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This act shall be known as the Business and Professions Code.
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The provisions of this code in so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provi…
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All persons who, at the time this code goes into effect, hold office under any of the acts repealed …
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No action or proceeding commenced before this code takes effect, and no right accrued, is affected b…
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No rights given by any license or certificate under any act repealed by this code are affected by th…
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All persons who, at the time this code goes into effect, are entitled to a certificate under any act…
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Any conviction for a crime under any act repealed by this code, which crime is continued as a public…
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(a) A conviction within the meaning of this code means a judgment following a plea or verdict of gui…
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Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions hereinafter set forth shall govern the…
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Division, part, chapter, article and section headings contained herein shall not be deemed to govern…
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Whenever, by the provisions of this code, a power is granted to a public officer or a duty imposed u…
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Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whe…
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Whenever any reference is made to any portion of this code or of any other law of this State, such r…
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Whenever in any provision of this code authority is granted to issue a citation for a violation of a…
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The term “materia medica” as used in this code or in any initiative act referred to in this code, me…
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The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the future, the present. Each gender incl…
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The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the terms “man” or “men” where appropriate shall be …
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“Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code.
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“Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned. “Subdivi…
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The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.
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“County” includes city and county.
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“City” includes city and county.
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“Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.
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“Oath” includes affirmation.
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“State” means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. I…
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“Board,” as used in any provision of this code, refers to the board in which the administration of t…
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“Department,” unless otherwise defined, refers to the Department of Consumer Affairs. Wherever the l…
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“Director,” unless otherwise defined, refers to the Director of Consumer Affairs. Wherever the laws …
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“Appointing power,” unless otherwise defined, refers to the Director of Consumer Affairs.
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Unless otherwise expressly provided, “license” means license, certificate, registration, or other me…
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“Licensee” means any person authorized by a license, certificate, registration, or other means to en…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, any individual who, while imprisoned in a state pr…
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If any provision of this code, or the application thereof, to any person or circumstance, is held in…
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Wherever, pursuant to this code, any state department, officer, board, agency, committee, or commiss…
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(a) Each entity specified in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) shall provide on the internet informatio…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, if a board within the Department of Consumer Affairs receives…
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The successor agency to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education shall transmit…
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In addition to other qualifications for licensure prescribed by the various acts of boards under the…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, any board, as defined in Section 22, the State Bar of Califor…
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(a) As used in this section, “board” means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred t…
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(a) The Legislature finds that there is a need to ensure that professionals of the healing arts who …
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It is the policy of this state that, consistent with the provision of high-quality services, persons…
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(a) Subject to the standards described in Section 19130 of the Government Code, any board, as define…
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There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, a Departme…
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The department is comprised of the following: (a) The Dental Board of California. (b) The Medical Bo…
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The boards, bureaus, and commissions in the department are established for the purpose of ensuring t…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, boards shall meet at least two times each calendar y…
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Upon the request of any board regulating, licensing, or controlling any professional or vocational o…
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(a) The director may enter into an interagency agreement with an appropriate entity within the Depar…
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Each member of a board, commission, or committee created in the various chapters of Division 2 (comm…
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All boards or other regulatory entities within the department’s jurisdiction that the department det…
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Members of boards in the department shall take an oath of office as provided in the Constitution and…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, each member of a board, commission, examining comm…
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The appointing authority has power to remove from office at any time any member of any board appoint…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Governor may remove from office a member of a board …
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Pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution, each board m…
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If any board in the department uses an official seal pursuant to any provision of this code, the sea…
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Each of the boards comprising the department exists as a separate unit, and has the functions of set…
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In any investigation, proceeding, or hearing that any board, commission, or officer in the departmen…
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(a) The decisions of any of the boards comprising the department with respect to setting standards, …
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The department shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, …
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Unless otherwise expressly provided, any board may, with the approval of the appointing power, appoi…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, no agency in the department, with the exception of…
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Upon recommendation of the director, officers, and employees of the department, and the officers, me…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, any licensee or registrant of any board, commi…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, every board, as defined in Section 22, within the department shal…
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(a) Each board shall inquire in every application for licensure if the individual applying for licen…
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The provisions of Section 114 of this code are also applicable to a licensee or registrant whose lic…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, on and after July 1, 2016, a board within the department shall ex…
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(a) A board within the department shall expedite the licensure process and waive the licensure appli…
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(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (j), a board within the department shall, after appropriat…
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The Department of Consumer Affairs shall compile information on military and spouse licensure into a…
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The department and each board within the department shall publish information pertinent to all licen…
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Applicant” means a serviceme…
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(a) The director may audit and review, upon the director’s own initiative, or upon the request of a …
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(a) The withdrawal of an application for a license after it has been filed with a board in the depar…
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Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) Displays or causes or permi…
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(a) Subdivision (a) of Section 119 shall not apply to a surviving spouse having in the surviving spo…
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No licensee who has complied with the provisions of this code relating to the renewal of the license…
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Except as otherwise provided in this code, the application of delinquency fees or accrued and unpaid…
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Except as otherwise provided by law, the department and each of the boards, bureaus, committees, and…
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It is a misdemeanor for any person to engage in any conduct which subverts or attempts to subvert an…
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Whenever any person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices which constitute, o…
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Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 11505 of the Government Code, whenever written notice, in…
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Any person, licensed under Division 1 (commencing with Section 100), Division 2 (commencing with Sec…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, in any order issued in resolution of a disciplinary proceed…
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(a) The superior court for the county in which any person has engaged or is about to engage in any a…
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(a) (1) With regard to an applicant, every person who holds a license under the provisions of this c…
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In addition to the remedy provided for in Section 125.5, the superior court for the county in which …
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In addition to the remedy provided for in Section 125.5, the superior court for the county in which …
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(a) A board, bureau, or commission within the department, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners,…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, any board, commission, examining committee, or oth…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the director may require such reports from any boa…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is a misdemeanor to sell equipment, supplies, or serv…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if at the end of any fiscal year, an agency within t…
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(a) As used in this section, “board” means every board, bureau, commission, committee, and similarly…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the term of office of any member of an agency designated in subdi…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no member of an agency designated in subdivision (b) of …
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No board, commission, examining committee, or any other agency within the department may institute o…
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When the term of any license issued by any agency in the department exceeds one year, initial licens…
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No agency in the department shall, on the basis of an applicant’s failure to successfully complete p…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a board within the department shall expedite, and may assist, the…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interests of the State of California t…
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(a) Each person holding a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authority to engage i…
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Any agency within the department may promulgate regulations requiring licensees to include their lic…
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Every board in the department, as defined in Section 22, shall initiate the process of adopting regu…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that occupational analyses and examination validation studies…
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Beginning July 1, 2021, each board, as defined in Section 22, within the department that issues a li…
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Any board, as defined in Section 22, which is authorized under this code to take disciplinary action…
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(a) For any licensee holding a license issued by a board under the jurisdiction of the department, a…
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This section shall apply to the bureaus and programs under the direct authority of the director, and…
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(a) No person engaged in any business or profession for which a license is required under this code …
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(a) No licensee who is regulated by a board, bureau, or program within the Department of Consumer Af…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an agency designated in subdivision (b) shall require an applican…
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Notwithstanding any other law, a board described in Section 144 may request, and is authorized to re…
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(a) For purposes of Section 668.14 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the required mini…
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(a) For purposes of any code or statute, a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the…
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The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Unlicensed activity in the professions and vocations re…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of any code section listed in subdivisio…
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(a) Any employee designated by the director shall have the authority to issue a written notice to ap…
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Any board, bureau, or commission within the department may, in addition to the administrative citati…
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(a) If, upon investigation, an agency designated in Section 101 has probable cause to believe that a…
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The department is under the control of a civil executive officer who is known as the Director of Con…
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The director is appointed by the Governor and holds office at the Governor’s pleasure. The director …
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For the purpose of administration, the reregistration and clerical work of the department is organiz…
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For purposes of distributing the reregistration work of the department uniformly throughout the year…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, each board within the department shall, in coopera…
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The director may investigate the work of the boards in the department and may obtain a copy of all r…
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In the event that a newly authorized board replaces an existing or a previous board, the director ma…
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Any and all matters relating to employment, tenure or discipline of employees of any board, agency o…
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(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (1) The department is currently …
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(a) The healing arts boards within Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) may employ individuals, …
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(a) Pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code, the department shall submit to t…
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If a person, not a regular employee of a board under this code, including the Board of Chiropractic …
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(a) In accordance with Section 159.5, the director may employ such investigators, inspectors, and de…
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(a) The director may, for the department and at the request and with the consent of a board within t…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, individuals or entities contracting with the department or any bo…
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The director may negotiate and execute for the department and for its component agencies, rental agr…
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Expenses incurred by any board or on behalf of any board in any criminal prosecution or unprofession…
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With the approval of the Director of Consumer Affairs, the boards and commissions comprising the dep…
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The members and the executive officer of each board, agency, bureau, division, or commission have po…
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(a) (1) There is in the department the Division of Investigation. The division is in the charge of a…
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(a) The chief and all investigators of the Division of Investigation of the department and all inves…
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(a) All civil service employees currently employed by the Board of Dental Examiners of the Departmen…
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The department, or any board in the department, may, in accordance with the California Public Record…
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The certificate of the officer in charge of the records of any board in the department that any pers…
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Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the department and each board in the department shall…
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Except as otherwise provided by law, the delinquency, penalty, or late fee for any licensee within t…
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The form and content of any license, certificate, permit, or similar indicia of authority issued by …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no board, bureau, committee, commission, or program in t…
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The director shall, by regulation, develop guidelines to prescribe components for mandatory continui…
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, any revenues, collections, or receipts accruing t…
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(a) Any accruals that occur on or after September 11, 1993, to any funds or accounts within the Prof…
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(a) (1) A charge for the estimated administrative expenses of the department, not to exceed the avai…
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(a) Upon proper presentation of claims by the department to the State Controller, the State Controll…
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Prior to payment to the Department of Justice of any charges for legal services rendered to any boar…
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The amount of the warrant shall be remitted to the State Treasurer by the department for credit to t…
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A sum, not to exceed 1 percent of the total amount appropriated for all of the boards herein mention…
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(a) There is in the State Treasury the Professions and Vocations Fund. The fund shall consist of the…
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(a) There is in the State Treasury the Professions and Vocations Fund. The fund shall consist of the…
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Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 205, the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act Fund …
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Whenever any reference is made in any provision of this code to the “State Dental Assistant Fund,” i…
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Whenever any reference is made in any provision of this code to the “Dispensing Opticians Fund,” it …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person tendering a check for payment of a fee, fine,…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the money in any fund described in Section 205 that …
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(a) Beginning April 1, 2025, a Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES)…
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The Department of Justice, in conjunction with the Department of Consumer Affairs and the boards and…
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(a) (1) The department may enter into a contract with a vendor for the BreEZe system, the integrated…
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If the department hires a third-party consultant to assess the department’s operations, the departme…
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This chapter may be cited as the Consumer Affairs Act.
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It is the intent of the Legislature and the purpose of this chapter to promote and protect the inter…
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As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Department” means the…
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The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Every power granted or dut…
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The director, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act, may appoint and fix the compensation o…
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The director may contract for the services of experts and consultants where necessary to carry out t…
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The director shall notify the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature within 60 days after …
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The director shall have the following powers and it shall be his duty to: (a) Recommend and propose …
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The director may create an interdepartmental committee to assist and advise him in the implementatio…
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(a) The director shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature on or before January 1, 2003, and …
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The Office of Administrative Hearings shall submit a report to the department, the Governor, and the…
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(a) The Attorney General shall submit a report to the department, the Governor, and the appropriate …
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The director shall provide for the establishment of a comprehensive library of books, documents, stu…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no rule or regulation, except those …
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The director shall adopt regulations to implement, interpret, and make specific the provisions of th…
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The director shall periodically publish a bibliography of consumer information available in the depa…
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(a) The department or board shall not approve an accrediting entity that prohibits earn and learn pr…
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(a) For the purpose of determining uniform standards that will be used by healing arts boards in dea…
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(a) A board, as described in Section 315, shall order a licensee of the board to cease practice if t…
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(a) A board, as described in Section 315, may adopt regulations authorizing the board to order a lic…
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Whenever there is pending before any state commission, regulatory agency, department, or other state…
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Whenever it appears to the director that the interests of the consumers of this state are being dama…
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It shall be the duty of the director to receive complaints from consumers concerning (a) unfair meth…
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In addition to the duties prescribed by Section 325, it shall be the duty of the director to receive…
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(a) Upon receipt of any complaint pursuant to Section 325, the director may notify the person agains…
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(a) In order to implement the Consumer Protection Enforcement Initiative of 2010, the director, thro…
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(a) The Board of Behavioral Sciences, the Board of Psychology, the Medical Board of California, and …
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The Department of Consumer Affairs may, with the approval of the Department of General Services, pur…
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When there is money in the fund of any board or commission comprising the Department of Consumer Aff…
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The Department of Finance, from funds at its disposal for office and housing facilities for any othe…
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Any building constructed by the Department of Consumer Affairs under this chapter shall be subject t…
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The Department of Consumer Affairs and the Department of General Services may establish rules and re…
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Rentals received under Section 403 shall be deposited in and disbursed pursuant to that section from…
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In addition to the qualifications provided in the respective chapters of this code, a public member …
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In order to avoid a potential for a conflict of interest, a public member of a board shall not: (a) …
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No public member shall either at the time of their appointment or during their tenure in office have…
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A public member, or a lay member, at any time within five years immediately preceding his or her app…
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Notwithstanding any other section of law, a public member may be appointed without regard to age so …
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If any board shall as a part of its functions delegate any duty or responsibility to be performed by…
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“Board,” as used in this chapter, includes a board, advisory board, commission, examining committee,…
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Every newly appointed board member shall, within one year of assuming office, complete a training an…
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(a) No city, county, or city and county shall prohibit a person or group of persons, authorized by o…
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No public agency, state or local, shall, on an initial application form for any license, certificate…
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(a) Any of the boards, bureaus, commissions, or programs within the department may establish, by reg…
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(a) Any of the boards within the department may establish, by regulation, a system for a retired cat…
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The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The resolution of many disputes …
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It is the intent of the Legislature to permit counties to accomplish all of the following: (a) Encou…
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As used in this chapter: (a) “Dispute resolution” includes, but is not limited to, mediation, concil…
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(a) There is in the Division of Consumer Services of the Department of Consumer Affairs a Dispute Re…
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(a) A program funded pursuant to this chapter shall be operated pursuant to contract with the county…
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A program shall not be eligible for funding under this chapter unless it meets all of the following …
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Programs funded pursuant to this chapter shall provide persons indicating an intention to utilize th…
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(a) An agreement resolving a dispute entered into with the assistance of a program shall not be enfo…
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Notwithstanding the express application of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1115) of Division 9 of…
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Each program shall maintain those statistical records required by Section 471.5, and as may be requi…
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(a) Unless the parties have agreed to a binding award, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to…
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All funds available to a county for the purposes of this chapter shall be utilized for projects prop…
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Programs shall be selected for funding by a county from the applications submitted therefor.
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Applications submitted for funding shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following i…
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Data supplied by each applicant shall be used to assign relative funding priority on the basis of cr…
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Upon the approval of the county, funds available for the purposes of this chapter shall be used for …
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A county may accept and disburse funds from any public or private source for the purposes of this ch…
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(a) A grant recipient may accept funds from any public or private source for the purposes of this ch…
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A county’s share of the funding pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed 50 percent of the approved…
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(a) On and after January 1, 2006, as described in Section 68085.1 of the Government Code, the Admini…
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A county may carry over moneys received from distributions under Section 470.5 and from the fees for…
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(a) The advisory council shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this chapte…
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The rules and regulations adopted by the advisory council pursuant to Section 471 shall be formulate…
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Each program funded pursuant to this chapter shall annually provide the county with statistical data…
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Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions govern the construction of this cha…
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The department shall establish a program for certifying each third-party dispute resolution process …
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(a) Each manufacturer may establish, or otherwise make available to buyers or lessees of new motor v…
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(a) The department, in accordance with the time intervals prescribed pursuant to subdivision (d) of …
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In addition to any other requirements of this chapter, the department shall do all of the following:…
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The New Motor Vehicle Board in the Department of Motor Vehicles shall, in accordance with the proced…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, the provisions of this division shall govern …
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), nothing in this division shall apply to the licensure or …
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As used in this division: (a) “Board” includes “bureau,” “commission,” “committee,” “department,” “d…
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(a) As used in this division, “application” includes the original documents or writings filed and an…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a board may deny a license regulated by this c…
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(a) The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, the State Athletic Commission, and the Californi…
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(a) An individual who has satisfied any of the requirements needed to obtain a license regulated und…
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(a) Each board under this code shall develop criteria to aid it, when considering the denial, suspen…
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(a) Each board under this code shall develop criteria to evaluate the rehabilitation of a person whe…
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No person applying for licensure under this code shall be required to submit to any licensing board …
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Upon denial of an application for a license under this chapter or Section 496, the board shall do ei…
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Where the board has denied an application for a license under this chapter or Section 496, it shall,…
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If a hearing is requested by the applicant, the board shall conduct such hearing within 90 days from…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, following a hearing requested by an applicant pursuant to s…
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Any agency in the department which is authorized by law to deny an application for a license upon th…
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(a) In addition to any other action that a board is permitted to take against a licensee, a board ma…
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A board may suspend a license pursuant to Section 17520 of the Family Code if a licensee is not in c…
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Upon suspension or revocation of a license by a board on one or more of the grounds specified in Sec…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, successful completion of any diversion program under the…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, in a proceeding conducted by a board within the department pursua…
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(a) A board or an administrative law judge sitting alone, as provided in subdivision (h), may, upon …
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(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), a state governmental licensing entity sh…
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(a) A business license regulated by this code may be subject to suspension or revocation if the lice…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any entity authorized to issue a license or certificate …
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A board may deny, suspend, revoke, or otherwise restrict a license on the ground that an applicant o…
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A board may revoke, suspend, or otherwise restrict a license on the ground that the licensee secured…
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A board may revoke, suspend, or otherwise restrict a license on the ground that the licensee, in sup…
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If the register or book of registration of the Medical Board of California, the Dental Board of Cali…
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For the reproduction of the destroyed register or book the board shall make use of such existing off…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, both of the following apply: (1) The Board of Registered Nursing,…
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(a) The purpose of this section is to provide protection against retaliation for health care practit…
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(a) No subcontract between a physician and surgeon, physician and surgeon group, or other licensed h…
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(a) In order to prevent the improper selling, leasing, or transferring of a health care provider’s c…
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(a) When a contracting agent sells, leases, or transfers a health provider’s contract to a payor, th…
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(a) A contracting agent, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 511.1, shall begi…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), no contract that is issued, amended, renewed, or…
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No dispensing optician, optometrist, or physician and surgeon shall dispense, prescribe, or sell any…
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A dispensing optician, optometrist, or physician and surgeon shall not be subject to disciplinary ac…
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Any dispensing optician, optometrist, or physician and surgeon who violates this article is subject …
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As used in this article, “ophthalmia neonatorum,” independent of the nature of the infection, means …
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It is the duty of any physician, surgeon, obstetrician, midwife, nurse, maternity home or hospital o…
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Any case of ophthalmia neonatorum or of blindness resulting from it upon which one accused of a viol…
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All maternity homes, hospitals, and similar institutions wherein childbirths occur shall keep a reco…
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The local health officer shall: (a) Investigate each case filed with him in pursuance of this articl…
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The State Department of Health Services shall: (a) Enforce the provisions of this article. (b) Promu…
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The failure of any person mentioned in Section 551 to report, or the failure of any maternity home, …
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If the person is a physician, midwife, or is a person who is professionally employed, the third conv…
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One-half of all fines collected hereunder shall go to the county wherein the prosecution was had, an…
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No person, company, or association shall sell or barter or offer to sell or barter any medical degre…
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No person, company, or association shall purchase or procure by barter or by any unlawful means or m…
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No person, company, or association shall use or attempt to use any diploma, certificate, transcript,…
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No person shall in any document or writing required of an applicant for examination, license, certif…
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No person shall violate the security of any examination, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 12…
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Any person, company, or association violating the provisions of this article is guilty of a felony a…
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(a) Except as provided in Chapter 2.3 (commencing with Section 1400) of Division 2 of the Health and…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 650, or any other provision of law, it is unlawful for a licensee to ref…
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(a) Any amount payable to any hospital, as defined in Section 4028, or any person or corporation pro…
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The prohibition of Section 650.01 shall not apply to or restrict any of the following: (a) A license…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 650 or any other provision of law, it shall not be unlawful for a person…
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(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 650 or any other provision of law, it shall not be unl…
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(a) It is unlawful for any person licensed under this division or under any initiative act referred …
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(a) Any labor organization, bona fide employee group or bona fide employee association having contra…
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Violation of this article in the case of a licensed person constitutes unprofessional conduct and gr…
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Except as otherwise provided in this article, any violation of this article constitutes a misdemeano…
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The word “person” as used in this article includes an individual, firm, partnership, association, co…
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No person licensed under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000) of this division may have any memb…
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Persons licensed under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1600) of this division or licensed under C…
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(a) It is unlawful for any person licensed under this division or under any initiative act referred …
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Arrange for” and “esta…
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(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Health p…
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(a) (1) No physician and surgeon or medical corporation licensed under Chapter 5 (commencing with Se…
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(a) It is unlawful for any person licensed under this division or under any initiative act referred …
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(a) (1) A person licensed under this division or under an initiative act referred to in this divisio…
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(a) It is unlawful for any person licensed under this division or under any initiative act referred …
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Whenever any person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices that constitute, or…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Californians spend more than one hu…
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For purposes of this article, all of the following definitions apply: (a) “Drug or device company” m…
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(a) A physician and surgeon shall provide to each patient at the initial office visit a written or e…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any law, except as provided in subdivision (c), a physician and surgeon shal…
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A violation of this article shall constitute unprofessional conduct.
