Docket No. 43732. June 5, 1975. Appeal from Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. C952668, Kenneth D. Holland, Judge. Retired judge of the superior court sitting under assignment by the Chairman of the Judicial Council. COUNSEL Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Ernest P. Goodman, Assistant Attorney General, and Neal J. Gobar, Deputy Attorney General, for Defendant and Appellant. Clyde R. Maxwell and Karl F. Geiser for Plaintiffs and Respondents. OPINION LORING, J.[fn*] [fn*] Assigned by the
(a) Definitions. (1) Physicians, Dentists, Optometrists, and Podiatrists. "Physicians," "dentists," "optometrists," and "podiatrists" are persons authorized by a currently valid and unrevoked license to practice their respective professions in this state. "Physician" means and includes any person holding a valid and unrevoked physician's and surgeon's certificate or certificate to practice medicine and surgery, issued by the Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California