Proposition Summary

Submitted by Legislature. Continues Board of Osteopathic Examiners with POWH to enforce certain provisions of the Medical Practice Act as to osteopaths. Provides that qualified osteopaths who elect to designate themselves "M.D." will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Medical Examiners. Grants Legislature power to amend the Osteopathic Initiative Act of 1922 and repeal that act and transfer functions to Board of Medical Examiners when there are 40 or less licensed osteopaths.

Proposition Number

22

Year

1962

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Popular Vote Results

Y: 3407957; A: 68.9; N: 1536470; B: 31.1

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative (leg)

For Author

Stephen P. Teale, State Senator, Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties; Dr. Omer W. Wheeler, President, California Medical Association; Dr. Joseph P. Cosentino, President, California Osteopathic Association

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