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This article does not apply to a physician and surgeon working in a hospital emergency room.
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Every person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation offering a course of instruction in any…
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The provisions contained in this article shall not apply to inservice training programs given in ins…
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Every person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation subject to the provisions of this artic…
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The failure to give the notice required by this article shall make any contract entered into between…
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Any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation who violates this article is guilty of a …
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a health care practitioner shall disclose, while w…
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(a) (1) A health care practitioner licensed under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) shall com…
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(a) Commencing July 1, 2000, every person licensed pursuant to this division who collects human biol…
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An individual authorized to prescribe emergency contraception who issues a prescription or order for…
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(a) A board shall report, within 10 working days, to the State Department of Health Care Services th…
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(a) For the purpose of this section: (1) “FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration.…
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A health care practitioner licensed under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) providing service…
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(a) A healing arts practitioner who is authorized to prescribe, furnish, order, or administer danger…
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(a) A health care practitioner authorized to issue a prescription pursuant to Section 4040 shall hav…
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(a) Except as provided in Section 4601 of the Labor Code and Section 2627 of the Unemployment Insura…
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It is the intent of the Legislature to establish in this article an inactive category of health prof…
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(a) As used in this article, “board” refers to any healing arts board, division, or examining commit…
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The holder of an inactive healing arts license or certificate issued pursuant to this article shall …
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(a) An inactive healing arts license or certificate issued pursuant to this article shall be renewed…
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In order for the holder of an inactive license or certificate issued pursuant to this article to res…
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It is the policy of the State of California that, consistent with high quality health care services,…
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Unless otherwise required by federal law or regulation, no board under this division which licenses …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a board under this division may deny issuance of a licen…
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This article is not intended to address the scope of practice of a dentist, physician and surgeon, o…
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A physician and surgeon who is not licensed in this state but who is a commissioned officer on activ…
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(a) A person who possesses a current, valid license as a health care practitioner in any other state…
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(a) A person who possesses a current, valid license as a health care practitioner in any other state…
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(a) Repeated acts of clearly excessive prescribing, furnishing, dispensing, or administering of drug…
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(a) The commission of any act of sexual abuse, misconduct, or relations with a patient, client, or c…
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The provisions of subdivision (2) of Section 1103 of the Evidence Code shall apply in disciplinary p…
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(a) Any psychotherapist or employer of a psychotherapist who becomes aware through a client that the…
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(a) Any physician and surgeon, psychotherapist, research psychoanalyst, student research psychoanaly…
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Any person licensed under this division or under any initiative act referred to in this division sha…
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(a) It is unprofessional conduct and a crime, as provided in Section 4935, for a physician and surge…
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(a) Any person licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise subject to regulation pursuant to this …
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(a) A physician and surgeon and a dentist shall refund any amount that a patient has paid for servic…
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(a) A licentiate shall not obstruct a patient in obtaining a prescription drug or device that has be…
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For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Administer” means the direct app…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, when prescribing an opioid or benzodiazepine medication to a pati…
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A prescriber who fails to offer a prescription, as required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of S…
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(a) For purposes of this section, “prescriber” means a person authorized to write or issue a prescri…
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(a) The Medical Board of California, the Podiatric Medical Board of California, the Board of Psychol…
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(a) Except as provided in Section 801.01 and subdivisions (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section, ev…
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The Legislature finds and declares that the filing of reports with the applicable state agencies req…
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(a) Every state or local governmental agency that self-insures a person who holds a license, certifi…
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(a) Every settlement, judgment, or arbitration award over three thousand dollars ($3,000) of a claim…
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(a) (1) A physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician and surgeon, a doctor of podiatric medicine, …
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(a) When a coroner receives information that is based on findings that were reached by, or documente…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), within 10 days after a judgment by a court of this state …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Medical Board of California, the Osteopathic Medical Board of…
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(a) The district attorney, city attorney, or other prosecuting agency shall notify the Medical Board…
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(a) The clerk of the court shall transmit any felony preliminary hearing transcript concerning a def…
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(a) Any agency to whom reports are to be sent under Section 801, 801.1, 802, or 803, may develop a p…
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The Legislature recognizes that various types of entities are creating, implementing, and maintainin…
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(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following definitions: (1) (A) “Peer revie…
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(a) The Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, the Osteopathic Med…
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(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following definitions: (1) “Agency” has th…
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for a comprehensive study of the peer review proc…
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(a) Prior to granting or renewing staff privileges for any physician and surgeon, psychologist, podi…
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(a) The Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, the Osteopathic Med…
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(a) The Medical Board of California shall work with interested parties in the pursuit and establishm…
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(a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Agency” mea…
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(a) A health facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 of…
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Each agency in the department receiving reports pursuant to the preceding sections shall prepare a s…
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Each agency in the department shall notify every person licensed, certified or holding similar autho…
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For purposes of this article, reports affecting respiratory care practitioners required to be filed …
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For purposes of this article, reports affecting psychologists required to be filed under Sections 80…
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(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) In 1986, Congress enacted the feder…
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(a) A licentiate who is the subject of a final proposed action of a peer review body for which a rep…
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If a licentiate timely requests a hearing concerning a final proposed action for which a report is r…
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(a) During a hearing concerning a final proposed action for which reporting is required to be filed …
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(a) Upon the completion of a hearing concerning a final proposed action for which a report is requir…
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(a) Notwithstanding Sections 809 to 809.4, inclusive, a peer review body may immediately suspend or …
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It is the policy of this state that peer review be performed by licentiates. This policy is subject …
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(a) The parties are bound by any additional notice and hearing provisions contained in any applicabl…
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Sections 809.1 to 809.4, inclusive, shall not apply to peer review proceedings conducted in state or…
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(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the sharing of information between peer review bo…
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Nothing in Sections 809 to 809.7, inclusive, shall affect the availability of judicial review under …
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In any suit brought to challenge an action taken or a restriction imposed which is required to be re…
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(a) It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and grounds for disciplinary action, including suspen…
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Whenever it appears that any person holding a license, certificate or permit under this division or …
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The licentiate’s failure to comply with an order issued under Section 820 shall constitute grounds f…
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If a licensing agency determines that its licentiate’s ability to practice his or her profession saf…
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, reinstatement of a licentiate against whom action has b…
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The licensing agency may proceed against a licentiate under either Section 820, or 822, or under bot…
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As used in this article with reference to persons holding licenses as physicians and surgeons, “lice…
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The proceedings under Sections 821 and 822 shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commenci…
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 o…
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If the licensing agency determines, pursuant to proceedings conducted under Section 820, that there …
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No healing arts licensing board or examining committee under the Department of Consumer Affairs shal…
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(a) A healing arts board shall not deny an application for licensure or suspend, revoke, or otherwis…
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(a) A healing arts board shall not deny an application for licensure or suspend, revoke, or otherwis…
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(a) For purposes of this section, “healing arts board” means any board, division, or examining commi…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other state law, and consistent with Sections 1 and 1.1 of Article I of the …
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A healing arts licensure board or examining committee may by regulation require an applicant for lic…
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The performance, recommendation, or provision of any legally protected health care activity, as defi…
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Criteria for issuing three-year nonrenewable medical licenses and dental permits under this article …
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(a) Up to 70 international medical graduates who have passed their United States medical license exa…
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(a) (1) A person licensed pursuant to this division who is required to complete continuing education…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (1) California’s system of care suffer…
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For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Mental…
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Under no circumstances shall a mental health provider engage in sexual orientation change efforts wi…
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Any sexual orientation change efforts attempted on a patient under 18 years of age by a mental healt…
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(a) The Medical Board of California, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the Board of Regis…
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(a) Nothing in this division applies to a health care practitioner licensed in another state or terr…
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Committee” means the L…
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Health Care Professional Disaster Response Act.
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) In times of national or state disasters, a…
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(a) A physician and surgeon who satisfies the requirements of Section 2439 but whose license has bee…
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(a) The law governing practitioners of chiropractic is found in an initiative act entitled “An act p…
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In each year, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall compile and may thereafter publish and…
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Whenever any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute o…
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(a) Except as otherwise allowed by law, the employment of runners, cappers, steerers, or other perso…
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The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall investigate any licensee against whom an information…
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The provisions of Sections 12.5, 23.9, 29.5, 30, 31, 35, 104, 114, 115, 119, 121, 121.5, 125, 125.6,…
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(a) By January 1, 2027, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall submit a report to the appro…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of regulatory fees necessary to carry out the responsibili…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the board shall require a licensee to provide a…
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A chiropractic corporation is a corporation which is registered with the State Board of Chiropractic…
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An applicant for registration as a chiropractic corporation shall supply to the board all necessary …
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Each chiropractic corporation shall file with the board a report containing such information relatin…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the name of a chiropractic corporation and any name or n…
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Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, relating to the Professional Corporati…
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The income of a chiropractic corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shar…
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A chiropractic corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to d…
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Moneys received by the board pursuant to this article shall be used to carry out the purposes of thi…
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Every provision of this chapter shall be liberally construed to protect the interests of all persons…
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As used in this chapter, “person” includes firm, association, partnership, individual, limited liabi…
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As used in this chapter, “department” means the State Department of Public Health.
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(a) For purposes of this chapter “CLIA” means the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments…
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As used in this chapter, “clinical laboratory bioanalyst” or “bioanalyst” means a person licensed un…
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As used in this chapter, “clinical laboratory scientist” means a person, other than a licensed clini…
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As used in this chapter, “trainee” means a person licensed under this chapter for the purpose of rec…
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter the following definitions are applicable: (1) “Analyte” means t…
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(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 1206 and except as otherwise provided in Sections 120…
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Subdivision (a) of Section 1206.5 shall not apply to a pharmacist at a community pharmacy who, upon …
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 1206.5, a person may perform an analysis of samples to test for SARS-CoV…
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(a) As used in this chapter, “clinical chemist,” “clinical microbiologist,” “clinical toxicologist,”…
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter whenever the department determines that a new category of licen…
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(a) As used in this chapter, “laboratory director” means any person who is any of the following: (1)…
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(a) As used in this chapter, “histocompatibility laboratory director” means a physician and surgeon …
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(a) “Autoverification” means the use of a computer algorithm in conjunction with automated clinical …
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(a) As used in this chapter, “clinical chemist scientist,” “clinical microbiologist scientist,” “cli…
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(a) As used in this chapter, “owner” means any person with an ownership or control interest in a cli…
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For the purposes of this chapter, “cytological slides” shall refer to cellular materials submitted f…
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(a) As used in this chapter, “unlicensed laboratory personnel” means a laboratory aide, histocompati…
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As used in this chapter, “school” means any place, establishment, or institution organized and opera…
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As used in this chapter, “health fair” means a program of health assessment procedures offered to th…
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(a) (1) Each clinical laboratory shall maintain records, equipment, and facilities that are adequate…
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(a) The Department of Health Services shall develop, and provide to all licensed clinical laboratori…
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The department may employ special examiners, and may make regulations for the conduct of examination…
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The department may approve schools that are accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinic…
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(a) The department may approve any of the following seeking to provide clinical laboratory scientist…
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the public policy of the state to ensure that Cali…
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The department may, pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of Title 2…
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The department shall conduct a study to determine whether the persons conducting tests in physician …
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(a) In order to carry out this chapter, any duly authorized representative of the department may do …
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Annually the department may compile and may thereafter publish and sell a directory of persons withi…
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Every person or clinical laboratory licensed or registered under this chapter shall report to the de…
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The department shall appoint a multidisciplinary committee to assist, advise, and make recommendatio…
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This chapter does not authorize any person to practice medicine and surgery or to furnish the servic…
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(a) This chapter applies to all clinical laboratories in California or receiving biological specimen…
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(a) A primary care clinic, licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1204 of the Health and Sa…
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Any person duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter to perform tests called for in a clini…
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Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 1241, the department may by reg…
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(a) Any registered nurse licensed under the provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2700) o…
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A student regularly matriculated in any college or university accredited by an accrediting agency ac…
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall restrict, limit, or prevent a program of nondiagnostic general hea…
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Thirty days prior to operating a program of nondiagnostic general health assessment, the entity or p…
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Responsibility for enforcement of Sections 1244 and 1244.1 shall be with the local health officer or…
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Any fee for the filing of documentation and related enforcement activities pursuant to Section 1244,…
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(a) Any individual may perform a blood gas analysis if all the following conditions exist: (1) He or…
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(a) (1) On and after the effective date of the regulations specified in paragraph (2), any unlicense…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person may request, and any licensed clinical labora…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person may perform a total protein test using a digital refract…
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the Hemodialysis Technician Training Act.
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For the purpose of this article, the following terms have the following meaning: (a) “Immediate supe…
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The treatment of patients by a hemodialysis technician includes performing venipuncture and arterial…
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The department may adopt regulations it deems necessary to implement this article.
