Legal MedicineA publication on the law that governs medical practice in California.https://legalmedicine.co/en-us© 2026 Legal MedicineTwo Trainings, Not Onehttps://legalmedicine.co/essays/two-trainings-not-one/https://legalmedicine.co/essays/two-trainings-not-one/SB 1343 compliance is a process requirement. FEHA liability is an outcome. Practices that conflate the two keep losing the same case in different rooms.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTEmployment & FEHAeditorial@legalmedicine.co (Lucien Derry)AB 3030 Does Not Cover Your AI Scribe (Probably)https://legalmedicine.co/essays/ab-3030-does-not-cover-your-ai-scribe/https://legalmedicine.co/essays/ab-3030-does-not-cover-your-ai-scribe/The statute is narrower than the vendor talking points. Most of what is being sold into California clinics this year does not actually fall under it. The exposure is somewhere else.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI & Digital Healtheditorial@legalmedicine.co (Lucien Derry)The Binder in the Drawerhttps://legalmedicine.co/essays/the-binder-in-the-drawer/https://legalmedicine.co/essays/the-binder-in-the-drawer/Your SB 553 workplace violence prevention plan exists. It is in a binder. No one has opened it since the day you signed it.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTOperations & Safetyeditorial@legalmedicine.co (Lucien Derry)The CMIA Bites Twicehttps://legalmedicine.co/essays/the-cmia-bites-twice/https://legalmedicine.co/essays/the-cmia-bites-twice/California's medical-privacy statute is not a slightly stricter HIPAA. It is an entirely separate exposure with a private right of action and statutory damages.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTPrivacy & Dataeditorial@legalmedicine.co (Lucien Derry)What Doctors Actually Lose Their Licenses Forhttps://legalmedicine.co/essays/what-doctors-actually-lose-their-licenses-for/https://legalmedicine.co/essays/what-doctors-actually-lose-their-licenses-for/It is almost never the big malpractice case. It is the records. The Medical Board of California is, in practice, a records-quality enforcement agency.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTDiscipline & the Boardeditorial@legalmedicine.co (Lucien Derry)What Legal Medicine Is Forhttps://legalmedicine.co/essays/what-legal-medicine-is-for/https://legalmedicine.co/essays/what-legal-medicine-is-for/Resources and perspectives on the practice of medicine, the state of regulation, and the limits placed upon doctors navigating compliance and patient-centered care.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTEditor's Noteeditorial@legalmedicine.co (Lucien Derry)