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Monday, August 6, 2007

MEDICAL BOARD ELIMINATES PHYSICIAN DIVERSION PROGRAM
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At its July 26 meeting, the Medical Board of California, after deciding that it was not capable of effectively running a Physician Diversion Monitoring Program on its own, voted unanimously to eliminate the program as of June 30, 2008. The Board's position leaves unclear whether California will have a Diversion Program next year and holds in limbo the status of physicians who are addressing substance abuse or mental health disorders who are currently participating in the Program.
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