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A hemodialysis clinic or unit within a licensed clinic or hospital, as defined respectively in Secti…
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(a) Except during training under immediate supervision, and except as provided in Section 1247.62, n…
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An employee in training shall be classified as a hemodialysis technician trainee and shall be under …
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Each hemodialysis unit or clinic shall have information available for inspection by the department s…
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No person or entity shall provide chronic dialysis services to patients in this state unless the ser…
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To be certified by the department as a Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT), a person shall meet …
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(a) Certification of a hemodialysis technician issued by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) …
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A hemodialysis technician may obtain the in-service training or continuing education required by sub…
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(a) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke the certification of a hemodialysis technician if it…
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The department shall issue a clinical laboratory bioanalyst’s license to each person who is a lawful…
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The department shall issue a histocompatibility laboratory director’s license to each person who mee…
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(a) The department shall issue a medical laboratory technician license to each person who meets the …
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(a) (1) The department shall issue a clinical laboratory scientist’s or a limited clinical laborator…
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(a) The department may issue limited clinical laboratory scientist’s licenses in chemistry, microbio…
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The department may issue a limited clinical laboratory scientist’s license in cytogenetics to any pe…
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No clinical laboratory scientist’s or limited clinical laboratory scientist’s license shall be issue…
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Notwithstanding Section 135, an applicant for a clinical laboratory or limited technologist license …
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The department shall license as trainees those individuals desiring to train for either a clinical l…
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(a) (1) The department shall issue a clinical chemist, clinical microbiologist, clinical toxicologis…
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(a) (1) A clinical laboratory performing clinical laboratory tests or examinations classified as of …
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(a) A primary care clinic that submits an application to the State Department of Public Health for c…
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(a) For purposes of this section, “digital materials” means digital laboratory data, digital results…
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(a) On or before June 30, 2025, the department shall consult with the federal Centers for Medicare a…
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The clinical laboratory license and the license or current renewal permit of each person performing …
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Any denial, suspension, or revocation of a license under this chapter shall be conducted in complian…
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Upon filing application therefor, containing such information as the department may require, and the…
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(a) Unlicensed laboratory personnel may perform any of the activities identified in subdivision (b),…
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(a) Notwithstanding Sections 1206.5 and 1269, within the specialty of pathology, a person certified …
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The department may deny, suspend, or revoke any license, registration, or certificate issued under t…
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(a) On and after January 1, 1991, no person may perform examinations of cytological slides without f…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 1301, an application for the renewal of, and payment of the renewal fees…
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(a) A cytotechnologist shall not examine more than 80 gynecologic slides in a 24-hour period when pe…
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(a) Clinical laboratories which are licensed pursuant to this chapter and provide cytology services …
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A clinical laboratory shall participate in a state-approved proficiency testing program and demonstr…
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The department shall establish standards for the evaluation of cytologic slides, for reporting the a…
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The department shall, on or before January 1, 1992, develop or adopt a proficiency testing program f…
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(a) A laboratory shall document to persons submitting cytologic samples for evaluation, on a quarter…
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The department shall develop and implement regulations for continuing education for persons licensed…
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It is unlawful for any person to represent himself or act as a licensed individual under this chapte…
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It is unlawful for any person to own, operate, maintain, direct, or engage in the business of operat…
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It is unlawful for any person, including a person who owns, operates, or directs a clinical laborato…
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It is unlawful for any person to engage in clinical laboratory practice in a clinical laboratory unl…
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It is unlawful for any person to perform venipuncture, skin puncture, or arterial puncture to collec…
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(a) It is unlawful for any person to act with willful or wanton disregard for a person’s safety that…
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It is unlawful for any person to conduct, maintain, or operate a clinical laboratory unless he is a …
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It is unlawful for a duly licensed physician and surgeon, or any person authorized to serve as direc…
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It is unlawful for any person conducting, maintaining, or operating a clinical laboratory to employ …
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It is unlawful for any person to operate a school or conduct any course for the purpose of training …
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(a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable upon…
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Any person conducting or operating a clinical laboratory may accept assignments for tests only from …
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(a) If a clinical laboratory employee, agent, or courier retrieves biological specimens located in a…
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No person may solicit or accept any biological specimen for clinical laboratory testing or examinati…
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The violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the viol…
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With the exception of narcotics and dangerous drugs stored on the licensed clinical laboratory premi…
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Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a licensed physician and surgeon from instructing or training…
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The amount of application, registration, certification, and license fees under this chapter shall be…
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(a) The application, registration, certification, and license fees specified in Section 1300 shall b…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the total fees collected under this chapter sha…
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(a) The annual renewal fee for a clinical laboratory license or registration set under this chapter …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department may establish such license perio…
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(a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Fund. (b)…
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If the department determines that a laboratory that has been issued a license or registration under …
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The department shall have three years from the date of a violation of this chapter or of a regulatio…
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The department may deny, suspend, or revoke any license or registration issued under this chapter fo…
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For purposes of this chapter, a conviction means a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction followi…
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The proceedings under this chapter for the suspension or revocation of a license or registration sha…
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The department may temporarily suspend a license or registration prior to any hearing, when it has d…
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Except for a person or entity whose license was revoked automatically under Section 1265, no person …
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Notwithstanding Sections 1267 and 1322, the license or registration of a clinical laboratory that ha…
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The department may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of this chapter o…
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The department may enter into agreements with the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the use…
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This chapter constitutes the chapter on dentistry of the Business and Professions Code. It may be kn…
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(a) There shall be in the Department of Consumer Affairs the Dental Board of California in which the…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Dental Board of California in exercis…
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(a) All committees of the board have the authority to evaluate all suggestions or requests for regul…
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(a) (1) The board shall review both of the following: (A) Available data on all adverse events relat…
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For purposes of training standards for general anesthesia, deep sedation, and moderate sedation, the…
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All of the members of the board, except the public members, shall have been actively and lawfully en…
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(a) Except for the initial appointments, members of the board shall be appointed for a term of four …
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A member of the Dental Board of California who has served two terms shall not be eligible for reappo…
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Each member of the board, upon qualification, shall file with the executive officer the member’s pos…
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Each appointing authority has power to remove from office at any time any member of the board appoin…
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The board shall elect a president, a vice president and a secretary from its membership. This sectio…
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Special meetings may be held at such times as the board may elect, or on the call of the president o…
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Meetings may be held at any time and place by unanimous consent evidenced either by writing or by th…
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Eight members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting.
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The board shall carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this chapter. It shall examine …
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The board shall require that the notice required under Section 138 includes a provision that the boa…
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(a) The board may inspect the books, records, and premises of any dentist licensed under this chapte…
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The board shall keep a record of the names of all persons to whom licenses or permits have been gran…
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The board shall have and use a seal bearing the name “Dental Board of California.”
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The board may adopt regulations pursuant to this chapter concerning: (a) The holding of meetings. (b…
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Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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The board shall have full power to employ all necessary investigators, clerical and other assistants…
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There is hereby established within the board a full-time management level staff position, under the …
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A copy of any part or all of the books of the board duly certified by the executive officer shall be…
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(a) The original books, records, and papers of the board shall be kept at the office of the executiv…
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(a) The board shall provide to the Director of the Department of Managed Health Care a copy of any a…
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All examination documentation of any applicant shall be preserved by the board for a period of no le…
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Notwithstanding Section 1619, the board need not retain the National Board of Dental Examiners’ exam…
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The board shall utilize in the administration of its licensure examinations only examiners whom it h…
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Dentistry is the diagnosis or treatment, by surgery or other method, of diseases and lesions and the…
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(a) Any of the following entities may employ licensees and dental assistants and charge for the prof…
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(a) For purposes of subdivision (e) of Section 1625, the ownership or management, by a tax-exempt no…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the incapacity or death of a dentist, if the re…
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(a) Where the dental practice of an incapacitated or deceased dentist is a sole proprietorship or wh…
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The following written notification shall be included with, or as part of, all application forms requ…
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(a) In addition to the actions authorized under Section 1625, a dentist may independently prescribe …
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It is unlawful for any person to engage in the practice of dentistry in the state, either privately …
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In addition to the exemptions set forth in Section 1626, the operations by bona fide students of reg…
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An individual licensed to practice dentistry under this chapter is a licentiate for purposes of para…
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(a) A licensed dentist, or group of dentists, or dental corporation shall not share in any fee charg…
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(a) (1) In addition to the exemptions set forth in Section 1626, the practice of dentistry by a dent…
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The license of any dentist, existing at the time of the passage of this chapter, shall continue in f…
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(a) A person licensed under this chapter, who in good faith renders emergency care at the scene of a…
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(a) A dentist shall not be liable for damages for injury or death caused in an emergency situation o…
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Any person over 18 years of age is eligible to take an examination before the board upon making appl…
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The board may deny an application to take an examination for licensure as a dentist or dental auxili…
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(a) The board may deny licensure to any applicant who is guilty of unprofessional conduct or of any …
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(a) Any member of the board may inquire of any applicant for examination concerning the applicant’s …
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The examination of applicants for a license to practice dentistry in this state, as described in Sec…
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(a) The board shall require each applicant to successfully complete the written examination of the N…
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(a) Prior to implementation of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 1632, the department’s Of…
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(a) As part of the ongoing implementation of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 1632, the b…
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The Department of Finance may accept funds pursuant to Sections 11005.1 and 16302 of the Government …
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(a) Prior to implementation of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 1632, the department’s Of…
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(a) When an applicant for a license has received a grading of 85 percent or above in any given subje…
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A person successfully passing the examination shall be registered as a licensed dentist on the board…
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Notwithstanding Section 1634, the board may grant a license to practice dentistry to an applicant wh…
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(a) An advanced education program’s compliance with subdivision (c) of Section 1634.1 shall be regul…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 1634, the board may grant a license to practice dentistry to an applican…
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Any person licensed pursuant to Section 1635.5 shall be required to fulfill continuing education req…
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(a) The Legislature recognizes the need to ensure that graduates of foreign dental schools who have …
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Notwithstanding Section 1636.4, any foreign dental school whose program was renewed by the board pri…
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Notwithstanding Section 1636.4, graduates of a foreign dental school whose program was approved by t…
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(a) For purposes of this article, “oral and maxillofacial surgery” means the diagnosis and surgical …
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(a) A dentist shall possess a current license in good standing and an elective facial cosmetic surge…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person licensed pursuant to Section 1634 who holds…
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(a) The fee to renew an oral and maxillofacial surgery permit shall be the amount prescribed in Sect…
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An oral and maxillofacial surgery permit shall be automatically suspended for any period of time dur…
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The next occupational analysis of dental licensees and oral and maxillofacial facial surgeons pursua…
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Any person meeting all the following eligibility requirements may apply for a special permit: (a) Fu…
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As used in this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Specialty” means an area of den…
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(a) The board shall limit the number of special permits to practice in a discipline at a college to …
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The board may issue a special permit to a dentist who does not meet the eligibility requirements pur…
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Every person to whom a special permit is issued shall be entitled to practice in their recognized sp…
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(a) (1) All holders of licenses under this chapter shall continue their education after receiving a …
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(a) A person who applies for licensure as a registered dental assistant shall provide evidence of ha…
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Any vaccine training program provided through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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(a) For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (1) “Board” means the Dental Boar…
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As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Deep sedation” means a drug-induced d…
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(a) A dentist shall possess an active dentist license or a permit under Section 1638 or 1640 issued …
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(a) A dentist who desires to administer or order the administration of deep sedation or general anes…
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(a) A physical evaluation and medical history shall be taken before the administration of deep sedat…
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(a) Prior to the issuance or renewal of a permit for the use of deep sedation or general anesthesia,…
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A permittee shall be required to complete 24 hours of approved courses of study related to deep seda…
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(a) The application fee for a permit or renewal under this article shall not exceed the amount presc…
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(a) A violation of this article constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for the revocation…
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize a dentist to administer or directly supervis…
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(a) A physician and surgeon licensed by the Medical Board of California or Osteopathic Medical Board…
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A general anesthesia permit shall expire on the date provided in Section 1715 that next occurs after…
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A general anesthesia permitholder who has a permit that was issued before January 1, 2022, may follo…
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A pediatric endorsement shall expire on the date specified in Section 1715 that next occurs after it…
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This article shall become operative on January 1, 2022.
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that a commendable patient safety record has been maintained …
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(a) As used in this article, “moderate sedation” means a drug-induced depression of consciousness du…
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(a) A dentist may administer or order the administration of moderate sedation on an outpatient basis…
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(a) A dentist who desires to administer or to order the administration of moderate sedation shall po…
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A moderate sedation permit shall expire on the date specified in Section 1715 that next occurs after…
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A permittee shall be required to complete 15 hours of approved courses of study related to moderate …
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(a) A physical evaluation and medical history shall be taken before the administration of moderate s…
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(a) Prior to the issuance or renewal of a permit to administer moderate sedation, the board may, at …
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(a) The application fee for a permit or renewal under this article shall not exceed the amount presc…
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A violation of this article constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for the revocation or …
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A conscious sedation permitholder who has a permit that was issued before January 1, 2022, may follo…
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This article shall become operative on January 1, 2022.
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As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Adult patient” means …
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(a) A dentist may administer or order the administration of oral conscious sedation on an outpatient…
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A dentist who desires to administer, or order the administration of, oral conscious sedation for adu…
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A certificate holder shall be required to complete a minimum of seven hours of approved courses of s…
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(a) A physical evaluation and medical history shall be taken before the administration of oral consc…
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The fee for an application for initial certification or renewal under this article shall not exceed …
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Any office in which oral conscious sedation of adult patients is conducted pursuant to this article …
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A violation of any provision of this article constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for t…
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The sum of forty-seven thousand dollars ($47,000) is hereby appropriated for the 2005–06 fiscal year…
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As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Minimal sedation” means a drug-induce…
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(a) A dentist may administer or order the administration of pediatric minimal sedation on an outpati…
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(a) A dentist who desires to administer or order the administration of pediatric minimal sedation sh…
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(a) The application fee for a pediatric minimal sedation permit or renewal under this article shall …
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A violation of any provision of this article constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for t…
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A pediatric minimal sedation permitholder shall be required to complete a minimum of seven hours of …
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(a) A physical evaluation and medical history shall be taken before the administration of pediatric …
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A pediatric minimal sedation permit shall expire on the date specified in Section 1715 that next occ…
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An oral conscious sedation for minor patients permitholder who has a permit that was issued before J…
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(a) The Dental Board of California shall develop and distribute a fact sheet describing and comparin…
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The fact sheet set forth by Section 1648.10 shall be provided by a dentist to every new patient and …
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(a) This article shall not apply to any surgical, endodontic, periodontic, or orthodontic dental pro…
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Every person who is now or hereafter licensed to practice dentistry in this state shall register on …
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(a) Every applicant and licensee who has an electronic mail address shall report to the board that e…
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Any dentist who removes his place of practice shall register each change made by him within one mont…
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The secretary shall issue a certificate of registration for each licentiate hereunder and for each o…
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Any licensed person who shall change his or her name according to law shall, within 10 days after th…
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Any failure on the part of any person holding such license to register it as directed for a period o…
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On and after January 1, 1985, every dentist licensed to practice dentistry in the state and any pers…
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(a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Mobile dental unit…
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(a) (1) When a licensee desires to have more than one place of practice, the licensee shall, prior t…
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a licensed dentist from maintaining more than…
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(a) “Additional place of practice,” as used in this article, means any place of practice that increa…
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Nothing in this article shall limit or authorize the board to limit the number of additional places …
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The transfer after October 1, 1961, of any additional office from one licentiate to another, other t…
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The transfer of the location of one additional office to a new location within the same county shall…
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Failure to comply with the provisions of this article relating to the operation of additional office…
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The board shall have the power to carry out the provisions of this article by uniform rules and regu…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a licensed dentist may operate a mobile dental …
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Any licentiate may have his license revoked or suspended or be reprimanded or be placed on probation…
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(a) Any licentiate under this chapter may have his or her license revoked or suspended or be reprima…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any proceeding initiated by the board against a li…
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The board may discipline a licentiate by placing him or her on probation under various terms and con…
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(a) When the board disciplines a licensee by placing him or her on probation, the board may, in addi…
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(a) On and after July 1, 2020, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the board shall requ…
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Upon the revocation of any license, the fact shall be noted upon the records of the board and the li…
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Unprofessional conduct by a person licensed under this chapter is defined as, but is not limited to,…
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In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct within the meaning of this chapter, it…
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In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct under this chapter, it is unprofession…
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(a) Every dentist, dental health professional, or other licensed health professional who performs a …
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(a) Any individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity that provides dental services through …
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A provider of dental services shall not require a patient to sign an agreement that limits the patie…
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In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct under this chapter, it is unprofession…
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(a) (1) A licensee who fails or refuses to comply with a request for the dental records of a patient…
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(a) In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct under this chapter, it is unprofes…
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In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct under this chapter, it is unprofession…
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A person whose license, certificate, or permit has been revoked or suspended, who has been placed on…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with regard to an individual who is required to regi…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the Dental Board of California seek ways and means to ident…
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As used in this article: (a) “Board” means the Dental Board of California. (b) “Committee” means a d…
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One or more diversion evaluation committees is hereby created in the state to be established by the …
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Each member of a committee shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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The board shall administer the provisions of this article.
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(a) The board shall establish criteria for the acceptance, denial, or termination of licentiates in …
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A committee created under this article operates under the direction of the program manager. The prog…
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 o…
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Each licentiate who requests participation in a diversion program shall agree to cooperate with the …
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(a) After the committee and the program manager in their discretion have determined that a licentiat…
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The board shall provide for the representation of any person making reports to a committee or the bo…
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Any person, company, or association is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be…
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Notwithstanding Section 1700, any person who holds a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended certificate a…
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(a) Any person is for the first offense guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of…
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(a) Notwithstanding Sections 1700 and 1701, a person who willfully, under circumstances or condition…
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(a) Any dentist who as a sole proprietor, dentists who are organized as an association, partnership,…
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Nothing in this article shall prohibit the conferring of degrees and the bestowing of diplomas by re…
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The board, or any member or officer thereof, may prefer a complaint for violation of this chapter, o…
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In addition to the other proceedings provided for in this chapter, the superior court of any county,…
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Whenever any person has engaged or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or w…
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(a) Every complete upper or lower denture fabricated by a licensed dentist, or fabricated pursuant t…
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(a) If upon investigation, the board has probable cause to believe that a person, company, or associ…
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Licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter, unless specifically excepted, expire at 12 mid…
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The provisions of Sections 1715, 1716, 1717, 1718, 1718.1, 1718.2, and 1718.3 shall also apply to an…
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(a) A licensee shall, upon his or her initial licensure and any subsequent application for renewal, …
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Nothing contained in this chapter shall exempt from the payment of the renewal fee any person author…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 1716, the board may, by regulation, reduce the renewal fee for a license…
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To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, before the time at which the license would otherw…
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an expired license may be renewed at any time within f…
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A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but s…
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A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. I…
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A license that is not renewed within five years after its expiration shall be canceled and shall not…
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Upon collection by the proper officer of the court, 75 percent of the fines or forfeitures of bail i…
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The executive officer shall on or before the 10th day of each month pay to the State Treasury and re…
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Except as provided in Sections 1944 and 1945, all funds received by the Treasurer under the authorit…
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All funds received by the Treasurer pursuant to Section 1725 shall be placed in the State Dentistry …
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The amount of seven hundred dollars ($700) of the fund shall constitute a revolving fund and may be …
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All fines, penalties, and forfeitures, including the examination fee, imposed or collected by the bo…
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The amount of charges and fees for dentists licensed pursuant to this chapter shall be established b…
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The amount of fees payable in connection with permits issued under Section 1701.5 is as follows: (a)…
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The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter that relate to the licensing and permitting of den…
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It is the intention of the Legislature by enactment of this article to permit the full utilization o…
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As used in this article: (a) “Alternative dental assisting program” means a program offered by an in…
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(a) There is hereby created a Dental Assisting Council of the Dental Board of California, which shal…
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(a) The board shall have the following duties and authority related to applications: (1) Shall revie…
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The procedure on all matters relating to the denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses granted u…
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(a) A dental assistant is an individual who, without a license, may perform basic supportive dental …
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(a) A dental assistant may perform the following duties under the general supervision and pursuant t…
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(a) The board may issue an orthodontic assistant permit to a person who files a completed applicatio…
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(a) A person holding an orthodontic assistant permit pursuant to Section 1750.2 may perform under th…
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(a) The board may issue a dental sedation assistant permit to a person who files a completed applica…
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(a) A person who holds a dental sedation assistant permit pursuant to Section 1750.4 may perform und…
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At least once every seven years, the board shall review the allowable duties for dental assistants, …
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(a) The board may license as a registered dental assistant a person who files an application, pays t…
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(a) A registered dental assistant may perform all of the following duties and procedures of a dental…
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A registered dental assistant licensed on and after January 1, 2010, shall provide evidence of succe…
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(a) On and after January 1, 2010, the board may license as a registered dental assistant in extended…
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(a) A registered dental assistant in extended functions licensed on or after January 1, 2010, is aut…
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Each person who holds a license as a registered dental assistant in extended functions on the operat…
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(a) Unless otherwise specified in this section, a registered dental assistant in extended functions …
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(a) On or after January 1, 2026, a provider of a course for instruction in interim therapeutic resto…
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(a) A registered dental assistant in extended functions is authorized to perform the additional duti…
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(a) A radiation safety course shall have the primary purpose of providing theory, laboratory, and cl…
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(a) A course in infection control is one that has as its main purpose providing theory and clinical …
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No person other than a licensed dental hygienist or a licensed dentist may engage in the practice of…
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The board shall adopt regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this article.
