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Susan Engle
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Hello Johanna,

Thank you for replying to this issue. The California Medical Board has owned the title doctor since the 1930s. Other states have restrictions on it. We must remember that many nurses hold a DNP degree and are not nurse practitioners.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB765&search_keywords=title+doctor