Medical Board of California
Department of Consumer Affairs
Table of License Status Codes and Descriptions

TABLE OF PRIMARY STATUS CODES
Code	Title	Description
1	CANCELED	License has been voluntarily canceled; or the license has been expired for at least five years and has not been renewed. No practice is permitted.
2	DECEASED	Licensee is deceased.
3	DELINQUENT	License renewal fee has not been paid. No practice is permitted.
4	REVOKED‚	License has been revoked as a result of disciplinary action rendered by Board. No practice is permitted.
5	SEE AFE, CFE, GFE	License may be in a fee-exempt status. A fee-exempt license has been issued due to the licensee being in a disabled, retired, military or voluntary service licensing status. Note: A licensee who is fee-exempt will have 2 license records: a base record (e.g., A 999999), and a corresponding fee-exempt record (e.g., AFE 999999). The fee-exempt record is established to permit the computer to generate the appropriate exempt license and license renewal notice. Refer to the licensee=s base and fee exempt records to determine current status of license.
7	DENIED	License denied for noncompliance with a judgment or order for support. No practice is permitted. Questions should be directed to the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Family Support Unit at (916) 574-8018.
8	MILITARY	Practice is limited to military service including military dependants.
9	INACTIVE	Licensee is required to pay the full renewal fee but is exempt from complying with the continuing medical education requirements. No practice is permitted.
10	RENEWED/CURRENT	Licensee meets requirements for the practice of medicine in California.
11	CE REQ NOT ADEQ	Licensee failed to certify compliance with the continuing medical education requirement and/or failed to certify that he or she disclosed the names of those health-related facilities in which the licensee and/or family may have a financial interest. Practice is permitted unless license expires.
12	FIN STMT INADEQ	Licensee failed to certify that he or she disclosed the names of those health-related facilities in which the licensee and/or family may have a financial interest. Practice is permitted unless license expires.
13	RETIRED	License is in retired status and the licensee is exempt from payment of the renewal fee. No practice is permitted.
14	SURRENDER‚	Licensee has surrendered his or her license to resolve a disciplinary action. No practice is permitted.
15	NO FINE PAYMENT	Licensee failed to pay a fine associated with a citation. Unless paid, license will be ineligible for renewal. Practice is permitted unless license expires.
16	CE HOLD	The licensee has not demonstrated compliance with continuing medical education requirements either as a result of an annual random audit or due to denial of a waiver. Practice is permitted unless license expires.
17	VOL SERVICE	License is in voluntary service status with no payment allowed for medical services.
18	DISABLED	Licensee is unable to practice due to a disability. No practice is permitted.
19	30/150 DAY TEMPLIC	Licensee issued a temporary 150-day license for noncompliance with a judgment or order for support. Practice is permitted until the license expiration date. Questions should be directed to the Department of Consumer Affairs= Family Support Unit at (916) 574-8018.
TABLE OF SECONDARY STATUS CODES
Code	Title	Description
21	PERM CE WAIVER	Licensee has a permanent waiver of the continuing medical education requirements.
22	TEMP CE WAIVER	Licensee has a temporary waiver of the continuing medical education requirements.
23	SELECT CE AUDIT	The MBC conducts a random audit each year to ensure CME compliance. Licensee has been selected for a CME audit.
24	PASSED CE AUDIT	Licensee has passed the CME audit.
25	CONTACT FILE ROOM	Contact Central File Room
26	PERJ STMT HOLD	Licensee failed to certify compliance with the continuing medical education requirement and/or failed to certify that he or she disclosed the names of those health-related facilities in which the licensee and/or family may have a financial interest. Practice is permitted unless license expires.
28	VOL SURRENDER	Licensee has voluntarily surrendered the license and the surrender has been accepted by the Board. No disciplinary action was involved. No practice is permitted.
29	FAILED CE AUDIT	Licensee has failed the CME audit. Licensee presently has not demonstrated compliance with the CME requirements. Practice is permitted unled license expires.
38	VOL LMTS ON PRC	Licensee has signed an agreement in which licensee will limit his or her practice in a manner prescribed by the reviewing physician.
43	NAME CHANGE	Licensee=s name has been changed.
47	CITE RESOLVED‚	A citation and/or fine has been issued for a minor violation(s) of the law. This is not considered disciplinary action. This matter has been resolved.
