Section 1691 Of Chapter 6.5. Hysterectomies From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 6.5.
1691
. The failure of a physician and surgeon to inform a patient by
means of written consent, in layman's language and in a language
understood by the patient of alternative efficacious methods of
treatment which may be medically viable, when a hysterectomy is to be
performed, constitutes unprofessional conduct within the meaning of
Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000) of Division 2 of the
Business and Professions Code.