California Statutes
§ 726. — 726. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 510, Sec. 3.)
California § 726.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code BPCBusiness and Professions Code - BPC
Div. 2.DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
Art. 10.5.ARTICLE 10.5. Unprofessional Conduct
This text of California § 726. (726. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 510, Sec. 3.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC Code § 726. (2026).
Text
(a)The commission of any act of sexual abuse, misconduct, or relations with a patient, client, or customer constitutes unprofessional conduct and grounds for disciplinary action for any person licensed under this division or under any initiative act referred to in this division.
(b)This section shall not apply to consensual sexual contact between a licensee and his or her spouse or person in an equivalent domestic relationship when that licensee provides medical treatment, other than psychotherapeutic treatment, to his or her spouse or person in an equivalent domestic relationship.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 510, Sec. 3. (AB 179) Effective January 1, 2016.
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
California § 726., Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ca/BPC/726..