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Any person, other than a person who has been issued a license or permit by the board, who holds hims…
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The provisions of Sections 1715, 1718, 1718.1, 1718.2, and 1718.3 shall govern the renewal, restorat…
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While employed by or practicing in a primary care clinic or specialty clinic licensed pursuant to Se…
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A dental corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as defined…
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Notwithstanding subdivision (i) of Section 1680 and paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 1701…
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Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholde…
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The income of a dental corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholde…
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A dental corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to do whic…
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The board may formulate and enforce rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives o…
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It is the intent of the Legislature by enactment of this article to permit the full utilization of r…
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(a) There is hereby created in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Dental Hygiene Board of Californ…
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For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Dental hygiene board” means the …
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the dental hygiene board in exercising it…
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(a) A licensee shall report, upon initial licensure and any subsequent application for renewal or in…
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A registered dental hygienist licensed in another state may teach in a dental hygiene college withou…
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(a) (1) The dental hygiene board shall consist of nine members as follows: (A) Seven members appoint…
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The dental hygiene board shall meet at least two times each calendar year and shall conduct addition…
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(a) The dental hygiene board shall perform the following functions: (1) Evaluate all registered dent…
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The dental hygiene board may contract with the dental board to carry out this article. The dental hy…
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(a) The dental hygiene board shall adopt, amend, and revoke regulations to implement the requirement…
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The following functions may be performed by a registered dental hygienist, in addition to those auth…
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(a) The practice of dental hygiene includes dental hygiene assessment and development, planning, and…
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A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following procedures under direct supervi…
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A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following procedures under general superv…
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(a) In addition to the duties specified in Section 1910, a registered dental hygienist is authorized…
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(a) A registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision, educational services, oral healt…
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Notwithstanding Section 1912, a registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision, fluori…
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Any procedure performed or service provided by a registered dental hygienist that does not specifica…
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Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, a registered dental hygienist may perform any procedure …
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A registered dental hygienist may use any material or device approved for use in the performance of …
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No person other than a registered dental hygienist, registered dental hygienist in alternative pract…
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(a) (1) An applicant for licensure under this article shall furnish electronic fingerprint images fo…
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The dental hygiene board shall grant initial licensure as a registered dental hygienist to a person …
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(a) The dental hygiene board may grant a license as a registered dental hygienist to an applicant wh…
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Notwithstanding Section 135, an examinee for a registered dental hygienist license who either fails …
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The dental hygiene board shall license as a registered dental hygienist in extended functions a pers…
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(a) A person who holds a current and active license as a registered dental hygienist in extended fun…
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In addition to any other duties or functions authorized by law, a registered dental hygienist in ext…
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The dental hygiene board shall license as a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice a pe…
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A person licensed as a registered dental hygienist who has completed the prescribed classes through …
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A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may practice, pursuant to subdivision (a) of S…
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In addition to practices authorized in Section 1925, a registered dental hygienist in alternative pr…
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(a) In addition to practices authorized in Section 1925, a registered dental hygienist in alternativ…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a registered dental hygienist in alternative practic…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a registered dental hygienist in alternative practic…
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(a) Every person who is now or hereafter licensed as a registered dental hygienist in alternative pr…
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When a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice desires to have more than one place of pr…
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(a) In addition to the duties specified in Section 1926, a registered dental hygienist in alternativ…
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A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall not do any of the following: (a) Infer, …
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A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may submit or allow to be submitted any insura…
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(a) A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may hire other registered dental hygienist…
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A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall provide to the dental hygiene board docu…
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(a) (1) A dental hygienist in alternative practice may provide services to a patient without obtaini…
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(a) The dental hygiene board may, in its sole discretion, issue a probationary license to an applica…
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A licensee shall be issued a substitute license upon request and payment of the required fee. The re…
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A licensee who changes their physical address of record or email address shall notify the dental hyg…
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If not renewed, a license issued under the provisions of this article, unless specifically excepted,…
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Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired license may be renewed at any time within f…
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(a) The dental hygiene board shall require, as a condition of license renewal, that licensees submit…
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A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article. The r…
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A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article. A revoked license may not be…
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A license that is not renewed within five years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, r…
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(a) A licensee who desires an inactive license shall submit an application to the dental hygiene boa…
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(a) The dental hygiene board shall grant or renew approval of only those educational programs for RD…
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(a) The dental hygiene board shall renew approval of educational programs for a registered dental hy…
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(a) As used in this article, “extramural dental facility” means any clinical facility that has contr…
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(a) The dental hygiene board may deny an application to take an examination for licensure as a regis…
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(a) The dental hygiene board shall establish by resolution the amount of the fees that relate to the…
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A license issued under this article and a license issued under this chapter to a registered dental h…
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A licensee may have their license revoked or suspended, or may be reprimanded or placed on probation…
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(a) A licensee may have their license revoked or suspended, or may be reprimanded or placed on proba…
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Unprofessional conduct by a person licensed under this article is defined as, but is not limited to,…
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The dental hygiene board may discipline a licensee by placing the licensee on probation under variou…
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It is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this article to do any of the following: (a…
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(a) A registered dental hygienist, registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registere…
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(a) It is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this article to perform, or hold himsel…
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(a) (1) A licensee who fails or refuses to comply with a request for a patient’s dental or dental hy…
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It is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this article to require, either directly or…
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(a) A person whose license has been revoked or suspended, who has been placed on probation, or whose…
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A person, company, or association is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, with regard to an individual who is required to register as a sex…
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A person who holds a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended license as a registered dental hygienist, reg…
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For the first offense, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not …
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A person who willfully, under circumstances that cause risk of bodily harm, serious physical or ment…
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(a) An association, partnership, corporation, or group of three or more registered dental hygienists…
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The dental hygiene board may file a complaint for violation of any part of this article with any cou…
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In addition to the other proceedings provided for in this article, on application of the dental hygi…
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If a person has engaged in or is about to engage in an act that constitutes an offense against this …
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the dental hygiene board seek ways and means to identif…
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(a) The dental hygiene board shall establish criteria for the acceptance, denial, or termination of …
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Each diversion evaluation committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities: (a) To eva…
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 o…
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Each licensee who requests participation in a diversion program shall agree to cooperate with the tr…
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(a) After a diversion evaluation committee, in its discretion, has determined that a licensee has be…
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The dental hygiene board shall provide for the representation of any person making reports to a dive…
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A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice corporation is a professional corporation that…
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this article for any person licensed u…
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A licensee employed by, or practicing in, a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice corp…
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The income of a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice corporation attributable to prof…
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(a) The bylaws of a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice corporation shall include a …
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There is hereby established in the Dental Board of California the Dental Corps Loan Repayment Progra…
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It is the intent of this article that the Dental Board of California implement the California Dental…
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As used in this article: (a) “Account” means the Dentally Underserved Account established in Section…
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(a) (1) A program applicant shall possess a current valid license to practice dentistry in this stat…
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(a) The Dentally Underserved Account is hereby created in the State Dentistry Fund. (b) The sum of t…
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The terms of loan repayment granted under this article shall be as follows: (a) After a program part…
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(a) The board shall report to the Legislature, during its sunset review period, the experience of th…
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Medical Practice Act. Whenever a reference is ma…
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(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Medical Board of California that consists of 15…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Medical Board of California in exerci…
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Unless otherwise expressly provided, the term “board” as used in this chapter means the Medical Boar…
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The board shall have the responsibility for the following: (a) The enforcement of the disciplinary a…
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(a) Any reference in this chapter to an investigation by the board shall be deemed to refer to a joi…
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Members of the board shall only be appointed from persons who have been residents of this state for …
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The board may appoint panels from its members for the purpose of fulfilling the obligations establis…
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Each member of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years. Vacancies occuring on the boar…
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The appointing power may remove any member of the board for neglect of duty required by this chapter…
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The board shall elect a president, a vice president, and a secretary from its members.
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(a) The board and a panel appointed under this chapter may convene from time to time as deemed neces…
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Notice of each meeting of the board shall be given in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting …
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The president of the board may call meetings of any duly appointed and created committee or panel of…
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The board may establish advisory committees consisting of persons who have a physician’s and surgeon…
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Each member of the board and its committees shall receive per diem and travel expenses as provided i…
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The board and each committee or panel shall keep an official record of all their proceedings.
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The board may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Proce…
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The office of the board shall be in the City of Sacramento. Suboffices may be established in the Cit…
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(a) The board, by and with the approval of the director, may employ an executive director exempt fro…
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(a) If the board publishes a directory pursuant to Section 112, it may require persons licensed purs…
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The directory shall be prima facie evidence of the authority of the persons named therein to practic…
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(a) The board, in conjunction with the Board of Registered Nursing, and in consultation with the Phy…
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(a) The board may select and contract with necessary medical consultants who are licensed physicians…
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(a) The board shall establish a Complainant Liaison Unit comprised of board staff responsible for th…
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The board through its regular mailing shall notify all licensees of the existence of pain management…
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The board shall initiate the process of adopting regulations on or before January 1, 2019, to requir…
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(a) The board shall post on its Internet Web site the following information on the current status of…
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(a) The board may establish a pilot program to expand the practice of telehealth in this state. (b) …
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The provisions of this chapter insofar as they are substantially the same as provisions relating to …
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The rights given by any certificate issued under any preceding medical practice act are not affected…
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“Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other organiz…
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“Professional” relates to the art and science of medicine and surgery and to such other arts and sci…
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“Medical licensing authority” refers to any officer, board, commission, or department of another sta…
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Whenever a course of instruction is required for any certificate, it shall be satisfied by a residen…
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Whenever any requirement is provided for any certificate relating to a medical school or hospital, o…
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Whenever the words “diagnose” or “diagnosis” are used in this chapter, they include any undertaking …
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All certificates issued by the board shall state the extent and character of the practice which is p…
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The terms “license” and “certificate” as used in this chapter are deemed to be synonomous.
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The term “licensee” as used in this chapter means the holder of a physician’s and surgeon’s certific…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the Medical Board of California and the Osteopathic Medical Board of …
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The Division of Licensing shall issue one form of certificate to all physicians and surgeons license…
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The physician’s and surgeon’s certificate authorizes the holder to use drugs or devices in or upon h…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 146, any person who practices or attempts to practice, or who advertises…
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Eligible patient” means a pe…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who complies with the requirements of Secti…
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(a) A person who provides services pursuant to Section 2053.5 that are not unlawful under Section 20…
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(a) Any person who uses in any sign, business card, or letterhead, or, in an advertisement, the word…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person issued a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate …
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(a) The purpose of this section is to provide protection against retaliation for physicians who advo…
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(a) The purpose of this section is to ensure that health care service plans and their contracting en…
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(a) Nothing in this chapter prohibits service in the case of emergency, or the domestic administrati…
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Nothing in this chapter applies to any practitioner located outside this state, when in actual consu…
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the practice of other persons licensed, certi…
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Testing and guidance programs in schools, colleges, and universities and physical fitness tests give…
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to discriminate against any particular school of me…
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a regularly matriculated student undertaki…
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2064 or any other provisions of this chapter, a regularly …
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No medical school or clinical training program shall deny access to elective clerkships or preceptor…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, except as specified in subdivision (b), no student, including a p…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, except as specified in subdivision (b), no student, including a p…
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(a) Within 180 days after beginning a board-approved postgraduate training program pursuant to Secti…
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Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 2064.5, the expiration date for any postgraduate training…
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(a) The board may deny a postgraduate training license to an applicant guilty of unprofessional cond…
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(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 2064.7, the board may issue a postgraduate training l…
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(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, a postgraduate training licensee, intern, resident, postdoctor…
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(a) The program authorized by this section shall be known and may be cited as the University of Cali…
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This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit any person from providing nutritional advice or givi…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a medical assistant may administer medication only by intrade…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a medical assistant may perform venipuncture or skin pun…
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The board shall adopt and administer regulations that establish standards for technical supportive s…
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Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the employment of a licensed physician and surgeon practicing…
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The performance of acupuncture by a certified acupuncturist or other licentiate legally authorized t…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a physician and surgeon who is licensed to practice …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a physician and surgeon lawfully practicing medicine…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a physician and surgeon may delegate various orthopa…
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(a) As used in this section, “DMSO” means dimethyl sulfoxide. (b) A licensed physician and surgeon s…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this article applicable to applications generall…
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Each application submitted shall be made upon an electronic online form, or on another form provided…
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(a) Each application shall include the following: (1) A diploma issued by an approved medical school…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), each application for a certificate shall be accompanied b…
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(a) Medical schools accredited by a national accrediting agency approved by the board and recognized…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a medical school or medical school program accredited by the Liai…
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The Division of Licensing may utilize medical consultants and investigators employed by the board pu…
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If any applicant for licensure is rejected by the board, then the applicant may commence an action i…
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(a) An applicant for a physician’s and surgeon’s license or a physician’s and surgeon’s licensee who…
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(a) The board shall not require an applicant for a physician’s and surgeon’s license or a physician’…
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(a) The board shall develop a process to give priority review status to the application of an applic…
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(a) In addition to other requirements of this chapter, before a physician’s and surgeon’s license ma…
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(a) In addition to other requirements of this chapter, before a physician’s and surgeon’s license ma…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 2097, a physician’s and surgeon’s license may be renewed for the fir…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Division of Licensing may delegate to any m…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an originating license for an osteopathic physician’s an…
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(a) The Osteopathic Medical Board of California shall develop a process to give priority review stat…
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(a) No hospital licensed by this state, or operated by the state or a political subdivision thereof,…
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(a) Physicians who are not citizens but who meet the requirements of subdivision (b) and who seek po…
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(a) Physicians who are not citizens and who seek postgraduate study, may, after application to and a…
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(a) Any person who does not immediately qualify for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate under th…
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(a) For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (1) “Board” means the Medical Boa…
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(a) The following fees apply to the licensure of physicians and surgeons authorized by this article:…
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The board shall issue a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate to an applicant who meets all of the f…
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Upon review and recommendation, the board may determine that an applicant for a physician’s and surg…
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(a) An applicant under this article shall file a verified application on a form furnished by the Div…
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An applicant for a reciprocity certificate need not have completed the postgraduate training require…
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The Division of Licensing may make an independent investigation of the educational qualifications an…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Division of Licensing may issue a physician and surg…
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In addition to the requirements of Section 164, a certificate issued under this article shall includ…
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California shall issue…
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(a) (1) A special faculty permit authorizes the holder to practice medicine only within the medical …
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(a) Any person who meets all of the following eligibility requirements may apply for a special facul…
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An application for a special faculty permit shall be made on a form prescribed by the board and shal…
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A special faculty permit may be denied, suspended, or revoked for any violation that would be ground…
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(a) A special faculty permit expires and becomes invalid at midnight on the last day of the month in…
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A holder of a special faculty permit issued before January 1, 2021, who practices medicine pursuant …
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A person who holds a special faculty permit shall meet the continuing medical education requirements…
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(a) All applicants for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate shall take the examination provided f…
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All examinations shall be designed to ascertain the applicant’s fitness to practice medicine. Unless…
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State examination records shall be kept on file by the board until June 1, 2070. Examinees shall be …
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Examinations for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate may be conducted by the Division of Licensi…
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(a) A passing score is required for an entire examination or for each part of an examination, as est…
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The Division of Licensing shall insure that nutrition is included on the examination for a certifica…
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An applicant for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate shall pass the national examination for med…
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(a) Each applicant shall obtain on the written examination a passing score, established by the board…
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An applicant who is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners shall not be required to …
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In order to ensure the continuing competence of licensed physicians and surgeons, the board shall ad…
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(a) The continuing medical education standards of Section 2190 may be met by educational activities …
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The Division of Licensing shall establish criteria that providers of continuing medical education sh…
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All general internists and family physicians who have a patient population of which over 25 percent …
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(a) (1) All physicians and surgeons shall complete a mandatory continuing education course in the su…
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(a) As an alternative to Section 2190.5, a physician and surgeon may complete a one-time continuing …
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Notwithstanding Section 2190.1, a physician and surgeon may meet the continuing medical education st…
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(a) In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a cours…
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The Division of Licensing shall encourage every physician and surgeon to take a course in pharmacolo…
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The division shall encourage every physician and surgeon to take a course in geriatric medicine, inc…
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The board, in determining its continuing education requirements, shall consider including a course i…
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In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a course in…
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In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a course in…
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The board shall periodically develop and disseminate information and educational material regarding …
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The board shall periodically develop and disseminate information and educational material regarding …
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The board shall periodically develop and disseminate information and educational material regarding …
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The board shall periodically disseminate information and educational material regarding the detectio…
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The board shall periodically disseminate information and educational material regarding the preventi…
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The board shall convene a working group of interested parties to discuss nutrition and lifestyle beh…
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The board shall periodically develop and disseminate information and educational material regarding …
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(a) In determining its continuing education requirements for physicians and surgeons, the board shal…
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(a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Physic…
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For purposes of this article, “cultural and linguistic competency” means cultural and linguistic abi…
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The Legislature finds and declares that in this state, significant surgeries are being performed in …
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On or after July 1, 1996, no physician and surgeon shall perform procedures in an outpatient setting…
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On and after July 1, 2000, it is unprofessional conduct for a physician and surgeon to perform proce…
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(a) It is unprofessional conduct for a physician and surgeon to fail to provide adequate security by…
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(a) An outpatient setting accredited pursuant to Section 1248.1 of the Health and Safety Code shall …
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If an accredited outpatient setting fails to report an adverse event pursuant to Section 2216.3, the…
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The Division of Licensing of the Medical Board of California may adopt regulations to implement this…
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Except as otherwise provided by law, the board may take action against all persons guilty of violati…
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(a) (1) The director shall appoint an independent enforcement monitor no later than March 1, 2022. T…
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(a) For purposes of this section, “patient representative” means the spouse or domestic partner of t…
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(a) For purposes of this section, “patient representative” means the spouse or domestic partner of t…
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(a) In order to ensure that its resources are maximized for the protection of the public, the Medica…
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(a) The Medical Board of California is the only licensing board that is authorized to investigate or…
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The board shall investigate any licensee against whom an information or indictment has been filed th…
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(a) A physician and surgeon shall not include or permit to be included any of the following provisio…
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(a) Except for reports received by the board pursuant to Section 801.01 or 805 that may be treated a…
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(a) The board may deny a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate to an applicant guilty of unprofessio…
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(a) The board and the California Board of Podiatric Medicine shall investigate and may take discipli…
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(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 2221, the board may issue a physician’s and surgeon’s…
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The California Board of Podiatric Medicine shall enforce and administer this article as to doctors o…
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(a) The board may delegate the authority under this chapter to conduct investigations and inspection…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 2263 and any other law making a communication between a physician and su…
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The board, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, and the Attorney General, shall return any or…
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(a) (1) A licensee who fails or refuses to comply with a request for the certified medical records o…
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When requested by an authorized officer of the law or by an authorized representative of the board, …
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The Division of Medical Quality or the Senior Assistant Attorney General of the Health Quality Enfor…
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(a) A licensee whose matter has been heard by an administrative law judge of the Medical Quality Hea…
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(a) The board may delegate to its executive director the authority to issue an administrative confid…
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The board shall keep a copy of a complaint it receives concerning the unprofessional conduct of a li…
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The authority of the board or the California Board of Podiatric Medicine to discipline a licensee by…
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(a) On and after July 1, 2019, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the board and the Po…
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(a) A physician and surgeon shall not automatically deny treatment or medication to a qualified pati…
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(a) Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Division of Medical Quality, the …
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(a) All proceedings against a licensee for unprofessional conduct, or against an applicant for licen…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (e), any accusation filed against a licensee pu…
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An administrative law judge as designated in Section 11371 of the Government Code may utilize the pr…
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(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the board shall automatically revoke a license under …
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 2236, the board or its designee shall automatically suspend a licens…
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The board may, by stipulation or settlement with the affected physician and surgeon, issue a public …
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The board shall take action against any licensee who is charged with unprofessional conduct. In addi…
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(a) A physician and surgeon shall not be subject to discipline pursuant to subdivision (b), (c), or …
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Upon referral from the division, the Senior Assistant Attorney General of the Health Quality Enforce…
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(a) The conviction of any offense substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties …
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(a) A physician and surgeon’s certificate shall be suspended automatically during any time that the …
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(a) Notwithstanding Article 9 (commencing with Section 700) of Chapter 1 of Division 2 or any other …
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(a) The conviction of a charge of violating any federal statutes or regulations or any statute or re…
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A violation of any federal statute or federal regulation or any of the statutes or regulations of th…
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(a) The use or prescribing for or administering to himself or herself, of any controlled substance; …
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(a) A physician and surgeon who performs a medical procedure outside of a general acute care hospita…
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(a) A physician and surgeon may prescribe, dispense, or administer prescription drugs, including pre…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing shall preclude a physician and surgeon from pres…
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(a) A physician and surgeon may prescribe for, or dispense or administer to, a person under their tr…
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The Division of Medical Quality shall develop standards before June 1, 2002, to assure the competent…
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(a) Prescribing, dispensing, or furnishing dangerous drugs as defined in Section 4022 without an app…
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(a) No person or entity may prescribe, dispense, or furnish, or cause to be prescribed, dispensed, o…
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Notwithstanding any other law, a physician and surgeon, a nurse practitioner acting within the scope…
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Upon referral by the National Health Services Corps to the Attorney General of the United States of …
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A physician and surgeon who collects biological specimens for clinical testing or examination shall …
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(a) The Medical Board of California on a quarterly basis shall review the data provided pursuant to …
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Any proposed decision or decision issued under this article that contains any finding of fact that t…
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(a) A licensee shall meet the requirements set forth in subdivision (f) of Section 1031 of the Gover…
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This section shall be known as, and may be cited as, the Grant H. Kenyon Prostate Cancer Detection A…
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(a) A standardized written summary in layman’s language and in a language understood by patients sha…
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(a) A physician and surgeon primarily responsible for providing a patient an annual gynecological ex…
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The willful failure to comply with the requirements of Article 6 (commencing with Section 14191) of …
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The prescribing, dispensing, administering, or furnishing of liquid silicone for the purpose of inje…
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The violation of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 109250) of Part 4 of Division 104 of the Health …
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(a) Failure to comply with the Reproductive Privacy Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460…
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The violation of Section 123440 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to research on aborted produ…
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The violation of any provision of Chapter 2.3 (commencing with Section 1400) of Division 2 of the He…
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Any intentional violation of Sections 5326.2 to 5326.8, inclusive, of the Welfare and Institutions C…
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The violation of Section 109275 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to informed consent for the …
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The violation of Section 1708.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to the use of laetrile or am…
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(a) A physician and surgeon shall give each patient a copy of the standardized written summary, as d…
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(a) A physician and surgeon shall give each patient a copy of the standardized written summary, as d…
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The Medical Board of California shall adopt extraction and postoperative care standards in regard to…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an elective cosmetic surgery procedure may not be pe…
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(a) A physician and surgeon who removes sperm or ova from a patient shall, before the sperm or ova a…
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A violation of Section 24185 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to human cloning, constitutes u…
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Knowingly making or signing any certificate or other document directly or indirectly related to the …
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Altering or modifying the medical record of any person, with fraudulent intent, or creating any fals…
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The willful, unauthorized violation of professional confidence constitutes unprofessional conduct.