48	PUBLIC REPRIMND‚	Licensee was reprimanded for a minor violation(s) of the law. This is considered disciplinary action.
49	CITATION‚	A citation and/or fine has been issued for a minor violations(s) of the law. This is not considered disciplinary action under California law but is an administrative action.
50	ACCUSATION‚	A formal, public charge by the Board alleging a physician violated the Medical Practice Act. This is the result of a fully investigated complaint that has been referred to the Attorney General’s Office for prosecution. Practice is permitted unless otherwise specified.
52	REVOKED‚	License is revoked as a result of disciplinary action rendered by the MBC. No practice is permitted.
53	PROBATION‚	Probation is the result of disciplinary action. Probation is ordered for a specified period of time during which the physician must comply with specified terms and conditions and report to a Board probation monitor. Practice is permitted unless otherwise specified. Probation has not been completed.
54	SUSPENDED‚	Licensee has been suspended. No practice is permitted.
56	OTHER DISC‚	Other disciplinary decision. Contact the Central File Room for documents.
57	SURRENDER‚	Licensee has surrendered his or her license to resolve a disciplinary action. No practice is permitted.
58	DECISION STAYED‚	The Board’s decision to impose discipline has been stayed (put on hold) by Board pending its reconsideration or stayed by court pending judicial review.
59	PROBATION (IF)‚	Disciplinary decision rendered by the Board has a condition(s) that must be met prior to probation commencing as outlined in the decision. No practice is permitted until specified condition(s) are met.
60	PROBATION/SUSP‚	Disciplinary decision rendered by the Board includes a period of probation and actual suspension as outlined in the decision. No practice is permitted while license is suspended. Probation has not been completed.
61	NON-COMP PROBATION‚	Non-completion of probation.
62	ORDER VAC DEC‚	Disciplinary decision rendered by the Board is set aside as a result of a court order.
63	INTERIM ORDER‚	Licensee=s practice has been temporarily restricted or suspended by a court order. Limited or no practice allowed while suspension is in place.
64	TEMP REST ORDER‚	Licensee=s practice has been temporarily restricted or suspended by a court order. Limited or no practice allowed while suspension is in place.
65	AUTO SUSPENSION‚	Licensee suspended during incarceration following a felony conviction. No practice is allowed while the license is suspended.
67	PC23 ORDER‚	Licensee’s practice has been temporarily restricted or suspended pursuant to a court order. Limited or no practice allowed while suspension is in place.
68	SUSP ST/FED GOV‚	License suspended or revoked by another state or the federal government.
70	LIMITS ON PRAC‚	Limitations have been placed on the physician’s practice.
71	PROB COMPLETED‚	The licensee’s period of probation has been completed.
75	DISHONERED CK	Dishonored check.
76	MISDEMEANOR CONVICTION	Licensee has been convicted of a misdemeanor.
77	FELONY CONVICT	Licensee has been convicted of a felony.
78	DISP ST/FED GOV	Another state or the federal government has disciplined licensee.
79	JUDGMENT	A malpractice judgment has been rendered against the licensee by a civil court.
80	HOSP DISCIPLINE	The action taken by the healthcare facility against the physician's staff privileges to provide healthcare services at this facility was for a medical disciplinary cause or reason.
81	ARBITRATION AWD	A malpractice arbitration award has been rendered against the licensee by a neutral third party arbitrator.
82	SETTLEMENTS	The licensee has agreed to resolve malpractice claims.
83	PROBATIONARY LIC‚	License issued on a probationary basis subject to terms and conditions. Practice is permitted unless otherwise specified.
91	PRIOR PROB COMP‚	The licensee’s period of probation has been completed.
93	MIL/AIR FORCE	License is in a fee-exempt status due to the licensee being in the AIR FORCE.
94	MIL/ARMY	License is in a fee-exempt status due to the licensee being in the ARMY.
95	MIL/NAVY	License is in a fee-exempt status due to the licensee being in the NAVY.
96	MIL/MARINES	License is in a fee-exempt status due to the licensee being in the MARINES.
97	MIL/PUBHLTH	License is in a fee-exempt status due to the licensee being in the United States Public Health Service.
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