The Medical Board of California shall adopt extraction and postoperative care standards in regard to body liposuction procedures performed by a physician and surgeon outside of a general acute care hospital, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code. In adopting those regulations, the Medical Board of California shall take into account the most current clinical and scientific information available. A violation of those extraction and postoperative care standards constitutes unprofessional conduct.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 631, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2000.)
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