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The employing, directly or indirectly, the aiding, or the abetting of any unlicensed person or any s…
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The failure of a physician and surgeon to maintain adequate and accurate records relating to the pro…
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Any advertising in violation of Section 17500, relating to false or misleading advertising, constitu…
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Any advertising of the practice of medicine in which the licensee fails to use his or her own name o…
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(a) Except as otherwise allowed by law, the employment of runners, cappers, steerers, or other perso…
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(a) The use by any licensee of any certificate, of any letter, letters, word, words, term, or terms …
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Any person who held a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate under the jurisdiction of the Osteopathi…
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Unless the holder of any certificate provided for in this chapter has been granted the degree of doc…
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Unless the holder of any certificate provided for in this chapter has been granted the degree of doc…
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Unless a person authorized under this chapter to use the title “doctor” or the letters or prefix “Dr…
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No licensee shall practice medicine while under the influence of any narcotic drug or alcohol to suc…
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A physician and surgeon or a student undertaking a course of professional instruction or a clinical …
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The regular practice of medicine in a licensed general or specialized hospital having five or more p…
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(a) The medical staff’s right of self-governance shall include, but not be limited to, all of the fo…
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(a) The medical staff’s right of self-governance shall include, but not be limited to, all of the fo…
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The regular practice of medicine in a licensed general or specialized hospital having less than five…
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(a) A licensed physician and surgeon or a licensed podiatrist, or a group of physicians and surgeons…
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The use of any fictitious, false, or assumed name, or any name other than his or her own by a licens…
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct for any licensee to violate, to attempt to violate, direc…
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The purchase, sale, or barter, or offering to purchase, sell, or barter any medical or podiatric deg…
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The impersonation of any applicant or acting as proxy for any applicant in any examination required …
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The impersonation of another licensed practitioner or permitting or allowing another person to use h…
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The provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 580) of Chapter 1, relating to frauds of medica…
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(a) For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply: (1) “Asynchronous store and forw…
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It is unprofessional conduct for any licensee not a member or authorized official of the board, or o…
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(a) A licensee may be ordered to undergo a professional competency examination if, after investigati…
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(a) The professional competency examination shall be in the form of an oral clinical examination to …
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(a) If the division proceeds pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2292 and 2293 and the physician …
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The revocation, suspension, or other discipline, restriction, or limitation imposed by another state…
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If a licensee’s right to practice medicine is suspended, he or she shall not engage in the practice …
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (i), a person whose certificate has been surrendered while und…
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(a) The board may establish a fee to be paid by a person seeking a license reinstatement or modifica…
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(a) If a physician and surgeon possesses a license or is otherwise authorized to practice medicine (…
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Whenever any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute or…
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The Division of Medical Quality shall seek to obtain an injunction against any physician and surgeon…
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The board shall report annually to the Legislature, no later than October 1 of each year, the follow…
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(a) Unless it is otherwise expressly provided, any person, whether licensed under this chapter or no…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, any person found guilty of a misdemeanor for a violation of…
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If a licensed physician and surgeon who provides expertise to the board in the evaluation of an appl…
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If a person, not a regular employee of the board, is hired, under contract, or retained under any ot…
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In addition to any immunity afforded by Sections 43.8 and 47 of the Civil Code, if applicable, any p…
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(a) The board shall set as a goal the improvement of its disciplinary system by January 1, 1992, so …
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Complainants against licensees of the board, including licensees of allied health boards within the …
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(a) The Division of Medical Quality or the Health Quality Enforcement Section of the office of the A…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to the use of expert testimony in matte…
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(a) All proposed decisions and interim orders of the Medical Quality Hearing Panel designated in Sec…
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The Division of Medical Quality and the California Board of Podiatric Medicine shall adopt rules, pu…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, superior court review of a decision revoking, suspending…
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(a) The board may establish a Physician and Surgeon Health and Wellness Program for the early identi…
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If the board establishes a program, the program shall do all of the following: (a) Provide for the e…
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(a) If the board establishes a program, the board shall contract for the program’s administration wi…
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(a) A physician and surgeon shall, as a condition of participation in the program, enter into an ind…
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(a) The Physician and Surgeon Health and Wellness Program Account is hereby established within the C…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the Osteopathic Medical Board of California seek ways and m…
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As used in this article: (a) “Board” means the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. (b) “Diversi…
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One or more diversion evaluation committees are hereby created in the state to be established by the…
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Each member of the committee shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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The board shall administer this article.
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(a) The board shall establish criteria for the acceptance, denial, or termination of participants in…
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A committee created under this article operates under the direction of the diversion program manager…
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(a) Each licensee who requests participation in a treatment program shall agree to cooperate with th…
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An administrative fee to be established by the board, may be charged for participation in the progra…
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(a) After the committee and the program manager, in their discretion, have determined that a partici…
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The board shall provide for the representation of any persons making reports to the diversion evalua…
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No licensee, who in good faith renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency, shall be liable …
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(a) A licensee who serves on an on-call basis to a hospital emergency room, who in good faith render…
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No licensee, who in good faith upon the request of another person so licensed, renders emergency med…
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(a) A licensee shall not be liable for civil damages for injury or death caused in an emergency situ…
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No licensee, who in good faith and without compensation renders voluntary emergency medical assistan…
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Corporations and other artificial legal entities shall have no professional rights, privileges, or p…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 2400, a clinic operated primarily for the purpose of medical education b…
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The provisions of Section 2400 do not apply to a medical or podiatry corporation practicing pursuant…
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The provisions of Section 2400 do not apply to physicians and surgeons or doctors of podiatric medic…
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A medical corporation or podiatry corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professi…
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(a) When a physician and surgeon, podiatrist, or other referring practitioner refers a patient to re…
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A medical or podiatry corporation shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 2285 and 2415.
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Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of the Corporations Code, each shareholder, directo…
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The income of a medical and podiatry corporation attributable to professional services rendered whil…
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A medical or podiatry corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failu…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the offering and operation by a medical corporation of a…
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The Division of Licensing may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives…
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This article shall apply to medical corporations which have physicians and surgeons licensed by the …
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(a) Any physician and surgeon or any doctor of podiatric medicine, as the case may be, who as a sole…
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Physicians and surgeons and doctors of podiatric medicine may conduct their professional practices i…
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(a) If the Department of Insurance has evidence that a business is being operated in violation of th…
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(a) A business organization that offers to provide, or provides, outpatient elective cosmetic medica…
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(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (1) The State of California is f…
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As used in this article, the terms: (a) “License” includes “certificate,” “permit,” and “registratio…
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(a) All physician and surgeon’s certificates, and certificates to practice midwifery, research psych…
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Notwithstanding Section 163.5, any licensee of the board or the California Board of Podiatric Medici…
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(a) The board may prepare and provide electronically or by mail to every licensed physician at the t…
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The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Currently, California is experiencing a…
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(a) A licensed physician and surgeon shall report to the board, immediately upon issuance of an init…
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(a) A licensee shall report to the board at the time of renewal of a license any financial interest …
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(a) Except as provided in Section 2429, a license which has expired may be renewed at any time withi…
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(a) A person who voluntarily cancels his or her license or who fails to renew his or her license wit…
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(a) A license which is suspended for unprofessional conduct is subject to expiration and shall be re…
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Upon filing an application therefor, containing such information as the licensing authority may requ…
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Upon filing an application therefor, containing such information as the licensing authority may requ…
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The following fees apply to the licensure of physicians and surgeons: (a) Each applicant for a certi…
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(a) In addition to the fees charged for the initial issuance or biennial renewal of a physician and …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if Article 14 (commencing with Section 2340) becomes…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if Section 12529.6 of the Government Code remains operat…
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The fees in this article fixed by the board shall be set forth as emergency regulations duly adopted…
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(a) (1) In addition to the fees charged for the initial issuance or biennial renewal of a physician …
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The board may fix a fee for the approval of postgraduate training for clinical service programs appr…
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(a) Every licensee is exempt from the payment of the renewal fee and requirement for continuing medi…
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(a) Every licensee is exempt from the payment of the renewal fee while engaged in full-time training…
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(a) Any licensee who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that he or she is unable to pract…
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The renewal fee shall be waived for a physician and surgeon who certifies to the Medical Board of Ca…
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The following fees apply to fictitious-name permits issued under Section 2415: (a) The initial permi…
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All moneys paid to and received by the board shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be cred…
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Unless otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, all fines imposed or forfeitures of bail collec…
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The board shall refund any fees, fines, or forfeitures in accordance with the provisions of Section …
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Notwithstanding the possession by a licensee of a renewal receipt or other acknowledgement of renewa…
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There is a Board of Osteopathic Examiners of the State of California, established by the Osteopathic…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Osteopathic Medical Board of Californ…
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The words “Medical Board of California,” the term “board,” or any reference to a division of the Med…
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This chapter applies to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California so far as consistent with the Os…
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(a) It is the policy of this state that holders of M.D. degrees and D.O. degrees shall be accorded e…
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Individuals possessing physician’s and surgeon’s certificates issued by the Osteopathic Medical Boar…
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In order to ensure the continuing competence of licensed osteopathic physicians and surgeons, the bo…
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In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a course in…
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The amount of fees and refunds is that established by the following schedule for any certificate iss…
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(a) In addition to the fees charged pursuant to Section 2455, and at the time those fees are charged…
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(a) A licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon shall report to the Osteopathic Medical Board of Ca…
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(a) Each person holding a certificate issued by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California residing…
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All osteopathic physician’s and surgeon’s certificates shall be issued for two years and shall expir…
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(a) The board shall notify in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, any physician and…
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Except as provided in Section 2429, a license which has expired may be renewed at any time within fi…
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The failure of any person holding a certificate issued by the Osteopathic Medical Board of Californi…
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(a) In addition to Article 12 (commencing with Section 2220), the charging, or obtaining of an uncon…
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When the prosecution for a violation of this chapter is initiated by the Osteopathic Medical Board o…
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The Osteopathic Medical Board of California shall not issue any drugless practitioner’s certificates…
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(a) On and after July 1, 2019, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the board shall requ…
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An osteopathic physician and surgeon licensed pursuant to the Osteopathic Initiative Act may utilize…
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(a) For the purposes of Section 2459.5 and this section: (1) “Osteopathic physician and surgeon” mea…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no osteopathic physician and surgeon shall utilize an os…
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(a) There is created in the Department of Consumer Affairs the Podiatric Medical Board of California…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 2460 renders the Podiatric Medical Board of Cal…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Podiatric Medical Board of California…
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(a) As used in this article: (1) “Board” means the Podiatric Medical Board of California. (2) “Podia…
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The board shall consist of seven members, three of whom shall be public members. Not more than one m…
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Each member of the board, except the public members, shall be appointed from persons having all of t…
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The public members shall be appointed from persons having all of the following qualifications: (a) B…
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No person who directly or indirectly owns any interest in any college, school, or other institution …
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All members of the board shall be appointed for terms of four years. Vacancies shall immediately be …
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(a) The board may convene from time to time as it deems necessary. (b) Four members of the board con…
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Notice of each meeting of the board shall be given in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting …
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Each member of the board shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 2016.
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The board may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Proce…
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Except as provided by Section 159.5, the board may employ, within the limits of the funds received b…
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(a) The certificate to practice podiatric medicine authorizes the holder to practice podiatric medic…
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(a) A doctor of podiatric medicine may independently prescribe and administer influenza and COVID-19…
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(a) Any person who uses in any sign or in any advertisement or otherwise, the word or words “doctor …
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Unless otherwise provided by law, no postgraduate trainee, intern, resident postdoctoral fellow, or …
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Before a resident’s license may be issued, each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the…
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As used in this article, “podiatric residency” means a program of supervised postgraduate clinical t…
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(a) The board shall approve podiatric residency programs, as defined in Section 2475.2, in the field…
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a regularly matriculated student undertaking a…
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Nothing in this chapter prohibits the manufacture, the recommendation, or the sale of either correct…
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The board shall issue a certificate to practice podiatric medicine to each applicant who meets the r…
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The board shall have full authority to investigate and to evaluate each applicant applying for a cer…
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Each applicant who commenced professional instruction in podiatric medicine after September 1, 1959,…
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(a) Each applicant for a certificate to practice podiatric medicine shall show by an official transc…
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In addition to any other requirements of this chapter, before a certificate to practice podiatric me…
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The board shall issue a certificate to practice podiatric medicine if the applicant has submitted di…
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The board shall issue a certificate to practice podiatric medicine by credentialing if the applicant…
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(a) The board shall examine every applicant for a certificate to practice podiatric medicine to ensu…
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An applicant for a certificate to practice podiatric medicine shall pass an examination in the subje…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board may delegate to officials of the boar…
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In order to ensure the continuing competence of persons licensed to practice podiatric medicine, the…
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Any vaccine training program provided through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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(a) The board may order the denial of an application for, or the suspension of, or the revocation of…
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(a) The board may request the administrative law judge, under his or her proposed decision in resolu…
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(a) The board shall have the responsibility for reviewing the quality of podiatric medical practice …
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(a) There is in the State Treasury the Board of Podiatric Medicine Fund. Commencing July 1, 2019, th…
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The following fees apply to certificates to practice podiatric medicine. The amount of fees prescrib…
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The fees in this article shall be fixed by the board in accordance with Section 313.1.
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(a) Certificates to practice podiatric medicine shall expire at midnight on the last day of the birt…
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Any licensee who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that he or she is unable to practice …
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The boards acknowledge the significant interest of physicians and patients alike in integrating prev…
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In fulfilling their responsibilities under this article, the boards shall , on or before July 1, 200…
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the Licensed Midwifery Practice Act of 1993.
