California Government Code section 11504 provides that applicants for licensure have a right to a hearing to determine whether they meet the criteria for fitness and licensure. You may request a hearing and a Statement of Issues will be filed and an administrative hearing scheduled with the Office of Administrative Hearings. These hearings are held in San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles or San Diego. Prior to a hearing, the Licensing Division of the Medical Board may offer you a probationary license, or you may be given the option of withdrawing your application. Note: Probationary licenses issued by the California Medical Board at initial licensure do not result in permanently reported discipline on the board's California website so long as you successfully fulfill the terms of probation.  However, board decisions are reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) and a record of probation may remain on that site.  However, the Medical Board does inform the NPDB when probation is completed. In any of the above mentioned cases, you may wish to consult legal counsel, who can represent you at an administrative hearing on a Statement of Issues as well as communicate with the Licensing Division prior to hearing on your behalf.