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Elective Facial Cosmetic Surgery Permits

Business and Professions Code, Section 1638.1, states a person licensed pursuant to Section 1634 who wishes to perform elective facial cosmetic surgery shall first apply for and receive a permit to perform elective facial cosmetic surgery from the board.

APPLYING FOR AN ELECTIVE FACIAL COSMETIC SURGERY PERMIT

The primary requirements for a permit to perform Elective Facial Cosmetic Surgery are defined in Business and Professions Code, Section 1638.1.

The requirements for an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Elective Facial Cosmetic Surgery Permit include, but may not be limited to submitting the following documentation:

  1. A completed application form.
  2. Proof of successful completion of an oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.
  3. Proof that the applicant has satisfied the criteria specified in either subparagraph (A) or (B).
  4. Submit to the board a letter from the program director of the accredited residency program, or from the director of a postresidency fellowship program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.
  5. Submit to the board of at least 10 operative reports from residency training or proctored procedures that are representative of procedures that the licensee intends to perform from both categories as stated in subparagraph (A)(iii) (1) and (ll).
  6. Documentation showing the surgical privileges that the surgical privileges the applicant possesses at any licensed general acute care hospital and any licensed outpatient surgical facility in this state.
  7. Proof that the applicant is on active status on the staff of a general acute care hospital to perform the surgical procedures set forth in paragraph (A) at that hospital.
  8. An application fee of $500.00

Renewing Your Permit

An Elective Facial Cosmetic Surgery Permit expires when the permitholder license expires and must be renewed every two years. Every six years, prior to renewal of the permitholder's licensed and permit, the permitholder shall submit evidence acceptable to the credentialing committee that he or she has maintained continued competence to perform the procedures authorized by the permit.