Medical Device Safety Section Licensing Programs

The Medical Device Safety Section Licensing Programs' mission is to provide an uncompromising standard of public health protection by assuring that medical devices produced and retailed for home use in California are safe and effective. We accomplish our mission through scientific-based investigations and specific legal authority, uniformity of enforcement, balanced with effective industry and consumer education by employing leading-edge technology. We also endeavor to achieve a partnership of trust with the industry and public sector through our commitment to fair business and regulatory practices.

Our vision is to be a globally recognized model for medical device safety program excellence that fosters industry growth and technological innovation, creates a fair and scientific-based regulatory environment that attracts responsible industry to California, and assures public health protection for all users of California-produced devices.

The Medical Device Manufacturer Licensing Program and the Home Medical Device Retailer Licensing Program are administered by Ingeborg Small, Section Chief at (916) 650-6500.