2198. (a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Physicians Act of 2003. The cultural and linguistic physician competency program is hereby established and shall be operated by local medical societies of the California Medical Association and shall be monitored by the Division of Licensing. (b) This program […]
2198.1. For purposes of this article, “cultural and linguistic competency” means cultural and linguistic abilities that can be incorporated into therapeutic and medical evaluation and treatment, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Direct communication in the patient-client primary language. (b) Understanding and applying the roles that culture, ethnicity, and race play in diagnosis, treatment, and […]
