(a)
An applicant for a physician’s and surgeon’s license who is otherwise eligible for that license but is unable to practice some aspects of medicine safely due to a disability may receive a limited license if he or she does both of the following:
(1)
Pays the initial license fee.
(2)
Signs an agreement on a form prescribed by the board in which the applicant agrees to limit his or her practice in the manner prescribed by the reviewing physician and agreed to by the board.
(b)
The board may require the applicant described in subdivision (a) to obtain an independent clinical evaluation of his or her ability to practice
medicine safely as a condition of receiving a limited license under this section.
(c)
Any person who knowingly provides false information in the agreement submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be subject to any sanctions available to the board.