1. (a) Any physician and surgeon desiring an inactive certificate shall submit an application to the Board (License Renewal OMB.2 or OMB.2a Rev.11/94).

2. (b) In order to restore an inactive certificate to an active status, the licensee shall have completed a minimum of 20 hours of Category 1 CME as defined by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) during the 12-month period immediately preceding the licensee's completed application for restoration, submit a completed application for restoration, pay the fee set forth in Section 1690 of this Division and the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) fee currently required by Section 208 of the Code. A completed application for restoration includes the following:

   1. (1) Licensee's Full Name (First), (Middle), (Last), (Suffix, if any),
   2. (2) Licensee's License (Certificate) Number,
   3. (3) Licensee's Address,
   4. (4) Licensee's Email Address,
   5. (5) Licensee's Telephone Number,
   6. (6) An affirmative statement that during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the filing of this application, the licensee completed a minimum of 20 hours in AOA Category 1 CME; and,
   7. (7) The following statement, signed and dated by the licensee: “I am requesting that the Osteopathic Medical Board of California activate my license.”
3. (c) The inactive status of a certificate holder shall not deprive the Board of its authority to institute or continue a disciplinary proceeding against the licensee on any ground provided by law or to enter an order suspending or revoking the certificate or otherwise taking disciplinary action against the licensee on any ground.
4. (d) The processing times for obtaining an inactive certificate or reactivating an inactive certificate to active status are set forth in Section 1691.

Note: Authority cited: Osteopathic Act (Initiative Measure, Stats. 1923, p, xciii), Section 1; and Section 3600-1, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 701, 704 and 2454.5, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. Repealer of chapter 16 (sections 1600-1697, not consecutive) and new chapter 16 (sections 1600-1697, not consecutive and Appendix) filed 12-10-87; operative 1-9-88 (Register 87, No. 52). For prior history, see Registers 81, No. 50; 81, No. 36; 81, No. 9; 80, No. 40; 78, No. 15; 77, No. 21; and 63, No. 25.

2. Amendment of subsections (b) and (e) filed 9-28-90; operative 10-28-90 (Register 90, No. 45).

3. Amendment of subsections (a), (b), (d) and (e) filed 1-26-95; operative 1-26-95 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 95, No. 4).

4. Amendment filed 7-10-2025; operative 10-1-2025 (Register 2025, No. 28).