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As used in this article the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Board” means the Medical Board o…
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(a) The license to practice midwifery authorizes the holder to attend cases of normal pregnancy and …
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(a) A licensed midwife shall disclose in oral and written form to a prospective client as part of a …
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The board shall create and appoint a Midwifery Advisory Council consisting of licensees of the board…
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If a client is transferred to a hospital, the licensed midwife shall provide records, including pren…
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(a) No person, other than one who has been licensed to practice midwifery by the board, shall hold h…
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Each application for licensure as a licensed midwife shall be made upon an online electronic form, o…
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The board shall issue a license to practice midwifery to all applicants who meet the requirements of…
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A person is qualified for a license to practice midwifery when he or she satisfies one of the follow…
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(a) An approved midwifery education program shall offer the opportunity for students to obtain credi…
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The Medical Board of California shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and rel…
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a bona fide student from engaging in the p…
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(a) Within 60 days following January 1, 1998, the board shall adopt regulations setting forth educat…
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The board shall approve specific educational programs intended to meet the requirements of subdivisi…
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Each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has met the education…
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(a) Each licensed midwife who assists, or supervises a student midwife in assisting, in childbirth t…
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(a) As used in this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Midwife assistant” means a person…
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A person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor violation of Section 2052, prior to the effective d…
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(a) Licenses issued pursuant to this article shall be renewable every two years upon payment of the …
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The board may suspend, revoke, or place on probation the license of a midwife for any of the followi…
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(a) Any complaint determined to involve quality of care, before referral to a field office for furth…
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(a) (1) The fee to be paid upon the filing of a license application shall be four hundred fifty doll…
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Any person who violates this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(a) A person whose license has been voluntarily surrendered while under investigation or while charg…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the board shall revoke the license of any person…
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(a) It is unlawful for a physician and surgeon who recommends cannabis to a patient for a medical pu…
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The Medical Board of California shall consult with the California Marijuana Research Program, known …
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An individual who possesses a license in good standing to practice medicine or osteopathy issued by …
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Recommending medical cannabis to a patient for a medical purpose without an appropriate prior examin…
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It is unprofessional conduct for any attending physician recommending medical cannabis to be employe…
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(a) A person shall not distribute any form of advertising for physician recommendations for medical …
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(a) A person shall not hold themselves out to be an athletic trainer, use the title “athletic traine…
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This act may be cited as the “Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispense…
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The Legislature finds and declares that the practice of speech-language pathology and audiology and …
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Board” means the Speech-Languag…
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(a) A person represents themselves to be a speech-language pathologist when they hold themselves out…
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing a speech-language pathologist or audiologi…
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as restricting hearing testing conducted by licensed …
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(a) Speech-language pathologists and audiologists supervising speech-language pathology or audiology…
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(a) An applicant, registrant, or licensee who has an email address shall provide the board with that…
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(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and H…
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(a) Each member of the board shall hold office for a term of four years, and shall serve until the a…
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The membership of the board shall include two licensed speech-language pathologists, two licensed au…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiolo…
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The board shall examine every applicant for a speech-language pathology license or an audiology lice…
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The board shall have full authority to investigate and to evaluate each and every applicant applying…
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The board shall issue, suspend, and revoke licenses and approvals to practice speech-language pathol…
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The Governor has power to remove from office any member of the board for neglect of any duty require…
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(a) The board is vested with the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction over t…
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The board shall elect annually a chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members. The board …
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Five members of the board shall at all times constitute a quorum.
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Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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(a) The board may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive…
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The board shall from time to time adopt the regulations that may be necessary to effectuate this cha…
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No person shall engage in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology or represent themse…
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(a) Each person desiring to obtain a license shall make application to the board, upon a form as pre…
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Except as required by Section 2532.25, to be eligible for licensure by the board as a speech-languag…
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(a) Upon approval of an application filed pursuant to Section 2532.1, and upon the payment of the fe…
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(a) The board may direct applicants to be examined for knowledge in whatever theoretical or applied …
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Every person holding a license under this chapter shall display it conspicuously in their primary pl…
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(a) The Legislature recognizes that the education and experience requirements of this chapter consti…
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(a) Upon approval of an application filed pursuant to Section 2532.1, and upon payment of the fee pr…
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(a) The board shall, until January 1, 2027, deem a person who holds a valid Certificate of Clinical …
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(a) An applicant seeking licensure as an audiologist shall possess a doctorate in audiology earned f…
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The board may refuse to issue, or issue subject to terms and conditions, a license on the grounds sp…
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge sub…
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Proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Sect…
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Except as provided in Section 2538.42, any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter…
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Whenever a person other than a licensed speech-language pathologist, audiologist, or hearing aid dis…
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(a) The board may prosecute a person for a violation of this chapter. (b) The board shall hear and d…
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(a) A person whose license has been revoked or suspended, or who has been placed on probation, may p…
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There is in the State Treasury the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispenser…
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The board shall keep records that will reasonably ensure that funds expended in the administration o…
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The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter is that established by the following schedule: (a)…
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(a) All licenses issued as of January 1, 1992, shall expire at 12 a.m. of the last date of the birth…
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Except as provided in Section 2535.3, a license that has expired may be renewed at any time within f…
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A person who fails to renew their license within the five years after its expiration may not renew i…
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A speech-language pathology corporation or an audiology corporation is a corporation which is author…
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed u…
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A speech-language pathology corporation or an audiology corporation shall not do or fail to do any a…
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Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of the Corporations Code, each shareholder, directo…
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The income of a speech-language pathology corporation or an audiology corporation attributable to pr…
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(a) The name of a speech-language pathology corporation under which it may render professional servi…
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The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article…
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A person seeking approval as a speech-language pathology assistant shall make application to the boa…
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(a) The board shall adopt regulations, in collaboration with the State Department of Education, the …
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A person applying for approval as a speech-language pathology assistant shall have graduated from a …
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This article shall not be construed to limit the utilization of a speech aide or other personnel emp…
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(a) No person who is not registered as a speech-language pathology assistant shall utilize the title…
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For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Advertise” and its var…
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(a) “Practice of fitting or selling hearing aids,” as used in this article, means those practices us…
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A licensee may conduct hearing screenings at a health fair or similar event by the application of a …
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In fitting hearing aids, a hearing aid dispenser shall not take facial measurements or fit, adjust, …
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“Hearing aid dispenser,” as used in this article, means a person engaged in the practice of fitting …
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“Sell” or “sale” means any transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, bailment, or any other…
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The board shall keep a record of all prosecutions for violations of this article and of all examinat…
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The board may recommend the preparation of and administration of a course of instruction concerned w…
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All holders of licenses to sell or fit hearing aids shall continue their education after receiving t…
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It is unlawful for an individual to engage in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids, or to…
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This article does not apply to a person engaged in the practice of fitting hearing aids if their pra…
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This article does not apply to nor affect any physician and surgeon licensed under Chapter 5 (commen…
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(a) Hearing aids may be sold by catalog or direct mail provided that: (1) The seller is licensed as …
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Each person desiring to obtain a license to engage in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aid…
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(a) The board shall prepare, approve, grade, and conduct examinations of applicants for a hearing ai…
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The board shall issue a license to all applicants who have satisfied this chapter, who are at least …
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(a) An applicant who has fulfilled the requirements of Section 2538.24 and has made application ther…
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(a) An applicant who has fulfilled the requirements of Section 2538.24, and has made application the…
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A trainee licensed under Section 2538.28 shall take the licensure examination within the first 12 mo…
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(a) A temporary or trainee licensee shall not be the sole proprietor of, manage, or independently op…
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Practical examinations shall be held by the board at least twice a year. The time and place of any p…
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Every applicant who obtains a passing score determined by the Angoff criterion-referenced method of …
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(a) Before engaging in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids, each licensee shall notify t…
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(a) Every licensee who engages in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids shall have and mai…
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(a) To the extent not inconsistent with federal law, a licensee shall, before the consummation of a …
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(a) Whenever any of the following conditions are found to exist, either from observations by the lic…
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No hearing aid shall be sold by an individual licensed under this chapter, to a person 16 years of a…
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A licensee shall, upon the consummation of a sale of a hearing aid, keep and maintain records in the…
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A hearing aid dispenser who is the owner, manager, or franchisee at a location where hearing aids ar…
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(a) Upon denial of an application for license, the board shall notify the applicant in writing of th…
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Before setting aside the revocation or suspension of any license or modifying the probation of any l…
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon c…
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It is unlawful to sell or barter, or offer to sell or barter, any license issued by the board.
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It is unlawful to purchase or procure by barter any license issued by the board with intent to use t…
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It is unlawful to alter with fraudulent intent in any material regard a license issued by the board.
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It is unlawful to use or attempt to use any license issued by the board that has been purchased, fra…
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It is unlawful to willfully make any false statement in a material regard in an application for an e…
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It is unlawful to engage in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids in this state without ha…
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It is unlawful for a licensed hearing aid dispenser to fit or sell a hearing aid unless they first d…
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It is unlawful to advertise by displaying a sign or otherwise or hold themselves out to be a person …
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It is unlawful to engage in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids without the licensee hav…
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When tests are conducted by persons licensed under this article in connection with the fitting and s…
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(a) A license issued under this article expires at midnight on its assigned renewal date. (b) To ren…
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Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired license may be renewed at any time within t…
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A license which has been suspended is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this…
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A license that is not renewed within three years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, …
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The amount of fees and penalties prescribed by this article shall be those set forth in this section…
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(a) (1) On and after January 1, 2010, in addition to satisfying the licensure and examination requir…
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(a) Hearing aids may be sold by catalog or direct mail provided that: (1) The seller is licensed as …
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(a) To the extent not inconsistent with federal law, a licensed dispensing audiologist shall, before…
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(a) Whenever any of the following conditions are found to exist either from observations by the lice…
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No hearing aid shall be sold by an individual licensed as an audiologist under this chapter to a per…
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A licensed dispensing audiologist shall, upon the consummation of a sale of a hearing aid, keep and …
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A licensed audiologist who is the owner, manager, or franchisee at a location where hearing aids are…
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The provisions of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 2538.11 and the provisions of Section 2538.12 …
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No person other than a physician and surgeon or optometrist may measure the powers or range of human…
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A prescription ophthalmic device includes each of the following: (a) Any spectacle or contact lens o…
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(a) A spectacle lens prescription shall include all of the following: (1) The dioptric power of the …
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(a) (1) The expiration date of a contact lens prescription shall not be less than one year and shall…
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(a) The State Department of Public Health, the California State Board of Optometry, and the Medical …
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No prescription ophthalmic device that does not meet the standards adopted by the State Department o…
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A registered dispensing optician shall dispense contact lenses, including plano contact lenses, only…
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(a) Except as provided in the Nonresident Ophthalmic Lens Dispenser Registration Act (Article 2.5 (c…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an assistant in any setting where optometry or ophth…
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(a) Whenever a person or corporation has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices wh…
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For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Adjust” and “adjusting” in…
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The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to an individual who is acting under the direct respo…
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(a) Each application made pursuant to this chapter shall be verified under oath by the person requir…
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(a) A citation issued for an order of abatement in accordance with Sections 1399.275 and 1399.277 of…
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Each certificate of registration shall be at all times displayed in a conspicuous place at the certi…
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(a) A registered spectacle lens dispenser may fit and adjust spectacle lenses and frames or take fac…
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(a) The board shall deny any application for registration under this chapter if any person licensed …
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(a) Registrations shall expire at midnight on the last day of the month in which the license was iss…
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Each registrant shall conspicuously and prominently display at each registered location the followin…
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Certificates issued under this chapter may in the discretion of the board be suspended or revoked or…
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(a) In the discretion of the board, a certificate issued under this chapter may be suspended or revo…
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The board may take action against any registrant who is charged with unprofessional conduct and may …
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(a) In addition to the board’s authority to deny an application for registration pursuant to Section…
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(a) Except as authorized by Section 655, it is unlawful for a registered dispensing optician or a pe…
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All licensed optometrists and registered dispensing opticians who are in a colocated setting shall r…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, subsequent to the effective date of this section and until Januar…
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Any person who holds himself out as a “dispensing optician” or “registered dispensing optician” or w…
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This chapter shall not affect any person licensed as an optometrist under Chapter 7 of Division II o…
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A certificate issued to a registered spectacle or contact lens dispenser may in the discretion of th…
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon c…
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A registered dispensing optician shall not dispense a spectacle lens or contact lens prescription un…
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Any individual, corporation, or firm operating as a registered dispensing optician under this chapte…
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Whenever any person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices which constitute, o…
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(a) An individual shall not fit and adjust spectacle lenses unless either of the following applies: …
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(a) An individual shall apply for registration as a registered spectacle lens dispenser on forms pre…
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A certificate issued to a registered spectacle lens dispenser may, in the discretion of the board, b…
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This article shall not apply to an assistant fitting spectacle lenses pursuant to Section 2544 if th…
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An individual shall not fit and adjust contact lenses, including plano contact lenses unless either …
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An individual shall apply for registration as a registered contact lens dispenser on forms prescribe…
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Upon satisfactory completion of the fitting of contact lenses, but in no event more than 60 days aft…
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The provisions of this article shall not apply to an assistant fitting contact lenses while acting u…
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A registered contact lens dispenser fitting contact lenses shall maintain accessible handwashing fac…
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A registered contact lens dispenser shall comply with the applicable provisions of Section 2541.2.
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This act may be cited as the “Nonresident Ophthalmic Lens Dispenser Registration Act.”
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(a) A person or entity located outside California shall not ship, mail, furnish, or deliver in any m…
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The board may adopt, amend, or repeal any rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary to car…
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(a) Application for registration as a nonresident ophthalmic lens dispenser shall be made on forms p…
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In order to obtain and maintain registration, a nonresident ophthalmic lens dispenser shall: (a) Be …
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(a) Contact lenses may be sold only upon receipt of a written prescription or a copy of a written pr…
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(a) A certificate may be denied, to the extent authorized by Section 480, or suspended, revoked, or …
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Every registration issued to a nonresident ophthalmic lens dispenser shall expire 24 months after th…
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The amount of fees prescribed in connection with the registration of nonresident ophthalmic lens dis…
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(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not …
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For purposes of this chapter, “Dispensing Ophthalmic Business” means a person or entity that meets e…
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(a) Individuals, corporations, and firms shall make application for registration and shall not engag…
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(a) Each application shall be verified under oath by the person required to sign the application and…
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(a) If the board, after investigation, approves the application, it shall register the applicant and…
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(a) If a registered dispensing ophthalmic business sells or transfers ownership of their place of bu…
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The amount of fees prescribed in connection with the registration of dispensing ophthalmic businesse…
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The amount of fees prescribed in connection with certificates for contact lens dispensers is as foll…
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The amount of fees prescribed in connection with certificates for spectacle lens dispensers shall be…
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Every registration issued to a dispensing ophthalmic business, contact lens dispenser, and spectacle…
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(a) All fees collected from persons registered or seeking registration under this chapter shall be p…
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The board shall report to the Controller at the beginning of each month for the month preceding the …
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This chapter may be cited as the Occupational Therapy Practice Act.
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The Legislature finds and declares that the practice of occupational therapy in California affects t…
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As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Appropriate supervision of an a…
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(a) A person shall not practice occupational therapy or hold themselves out as an occupational thera…
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or a…
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(a) A limited permit may be granted to any person who has completed the education and experience req…
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An applicant applying for a license as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assis…
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(a) An applicant who has satisfied the requirements of Section 2570.6 may apply for examination for …
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For the purposes of verifying a license issued under this chapter, a person may rely on the licensur…
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The board shall issue a license to any applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter, includi…
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(a) Any license issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal as prescribed by the board and…
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Upon a written request, the board may grant inactive status to an occupational therapist or occupati…
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(a) Consistent with this section, subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 2570.2, and accepted pro…
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An initial applicant who has not been actively engaged in the practice of occupational therapy withi…
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Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants trained outside of the United States and…
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Initial license and renewal fees shall be established by the board in an amount that does not exceed…
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(a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of a twenty-five dollar ($25) fee, a retired…
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(a) A person shall not represent to the public by title, education, or background, or by description…
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(a) An occupational therapist shall document the occupational therapist’s evaluation, goals, treatme…
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(a) There is hereby created a California Board of Occupational Therapy, hereafter referred to as the…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 2570.19 renders the board subject to review by …
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(a) The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions of this chapter, evaluate the…
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Subject to Sections 107 and 154, the board may employ an executive officer and other officers and em…
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All fees collected by the board shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the O…
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Any person who violates Section 2570.3 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall…
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If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held …
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California Board of Occupational Ther…
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(a) The board may, after a hearing, deny, suspend, revoke, or place on probation a license, inactive…
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(a) The board may discipline a licensee by any or a combination of the following methods: (1) Placin…
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The board may deny or discipline a licensee for any of the following: (a) Unprofessional conduct, in…
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In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct within the meaning of this chapter, it…
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The board shall retain jurisdiction to proceed with any investigation, action or disciplinary procee…
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If a license is suspended, the holder may not practice occupational therapy during the term of suspe…
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(a) A holder of a license that has been revoked, suspended, or placed on probation, may petition the…
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If a licensee has knowledge that an applicant or licensee may be in violation of, or has violated, a…
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(a) An occupational therapist licensed pursuant to this chapter and approved by the board in the use…
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An occupational therapy corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional servi…
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(a) Any person representing himself or herself as a registered dietitian shall meet one of the follo…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a registered dietitian, or other nutritional professional mee…
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A person may engage in the activities set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 2586 if the person mee…
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A person may engage in the activities set forth in subdivision (d) of Section 2586 if the person mee…
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A person may engage in the activities set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 2586 for six months fr…
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A person may engage in the activities set forth in subdivision (d) of Section 2586 for six months fr…
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(a) For purposes of this section, “perfusion” means those functions necessary for the support, treat…
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(a) After completion of an approved perfusion training program, as defined in Section 2592, and unti…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2590, all persons calling themselves perfusionists shall…
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(a) During the period of any clinical training provided by an approved perfusion training program, p…
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Nothing in this chapter shall limit, preclude, or otherwise interfere with the practices of other pe…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that authority be reserved to the Division of Licensing of the M…
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This chapter may be cited as the Physical Therapy Practice Act.
