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The Medical Board of California is a state agency that manages and controls physicians and other medical professional’s legal issues, unethical behavior, and misconduct in practicing medicine. The agency’s main objective is to publicly update information on licensing, credentials, certifications, and registration requirements on physicians and other medical professionals meeting federal and state laws and regulations. The most important role of the Medical Board of California is to provide the public with information on doctor’s professional records which include information on current or renewed licenses, any legal complaints, and actions taken against them. The legal standpoint of the Medical Board of California is to enforce the Medical Practice Act. The Consumer Information Unit in Sacramento can be reached by consumer to further assist with information about complaints against physicians (http://www.mbc.ca.gov/laws/laws.html).
An example of how serious California can enforce laws against physicians, The Osteopathic Board of Medicine suspended Dr. Kyle Robert Krueger (an emergency physician) license because he had five DUI arrest on his record. Before the final suspension he was on probation for the last three of his DUI’s. The board considered him to be a high risk professional in regards to patient safety and welfare (My California Defense Lawyer, 2009). This information about his DUI’s and any other physician’s accountability is available to the public through a website: California Government License Lookup System which allows people to search and take precautionary insights when searching for quality, qualified physicians and their background.
The debate is what effect it has on his existing patients and pending future inquires.
Is it fair to judge a person by his actions beyond his professional duties? According to the Medical Board of California, licensed physicians must abide by the high ethical standards of practice through the American Medical