,
a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-20-2001 or
emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 2000, No. 38).
2.
Editorial correction of HISTORY 1 (Register 2001, No. 10).
3. New
section refiled 3-19-2001 as an emergency; operative 3-19-2001 (Register 2001,
No. 12). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-17-2001 or
emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-19-2001 order, including
amendment of section, transmitted to OAL 7-16-2001 and filed 8-24-2001
(Register 2001, No. 34).
Note: Authority cited: Section 4999.6, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 4999, Business and Professions Code.