Cal. Business and Professions Code § 726 : California Business And Professions Code — Healing Arts — General Provisions — Unprofessional Conduct — Sexual abuse, misconduct, or relations with patient, client, or customer Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session (a) The commission of any act of sexual abuse, misconduct, or relations with a patient, client, or customer constitutes unprofessional conduct and grounds for disciplinary action for any person licensed under this division or under any initiative act referred to in this division. (b) This section shall not apply to consensual sexual contact between a licensee and his or her spouse or person in an equivalent domestic relationship when that licensee provides medical treatment, other than psychotherapeutic treatment, to his or her spouse or person in an equivalent domestic relationship. Ca. Bus. and Prof. Code § 726 Amended by Stats 2015 ch 510 (AB 179),s 3, eff. 1/1/2016.