Cal. Business and Professions Code § 726
Cal. Business and Professions Code § 726
California · California Business and Professions Code · Status: effective · Effective 2016-01-01
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- Cal. Business and Professions Code § 726, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/770208
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(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.