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For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless other…
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(a) The Physical Therapy Board of California, hereafter referred to as the board, shall enforce and …
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Physical Therapy Board of California …
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The members of the board shall consist of four physical therapists, only one of whom shall be involv…
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(a) The physical therapist members of the board shall be appointed from persons having all of the fo…
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The members of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years, expiring on the first day of J…
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The board shall do all of the following: (a) Evaluate the qualifications of applicants for licensure…
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Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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The board may employ, subject to law, such clerical assistants and, except as provided in Section 15…
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(a) The board may employ an executive officer exempt from the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (comme…
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The procedure in all matters and proceedings relating to the denial, suspension, revocation, or prob…
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Each member of the board, or any licensed physical therapist appointed by the board, may inspect, or…
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The board shall meet at least three times each calendar year, meeting at least once each calendar ye…
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The board shall comply with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11…
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The board may appoint qualified persons to give the whole or any portion of any examination as provi…
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The board shall hear all matters, including, but not limited to, any contested case or any petition …
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The board shall adopt those regulations as may be necessary to effectuate this chapter. In adopting …
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(a) Physical therapy means the art and science of physical or corrective rehabilitation or of physic…
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(a) In addition to receiving those services authorized by Section 2620, a person may initiate physic…
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A physical therapist licensed pursuant to this chapter may apply topical medications as part of the …
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A physical therapist may, upon specified authorization of a physician and surgeon, perform tissue pe…
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(a) Patient records shall be documented as required in regulations promulgated by the board. (b) Pat…
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing a physical therapist to practice medicine,…
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(a) A physical therapist shall be responsible for managing all aspects of the care of each patient a…
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The board may, by regulation, prescribe, amend, or repeal any rules contained within a code of profe…
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It is unlawful for any person or persons to practice, or offer to practice, physical therapy in this…
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(a) A licensed physical therapist assistant holding a valid, unexpired, and unrevoked physical thera…
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(a) A “physical therapy aide” is an unlicensed person, at least 18 years of age, who aids a licensed…
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The following persons are exempt from the licensure requirements of this chapter when engaged in the…
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(a) A person holding a license as a physical therapist issued by the board may use the title “physic…
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(a) Only a person licensed as a physical therapist assistant by the board may use the title “physica…
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During a period of clinical practice described in Section 2650 or in any similar period of observati…
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The board may investigate each and every applicant for a license, before a license is issued, in ord…
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Every applicant for a license under this chapter shall, at the time of application, be a person over…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall receive a license under this chapt…
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(a) An applicant may be issued a license without a written examination if he or she meets all of the…
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Any applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who fails to pas…
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(a) (1) Every graduate of an approved physical therapy education program who has filed a complete ap…
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A person having, in the opinion of the board, training or experience, or a combination of training a…
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(a) Every license issued under this chapter shall expire at 12 a.m. on the last day of the birth mon…
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At least 60 days before the expiration of any license, the board shall mail to each licensee under t…
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A license that has expired may be renewed at any time within five years after its expiration by appl…
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A person who fails to renew his or her license within five years after its expiration may not renew …
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(a) A licensee is exempt from the payment of the renewal fee while engaged in full-time training or …
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A licensee who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that he or she is unable to practice, o…
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(a) The renewal fee shall be waived for licensees residing in California who certify to the board th…
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(a) A person renewing his or her license shall submit proof satisfactory to the board that, during t…
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(a) The physical therapist education requirements are as follows: (1) Except as otherwise provided i…
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The board shall approve only those physical therapist and physical therapist assistant education pro…
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An applicant for a license as a physical therapist who has graduated from a physical therapist educa…
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If an applicant who has graduated from a physical therapist education program that is not approved b…
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Unprofessional conduct constitutes grounds for citation, discipline, denial of a license, or issuanc…
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A patient, client, or customer of a licentiate under this chapter is conclusively presumed to be inc…
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(a) The board may refuse a license to any applicant guilty of unprofessional conduct or sexual activ…
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In lieu of filing or prosecuting a formal accusation against a licensee, the board may, upon stipula…
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A licensee who fails or refuses to comply with a request from the board for the medical records of a…
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The board shall deny a physical therapist license or physical therapist assistant license to an appl…
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In addition to the penalties prescribed by Section 123, if the board determines that an applicant fo…
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A licensee whose matter has been heard by an administrative law judge of the Medical Quality Hearing…
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a co…
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(a) In any order issued in resolution of a disciplinary proceeding before the board, the board may r…
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(a) The board shall establish a probation monitoring program to monitor probationary licenses. (b) T…
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(a) A person whose license has been revoked or suspended, or who has been placed on probation, may p…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the board shall seek ways and means to identify and rehabil…
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The board shall establish and administer a substance abuse rehabilitation program, hereafter referre…
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(a) Any rehabilitation evaluation committee established by the board shall have at least three membe…
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Each rehabilitation evaluation committee has the following duties and responsibilities: (a) To evalu…
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(a) Criteria for acceptance into the rehabilitation program shall include all of the following: (1) …
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All board and rehabilitation evaluation committee records and records of proceedings and participati…
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(a) A fee to cover the actual cost of administering the program shall be charged for participation i…
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Participation in a rehabilitation program shall not be a defense to any disciplinary action that may…
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, puni…
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Whenever any person has engaged or is about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute or wi…
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The board shall keep a record of its proceedings under this chapter, and a register of all persons l…
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Within 10 days after the beginning of each calendar month the board shall report to the State Contro…
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There is in the State Treasury the Physical Therapy Fund. All collections from persons licensed or s…
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All fees earned by the board and all fines and forfeitures of bail to which the board is entitled sh…
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The amount of fees assessed in connection with licenses issued under this chapter is as follows: (a)…
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(a) The board may establish by regulation suitable application and renewal fees of not more than two…
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A physical therapy corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, …
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed u…
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A physical therapy corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure …
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The name of a physical therapy corporation and any name or names under which it may render professio…
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Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each shareholder, director and officer…
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The income of a physical therapy corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a …
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The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article…
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This chapter of the Business and Professions Code constitutes the chapter on professional nursing an…
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(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the Board of Registered Nursing consisting of nin…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 2701 renders the board subject to review by the…
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(a) Each member of the board shall be a resident of the state. (b) Four members shall represent the …
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), all appointments shall be for a term of four years and va…
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Pursuant to Section 106, each appointing authority has the power to remove from office, at any time,…
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The board shall annually elect from its members a president, vice president, and any other officers …
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(a) The board shall appoint an executive officer who shall perform the duties delegated by the board…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board of Registered Nursing in exerci…
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The board for the purpose of transacting its business shall meet at least once every three months, a…
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The board shall accept in payment of any fee required by this chapter cash or any customary or gener…
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(a) Special meetings may be held at such times as the board may elect, or on the call of the preside…
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The board, with permission of the Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs, may form advisory …
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Five members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting.
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The board shall keep a record of all its proceedings, including a register of all applicants for lic…
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The office of the board shall be in the city of Sacramento. Suboffices may be established in Los Ang…
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(a) The board shall prosecute all persons guilty of violating this chapter. (b) Except as provided b…
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Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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(a) The board shall incorporate regional forecasts into its biennial analyses of the nursing workfor…
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(a) In amending this section at the 1973–74 session, the Legislature recognizes that nursing is a dy…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a registered nurse may dispense drugs or devices upo…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a registered nurse may dispense self-administered ho…
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(a) A health facility licensed pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), or (f), of Section 1250 of the Heal…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the following shall apply: (a) In order to perf…
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“Advanced practice registered nurse” means those licensed registered nurses who have met the require…
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Except as otherwise provided herein, this chapter confers no authority to practice medicine or surge…
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This chapter does not prohibit: (a) Gratuitous nursing of the sick by friends or members of the fami…
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A person licensed under this chapter who in good faith renders emergency care at the scene of an eme…
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If adequate medical and nursing supervision by a professional nurse or nurses is provided, nursing s…
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Except for those provisions of law relating to directors of nursing services, nothing in this chapte…
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Nursing services may be rendered by a student when these services are incidental to the course of st…
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If he does not represent or hold himself out as a professional nurse licensed to practice in this St…
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This chapter does not prohibit nursing or the care of the sick, with or without compensation or pers…
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No person shall engage in the practice of nursing, as defined in Section 2725, without holding a lic…
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(a) An applicant for license by examination shall submit a written application in the form prescribe…
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(a) Every employer of a registered nurse, every employer of a registered nurse required to hold any …
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(a) (1) (A) Upon approval of an application filed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2732.1, and…
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Upon application in writing to the board and payment of the biennial renewal fee, a licensee may hav…
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(a) An applicant for licensure as a registered nurse shall comply with each of the following: (1) Ha…
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(a) The course of instruction for an applicant who matriculates on or after September 1, 1985, shall…
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(a) (1) The board shall adopt regulations to require that, on and after January 1, 2022, all continu…
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The board shall determine by regulation the additional preparation in nursing, in a school approved …
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An applicant for a license authorizing him to practice nursing in this State under this chapter, upo…
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Examinations shall be written, but in the discretion of the board may be supplemented by an oral or …
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An application for reexamination shall be accompanied by the fees prescribed by this chapter.
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The board shall issue a license to each applicant who passes the examination and meets all other lic…
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The board shall issue a certificate to practice nurse-midwifery to any person who qualifies under th…
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Every applicant for a certificate to practice nurse-midwifery shall comply with all the provisions o…
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(a) An applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board that they have met the educational…
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Midwife’s certificates issued by the Medical Board of California prior to the effective date of this…
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Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the practice of midwifery by a person possessi…
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(a) The certificate to practice nurse-midwifery authorizes the holder to attend cases of low-risk pr…
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(a) The board shall not suspend or revoke a certificate to practice nurse-midwifery solely for perfo…
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An applicant for certification pursuant to this article shall submit a written application in the fo…
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(a) Each certificate issued pursuant to this article shall be renewable biennially, and each person …
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(a) Neither this chapter nor any other law shall be construed to prohibit a certified nurse-midwife …
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 2746.5, the certificate to practice nurse-midwifery authorizes the holde…
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The board may charge the applicant a fee to cover all necessary costs to implement Section 2746.51, …
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(a) A certified nurse-midwife shall disclose in oral and written form to a prospective patient as pa…
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(a) For all maternal or neonatal transfers to the hospital setting during labor or the immediate pos…
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Every certificate holder or licensee, including licensees holding temporary licenses, or licensees h…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the board may, in its discretion, accept the surrender of a licen…
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The board shall discipline the holder of any license, whose default has been entered or who has been…
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(a) If the holder of a license is suspended, they shall not be entitled to practice nursing during t…
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(a) A registered nurse whose license has been revoked or suspended or who has been placed on probati…
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The board may take disciplinary action against a certified or licensed nurse or deny an application …
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(a) The board shall not suspend or revoke the certification or license of a nurse practitioner solel…
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It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for a study of reporting mechanisms to the board so t…
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In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct within the meaning of this chapter, it…
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The lapsing or suspension of a license by operation of law or by order or decision of the board or a…
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge sub…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the Board of Registered Nursing seek ways and means to iden…
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As used in this article: (a) “Board” means the Board of Registered Nursing. (b) “Committee” means an…
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(a) One or more intervention evaluation committees is hereby created in the state to be established …
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Each member of a committee shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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Three members of a committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meetin…
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Each committee shall elect from its membership a chairperson and a vice chairperson.
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The board shall administer the provisions of this article.
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(a) The board shall establish criteria for the acceptance, denial, or termination of registered nurs…
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A committee created under this article operates under the direction of the intervention program mana…
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The committee shall inform each registered nurse who requests participation in a program of the proc…
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Notwithstanding Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Ti…
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(a) Each registered nurse who requests participation in an intervention program shall agree to coope…
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(a) After the committee and the program manager in their discretion have determined that a registere…
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The board shall provide for the legal representation of any person making reports under this article…
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(a) The board shall produce reports which include, but are not limited to, information concerning th…
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A nursing corporation is a corporation which is authorized to render professional services, as defin…
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed u…
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A nursing corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to do whi…
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The name of a nursing corporation and any name or names under which it may render professional servi…
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Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of the Corporations Code, each shareholder, directo…
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The income of a nursing corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a sharehold…
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The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article…
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The board shall prepare and maintain a list of approved schools of nursing in this state whose gradu…
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The board shall establish a workgroup, or use an existing committee, to encourage and facilitate eff…
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There is created within the jurisdiction of the board a Nursing Education and Workforce Advisory Com…
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(a) (1) An approved school of nursing, or an approved nursing program, is one that has been approved…
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(a) The board shall deny the application for approval made by, and shall revoke the approval given t…
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(a) A private postsecondary school of nursing approved by the board pursuant to subdivision (b) of S…
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(a) Until the end of the 2023–24 academic year, or whenever the Governor declares a state of emergen…
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(a) An institution of higher education or a private postsecondary school of nursing subject to Secti…
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(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 128.5, an institution of higher education or a private post…
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The board shall deny the application for approval made by, and shall revoke the approval given to, a…
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If the board requires the approval of the faculty or directors in regulations promulgated pursuant t…
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It shall be the duty of the board, through its executive officer, to inspect all schools of nursing …
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None of the provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to any school or schools conducted by any…
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Except as provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (a) To…
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It is unlawful for any person or persons not licensed or certified as provided in this chapter to us…
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It is unlawful for a person to wilfully make any false representation or to impersonate any other pe…
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(a) It is unlawful for anyone to conduct a school of nursing unless the school has been approved by …
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a …
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None of the sections in this article, except Sections 2796 and 2797, shall be applicable to any pers…
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There is established in the State Treasury a Board of Registered Nursing Fund. The California Board …
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(a) Each person holding a regular renewable license under this chapter, whether in an active or inac…
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(a) The board, upon application and payment of the fee established pursuant to subdivision (h), shal…
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(a) Each person renewing their license under Section 2811 shall submit proof satisfactory to the boa…
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Providers of continuing education programs approved by the board pursuant to Section 2811.5 shall ma…
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Within 10 days after the beginning of each month, the board shall report to the State Controller the…
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All money in the Board of Registered Nursing Fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legi…
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Subject to the provisions of Section 128.5, the amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter in con…
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As provided in subdivision (d) of Section 2815, the Board of Registered Nursing shall collect an add…
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The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter in connection with the issuance of certificates as…
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The board shall report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of each house of the Legislat…
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(a) The nonrefundable fee to be paid by a registered nurse for an evaluation of their qualifications…
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The qualifications prescribed by the board under this article shall include a requirement that an ap…
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(a) The Legislature recognizes that public health nursing is a service of crucial importance for the…
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In order to effect a speedy and efficient transfer of public health nurse certification from the Sta…
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Nothing in this article shall be construed as expanding the scope of practice of a registered nurse …
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This article may be cited as the Nurse Anesthetists Act.
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As used in this article: (a) “Nurse anesthetist” means a person who is a registered nurse licensed b…
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A nurse anesthetist is authorized to perform anesthesia services.
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An order by a physician, dentist, or podiatrist for anesthesia services for a specific patient shall…
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The selection and administration of medication by a nurse anesthetist, including controlled substanc…
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The utilization of a nurse anesthetist to provide anesthesia services in an acute care facility shal…
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In an acute care facility, a nurse anesthetist who is not an employee of the facility shall, nonethe…
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It is unlawful for any person or persons to advertise, use any title, sign, card, or device, or to o…
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The board shall issue a certificate to practice nurse anesthesia to any person who qualifies under t…
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Every applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has met the requirem…
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Notwithstanding Section 2830, the board shall certify all applicants who can show certification by t…
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The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter in connection with the issuance of certificates as…
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An applicant for certification pursuant to this article shall submit a written application in the fo…
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Every applicant for a certificate to practice nurse anesthesia shall comply with all the provisions …
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(a) Each certificate issued pursuant to this article shall be renewable biennially, and each person …
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Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit a certified nurse anesthetist’s ability to pract…
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Except as provided in Section 2725 and in this section, the practice of nurse anesthetist does not c…
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Nothing in this article shall be construed to restrict, expand, alter, or modify the existing scope …
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The Legislature finds that various and conflicting definitions of the nurse practitioner are being c…
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No person shall advertise or hold himself out as a “nurse practitioner” who is not a nurse licensed …
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On and after January 1, 2008, an applicant for initial qualification or certification as a nurse pra…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition to any other practices that meet the gen…
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(a) The board shall establish categories of nurse practitioners and standards for nurses to hold the…
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Neither this chapter nor any other provision of law shall be construed to prohibit a nurse practitio…
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Furnishing or ordering of drugs or devices by nurse practitioners is defined to mean the act of maki…
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(a) The furnishing of drugs or devices by nurse practitioners is conditional on issuance by the boar…
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Neither this chapter nor any other provision of law shall be construed to prohibit a nurse practitio…
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In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a course in…
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Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the current scope of practice of a registered nu…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the requirements under this article shall not be an undue o…
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For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means…
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(a) The board shall establish a Nurse Practitioner Advisory Committee to advise and make recommendat…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a nurse practitioner may perform the functions specified in s…
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(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 2837.103, the authority for a nurse …
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(a) Beginning January 1, 2023, notwithstanding any other law, the following apply to a nurse practit…
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(a) (1) The board shall request the department’s Office of Professional Examination Services, or an …
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No person shall advertise or hold himself or herself out as a “clinical nurse specialist” unless he …
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(a) On and after July 1, 1998, any registered nurse who holds themselves out as a clinical nurse spe…
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(a) A clinical nurse specialist is a registered nurse with advanced education, who participates in e…
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This article shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
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Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit, revise, or expand the current scope of practice…
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This chapter of the Business and Professions Code constitutes the chapter on vocational nursing and …
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(a) The Legislature hereby declares the practice of licensed vocational nursing to be a profession. …
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(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Tec…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psych…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 2841 renders the successor entity to the board …
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If the board is made inoperative or is repealed, the director may, until December 31, 2024, assume t…
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(a) Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of …
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Members of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years. Vacancies occurring shall be fille…
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The Governor has the power to remove any member of the board from office for neglect of any duty req…
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The board at its first meeting after appointment, and biennially thereafter at its first meeting in …
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (f), the board shall select an executive officer who shall per…
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The board shall submit written reports to the director and the Legislature no later than April 1, 20…
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The board for the purpose of transacting its business shall meet at least twice each year, at times …
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Special meetings may be held at such times as the board may elect, or on the call of the president o…
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Meetings may be held at any time and place by the written consent of all members of the board.
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Six members of the board constitute a quorum for transaction of business at any meeting.
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The board shall keep a record of all its proceedings, including a register of all applicants for lic…
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The office of the board shall be in the City of Sacramento. Suboffices may be established in Los Ang…
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The board shall prosecute all persons guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter. It may emp…
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Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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The board shall issue a license designated as a vocational nurse license.
