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Osteopathic board approves initiating rulemaking that would require $20,000 adjudication deposit for petitions
Summary
The Osteopathic Medical Board of California voted to begin rulemaking to raise or clarify fees, create retired‑license status and petition procedures, and require a $20,000 adjudication deposit (refundable if actual costs are less) before a petition hearing; staff said the charge recovers AG, OAH and reporter costs.
The Osteopathic Medical Board of California voted to initiate rulemaking on a package of regulatory changes that would raise or clarify multiple application fees, create a retired‑license status, and establish a two‑step petition process requiring an up‑front adjudication deposit of $20,000.
At the board’s meeting this month, legislative and regulatory staff said the package focuses on fee collection and procedural clarity so the board can recover the actual costs of hearings. Terry Thorfinson, the board’s legislative and regulatory specialist, reviewed the proposal and said the $20,000 adjudication deposit would cover costs charged by the Attorney General’s Office, the Office of Administrative Hearings and…
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