Healing arts: osteopathic physicians and surgeons.

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of osteopathic physicians and surgeons by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California and imposes various fees on those licensees. Existing law also provides a procedure for license renewal. On and after July 1, 2010, this bill would require each licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon to report to the board, at the time of initial licensure, any specialty board certification that he or she holds and, at the time of license renewal, his or her practice status, as specified. The bill would also authorize a licensee to report to the board, at the time of initial licensure and license renewal, his or her cultural background and foreign language proficiency. The bill would authorize the board to make this information available on the board's Internet Web site.