California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a controversial bill that would enable medical boards to discipline doctors who are believed to spread “misinformation” about COVID-19 to patients. The new legislation could punish California physicians and surgeons who don’t toe the line with the revocation of their medical license.

On Friday, Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 2098. “Assembly Bill 2098 provides that the dissemination of misinformation or disinformation related to COVID-19 by physicians and surgeons to a patient under their direct care constitutes unprofessional conduct,” Newsom said in a statement.

Newsom specified that AB 2098 only applies to “discussions directly related to COVID-19 treatment within a direct physician-patient relationship.”