California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1626.5

Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 267.
(a)A licensed dentist, or group of dentists, or dental corporation shall not share in any fee charged by a person for performing acupuncture or receive anything of value from or on behalf of such acupuncturist for any referral or diagnosis.
(b)A licensed dentist shall not employ more than one person to perform acupuncture services.
(c)A group of dentists or a dental corporation

shall not employ more than one person to perform acupuncture services for every 20 dentists in such group or corporation.

Cite this section

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 1626.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/bpc/division-2-healing-arts/chapter-4-dentistry/article-2-admission-and-practice/section-1626.5

Other sections in Article 2 - Admission and Practice

§ 1625§ 1625.1§ 1625.2§ 1625.3§ 1625.4§ 1625.5§ 1625.6§ 1626§ 1626.1§ 1626.2…§ 1632.7§ 1633§ 1634§ 1634.1§ 1634.2§ 1635.5§ 1635.7§ 1636.4§ 1636.5§ 1636.6

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