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The board shall accept in payment of any fee required by this chapter cash or any customary or gener…
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(a) The practice of vocational nursing within the meaning of this chapter is the performance of serv…
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(a) For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) “Naturopathic doctor” means a…
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(a) This chapter confers no authority to practice medicine or surgery, to provide respiratory care s…
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(a) Subject to subdivision (b), a licensed vocational nurse when directed by a licensed physician an…
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(a) (1) A licensed vocational nurse, acting under the direction of a licensed physician and surgeon …
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This chapter does not prohibit the performance of nursing services by any person not licensed under …
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A person licensed under this chapter who in good faith renders emergency care at the scene of an eme…
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Vocational nursing services may be rendered by a student enrolled in an approved school of vocationa…
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This chapter does not prohibit vocational nursing or the care of the sick, with or without compensat…
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Every licensee under this chapter may be known as a licensed vocational nurse and may place the lett…
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An applicant for a vocational nurse license shall comply with each of the following: (a) Be at least…
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An applicant for a license authorizing the practice of vocational nursing in this state under this c…
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Every person to whom a license is issued shall, as a condition precedent to its issuance and in addi…
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After receiving the results of having passed the examination and upon receipt of the initial license…
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The board shall hold not less than two examinations each year for applicants desirous of practicing …
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Examinations shall be written, but in the discretion of the board may be supplemented by an oral or …
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Any applicant who fails to pass the first examination may take a second examination upon payment of …
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The board shall issue a license to each applicant who passes the examination. The form of the licens…
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The board upon written application and receipt of the required application fee may issue a license w…
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(a) An applicant for license by examination shall submit a written application in the form prescribe…
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(a) Applicants and licensees shall provide the board a physical mailing address. (b) Applicants and …
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Any person possessing either the education or the experience, or any combination of both the educati…
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Any person who has served on active duty in the medical corps of any of the armed forces, in which n…
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(a) Any person who on the effective date of this section is employed as a medical technical assistan…
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Every licensee may be disciplined as provided in this article. The proceedings under this article sh…
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(a) The board shall discipline the holder of any license, whose default has been entered or who has …
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If the holder of a license is suspended, the licensee shall not be entitled to practice vocational n…
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The board may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter for any of the following: (a) Un…
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(a) If a licensed vocational nurse has knowledge that another person has committed any act prohibite…
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The board shall share all complaints and information related to investigations involving respiratory…
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In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct within the meaning of this chapter, it…
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge sub…
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(a) A person whose license has been revoked, suspended, surrendered, or placed on probation, may pet…
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The board may deny any application or may suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter ba…
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(a) The board may issue an initial license on probation, with specific terms and conditions, to any …
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 2878 or any other law, the board may revoke, suspend, or deny at any tim…
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The board shall prepare and maintain a list of approved schools of vocational nursing in this state …
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An approved school of vocational nursing is one which has been approved by the Board of Vocational N…
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The board shall deny the application for approval made by, and shall revoke the approval given to, a…
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(a) The approval process for a school or program shall be consistent with the following timelines: (…
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(a) The board shall maintain a list of inactive vocational nursing schools and programs seeking boar…
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The course of instruction of an approved school of vocational nursing shall consist of not less than…
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(a) It shall be the duty of the board, through an official representative, to inspect or review all …
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None of the provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to any school or schools conducted by any…
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It is unlawful for any person or persons not licensed as provided in this chapter to impersonate in …
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(a) It is unlawful for a person to willfully make any false representation or to impersonate any oth…
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a …
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The Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
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Licenses issued under this chapter prior to January 1, 1974, shall, unless renewed, expire on the la…
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Except as provided in Sections 2892.3 and 2892.5, an expired license may be renewed at any time with…
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A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but s…
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A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. I…
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A license which is not renewed within four years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, …
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(a) Each person renewing a license under the provisions of this chapter shall submit proof satisfact…
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The board shall collect an initial approval fee and a biennial renewal fee of one hundred fifty doll…
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The board shall collect an initial approval and a biennial renewal fee in the amount of one hundred …
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(a) The board, upon application and payment of the fee established pursuant to subdivision (h), shal…
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At least once in every calendar month, the board shall furnish the Controller a detailed statement o…
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(a) All money in the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund shall be available, upon ap…
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The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter in connection with the issuance of licenses under …
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Notwithstanding any other law, an applicant for license renewal who receives the license after payme…
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As provided in subdivision (d) of Section 2895, the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Tech…
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The Legislature finds and declares that practice of psychology in California affects the public heal…
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Psychology Licensing Law.”
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For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Licensed psychologist” means an …
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(a) No person may engage in the practice of psychology, or represent themselves to be a psychologist…
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A psychologist licensed under this chapter may use biofeedback instruments which do not pierce or cu…
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The practice of psychology shall not include prescribing drugs, performing surgery or administering …
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A psychologist licensed under this chapter is a licentiate for purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivis…
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The practice of psychology shall be as defined as in Section 2903, any existing statute in the State…
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Corporations shall have no professional rights, privileges, or powers, and shall not be permitted to…
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Nothing in Section 2907 shall be deemed to apply to the acts of a psychological corporation practici…
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent qualified members of other recognized professi…
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(a) This chapter shall not be construed to restrict persons who are employed in positions as psychol…
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as restricting the activities and services of a graduate …
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 2903, a person who holds a license in another jurisdiction of the United…
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A person other than a licensed psychologist may perform psychological functions in preparation for l…
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(a) An applicant for licensure as a psychologist shall not be subject to denial of licensure under D…
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The board shall encourage every licensed psychologist to take continuing professional development in…
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The board shall encourage licensed psychologists to take continuing professional development in psyc…
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(a) The board shall encourage institutions that offer a doctorate degree program in psychology to in…
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In determining its continuing professional development, the board shall consider including a course …
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In determining its continuing professional development, the board shall consider including a course …
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(a) Except as provided in this section, the board shall issue a renewal license only to a licensed p…
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(a) Any person applying for a license as a psychologist or registration as research psychoanalyst sh…
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(a) The Legislature finds that there is a need to ensure that professionals of the healing arts who …
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(a) The board shall consider adoption of continuing education requirements, including training in th…
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(a) Effective January 1, 2020, an applicant for licensure as a psychologist shall show, as part of t…
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(a) Any applicant for licensure as a psychologist, as a condition of licensure, shall complete a min…
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If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held i…
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The confidential relations and communications between psychologist and client shall be privileged as…
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A licensed psychologist shall retain a patient’s health service records for a minimum of seven years…
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(a) The Board of Psychology shall enforce and administer this chapter. The board shall consist of ni…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board of Psychology in exercising its…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 2920 renders the board subject to review by the…
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Each member of the board shall hold office for a term of four years, and shall serve until the appoi…
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In appointing the members of the board, except the public members, the Governor shall use his or her…
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Each member of the board shall have all of the following qualifications: (a) He or she shall be a re…
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The Governor has power to remove from office any member of the board for neglect of any duty require…
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The board shall elect annually a president and vice president from among its members.
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The board shall hold at least one regular meeting each year. Additional meetings may be held upon ca…
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Five members of the board shall at all times constitute a quorum.
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Notice of each regular meeting of the board shall be given in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open …
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The board shall administer and enforce this chapter.
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The board shall adopt a seal, which shall be affixed to all licenses issued by the board.
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The board shall from time to time adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate this…
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The board shall examine and pass upon the qualifications of the applicants for a license as provided…
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Notwithstanding Section 112, the board may issue, biennially, a current geographical directory of li…
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The board may post on its internet website information on all current and former licensees and regis…
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Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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The board shall adopt a program of consumer and professional education in matters relevant to the et…
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To obtain a license from the board, an applicant shall submit any applications and pay any applicabl…
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(a) Each applicant for licensure as a psychologist shall take and pass any examination required by t…
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The board may examine by written or computer-assisted examination or by both. All aspects of the exa…
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The board may examine for knowledge in whatever theoretical or applied fields in psychology as it de…
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(a) The board shall grant a license to any person who passes the board’s supplemental licensing exam…
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The board shall issue a license to all applicants who meet the requirements of this chapter and who …
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(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part…
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(a) Graduates of the Psychoanalytic Center of California, the Los Angeles Institute and Society for …
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(a) The use of any controlled substance or the use of any of the dangerous drugs specified in Sectio…
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(a) Each person to whom registration is granted under the provisions of this article shall pay into …
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(a) The board shall require an applicant for registration as a research psychoanalyst and applicant …
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This article shall take effect on January 1, 2025.
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(a) An applicant for registration as a research psychoanalyst shall not be subject to denial of regi…
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(a) Except as provided in this section, the board shall renew the registration of a research psychoa…
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(a) Effective January 1, 2026, an applicant for registration as a research psychoanalyst shall show,…
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(a) Effective January 1, 2026, an applicant for registration as a research psychoanalyst, as a condi…
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(a) The board shall adopt a program of consumer and professional education in matters relevant to th…
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The board may refuse to issue any registration or license, or may issue a registration or license wi…
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Notwithstanding Section 2960, any proposed decision or decision issued under this chapter in accorda…
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(a) The board shall require an applicant for licensure as a psychologist, as defined in Section 2902…
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(a) The Board of Psychology shall require an applicant for registration as a psychological associate…
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A licensed psychologist shall meet the requirements set forth in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) o…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (e), any accusation filed against a licensee pu…
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The board may refuse to issue any registration or license whenever it appears that an applicant may …
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The board may deny any application for, or may suspend or revoke a license or registration issued un…
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After a hearing pursuant to Section 2965, the board may deny an application for a license or registr…
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(a) A person whose license or registration has been revoked, suspended, or surrendered, or who has b…
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge whi…
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Whenever the board revokes a license, it shall report the action to the National Practitioner Data B…
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Any person required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code, is not …
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The board may require any licensee or registrant it places on probation or whose license or registra…
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The board may require any licensee or registrant it places on probation to pay the monetary costs as…
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The proceedings under this article shall be conducted by the board in accordance with Chapter 5 (com…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if a licensee or registrant is incarcerated due to conviction of …
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(a) (1) A licensee who fails or refuses to comply with a request for the medical records of a patien…
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punis…
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Whenever any person other than a licensed psychologist, registered psychological associate, psycholo…
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There is in the State Treasury the Psychology Fund. The board shall report to the Controller at the …
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The money in the Psychology Fund shall be used for the administration of this chapter.
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(a) All licenses expire and become invalid at 12 midnight on the last day of February, 1980, and the…
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Every person to whom a license is issued shall, as a condition precedent to its issuance, and in add…
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Except as provided in Section 2985, a license that has expired may be renewed at any time within thr…
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(a) A suspended license or registration is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in…
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A psychology license is void if it is not renewed within three years from the expiration date. Once …
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The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be determined by the board, and shall be as …
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(a) In addition to the fees charged pursuant to Section 2987 for the biennial renewal of a license, …
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Every person licensed under this chapter is exempt from the payment of the renewal fee in any one of…
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A licensed psychologist who for reasons, including, but not limited to, retirement, ill health, or a…
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(a) The board may issue, upon an application prescribed by the board and payment of a fee not to exc…
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(a) The board may, in its discretion, accept the offer of a surrender of a license. The acceptance o…
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The fees in this article shall be fixed by the board and shall be set forth with the regulations whi…
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A psychological corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as …
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed u…
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A psychological corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to …
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The income of a psychological corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a sha…
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Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of the Corporations Code, each shareholder, directo…
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The name of a psychological corporation and any name or names under which it may render professional…
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The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article…
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(a) “Psychological testing technician” means an individual not otherwise authorized to provide psych…
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To register as a psychological testing technician, a person shall submit the following to the board:…
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(a) All psychological testing technician services shall be provided under the direct supervision of …
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(a) A psychological testing technician shall renew their registration annually by submitting the fol…
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Nothing in this article shall be construed to expand or constrict the scope of practice of a person …
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This article shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
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(a) The Board of Psychology shall require an applicant for registration as a psychological testing t…
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This chapter constitutes the chapter on optometry. It shall be known and may be cited as the Optomet…
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As used in this chapter, an ophthalmic lens is any lens which has a spherical, cylindrical, or prism…
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As used in this chapter, a trial frame or test lens is any frame or lens used in testing the eye, wh…
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As used in this chapter, “optometrist” means a natural person who is licensed to practice optometry …
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(a) As used in this chapter, “board” means the California State Board of Optometry. (b) Any referenc…
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As used in this chapter, “person” means a natural person, partnership, corporation, limited liabilit…
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As used in this chapter, “place of practice” means any location where optometry is practiced.
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As used in this chapter, the term “advertise” and any of its variants include the use of a newspaper…
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An optometrist shall retain a patient’s records for a minimum of seven years from the date he or she…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California State Board of Optometry i…
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(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a California State Board of Optometry in which th…
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(a) Members of the board, except the public members and the registered dispensing member, shall be a…
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(a) Each member of the board shall hold office for a term of four years, and shall serve until the a…
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The board shall elect from its membership a president, a vice president, and a secretary who shall h…
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(a) The board may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive…
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Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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The board shall hold regular meetings every calendar quarter. Special meetings shall be held upon re…
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The board shall keep an accurate record of all of its licensees, proceedings, and meetings.
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The board shall keep a record of all prosecutions for violations of this chapter and of all applicat…
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(a) There shall be established under the California State Board of Optometry a dispensing optician c…
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The board shall have rulemaking authority with respect to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550)…
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For the purposes of this chapter, the board shall accredit schools, colleges, and universities in or…
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(a) The nonresident contact lens seller program established under Chapter 5.45 (commencing with Sect…
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The board may grant or refuse to grant an optometrist license as provided in this chapter and may re…
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(a) Information sent from an email account of the board to a valid email address provided by an appl…
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The board may make and promulgate rules and regulations governing procedure of the board, the admiss…
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The board may adopt rules and regulations that are, in its judgment, reasonable and necessary to ens…
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The board may adopt rules and regulations that are, in its judgment, reasonable and necessary to ens…
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The board may adopt regulations prescribing minimum standards governing the optometric services offe…
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The board may adopt regulations clarifying the level of training and the level of supervision of ass…
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Except as provided in Sections 3102 and 3103, nothing contained in Section 651.3 shall be construed …
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The board may adopt and use a common seal and establish a permanent office or offices.
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The board shall employ an executive officer and other necessary assistance in the carrying out of th…
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The Attorney General shall act as the legal counsel for the board and his or her services shall be a…
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(a) The board, or its designated agent, may at any time inspect either of the following: (1) Any pre…
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(a) It is unlawful for a person to engage in the practice of optometry or to advertise or hold himse…
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(a) The practice of optometry includes the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and management of disor…
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An optometrist diagnosing or treating eye disease shall be held to the same standard of care to whic…
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The California State Board of Optometry shall, by regulation, establish educational and examination …
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(a) In order to be certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents and authorized to diagnose and…
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(a) A person requesting to be certified to administer immunizations pursuant to Section 3041 shall a…
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The provisions of this chapter do not prevent a licensed physician and surgeon from treating or fitt…
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(a) The practice of persons actually enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students of optometry in …
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The provisions of this chapter do not prohibit the sale of goggles, sun glasses, colored glasses or …
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A person over the age of 18 years desiring to engage in the practice of optometry in this state may …
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Applications shall be verified by the oath of the applicant and shall contain information and eviden…
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In order to obtain a license to practice optometry in California, an applicant shall be a natural pe…
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(a) The board shall issue a temporary license to practice optometry to a person who applies for and …
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(a) The board shall develop an interface with the National Practitioner Data Bank for the purpose of…
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All applicants for examination for an optometrist license in accordance with the educational and exa…
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All examinations shall be practical in character, designed to ascertain applicants’ fitness to pract…
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The passing grades for the licensure examination shall be based on psychometrically sound principles…
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The board shall issue a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter, includin…
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(a) The board may issue a license to practice optometry to a person who meets all of the following q…
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(a) The board may issue a license to practice optometry to a person who meets all of the following r…
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the public health and safety would be served by requiri…
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The board shall periodically develop and disseminate to all persons licensed to practice optometry i…
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(a) Before engaging in the practice of optometry, each licensed optometrist shall notify the board i…
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Health facil…
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(a) As used in this section, “mobile optometric office” means a trailer, van, or other means of tran…
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An optometrist shall post in each location where he or she practices optometry, in an area that is l…
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A licensed optometrist shall deliver to each patient that makes a payment to the practice, excluding…
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As used in this section, “office” means any office or other place for the practice of optometry, inc…
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(a) It is unlawful to practice optometry under a false or assumed name, or to use a false or assumed…
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Except as otherwise provided by law, the board may take action against all persons guilty of violati…
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The board may revoke a license issued to a licensee upon a decision, made in a proceeding as provide…
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(a) The board may deny an optometrist license to any applicant guilty of unprofessional conduct or o…
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All proceedings against a licensee for any violation of this chapter or any of the regulations adopt…
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Before setting aside the revocation or suspension of any optometrist license, the board may require …
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In addition to other proceedings provided for in this chapter, whenever any person has engaged, or i…
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In accordance with Section 125.9, the board may establish a system for the issuance of citations, an…
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(a) A licensee may be ordered to undergo a professional competency examination if, after investigati…
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The sending of a solicitor from house to house or the soliciting from house to house by the holder o…
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When the holder uses the title of “Doctor” or “Dr.” as a prefix to his or her name, without using th…
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No optometrist shall advertise or otherwise hold himself or herself out to be a specialist in eye di…
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The holding out as having a special knowledge of optometry, as defined in this chapter, by the holde…
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It is unlawful to advertise by displaying a sign or otherwise or hold himself or herself out to be a…
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It is unlawful to advertise as being free or without cost the furnishing of optometric services wher…
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It is unlawful to include in any advertisement relating to the sale or disposition of goggles, sungl…
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The employing of what are known as “cappers” or “steerers” to obtain business constitutes unprofessi…
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Altering or modifying the medical record of any person, with fraudulent intent, or creating any fals…
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Knowingly making or signing any license, certificate, or other document directly or indirectly relat…
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It is unlawful to use or attempt to use any license or certificate issued by the board that has been…
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When the holder is suffering from a contagious or infectious disease, it constitutes a cause to susp…
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Directly or indirectly accepting employment to practice optometry from any person not having a valid…
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The board may take action against any licensee who is charged with unprofessional conduct, and may d…
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It is unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for a person licensed under this chapte…
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(a) An optometrist shall not knowingly provide optometric services to any patient who scheduled thei…
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon c…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any accusation filed against a licensee pursuant t…
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There is the Optometry Fund in the State Treasury. Unless otherwise provided, all money collected un…
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Administrative fines collected pursuant to Section 3095 shall be deposited in the Optometry Fund. It…
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An optometric license issued under this chapter expires at midnight on the last day of the month in …
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 114, an expired optometrist license may be renewed at an…
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A license that has been suspended is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this …
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Except as otherwise provided by Section 114, a license that is not renewed within three years after …
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The provisions of Section 3147.6 shall not apply to a person holding a license that has not been ren…
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From each fee for the renewal of a license for the biennial renewal of a license, there shall be pai…
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The department may make all necessary disbursements to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
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(a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee described in Section 3152, a reti…
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(a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee described in Section 3152, a lice…
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The amounts of fees and penalties prescribed by this chapter shall be established by the board in am…
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The board may require each applicant for a certificate to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, pur…
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An optometric corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as de…
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Except as provided in Section 3078, the name of an optometric corporation and any name or names unde…
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Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholde…
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The income of an optometric corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a share…
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An optometric corporation shall not do or fail to do an act the doing of which or the failure to do …
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The board may formulate and enforce rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives o…
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In its concern with the growing shortage and geographic maldistribution of health care services in C…
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This chapter shall be known and cited as the Physician Assistant Practice Act.
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As used in this chapter: (a) “Board” means the Physician Assistant Board. (b) “Approved program” mea…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a PA may perform medical services as authorized by this chapter i…
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In addition to the medical services authorized in the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 3502, …
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This chapter or any other provision of law shall not be construed to prohibit a physician assistant …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a physician assistant may perform the physical examinati…
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(a) (1) A practice agreement shall include provisions that address the following: (A) The types of m…
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(a) In order to receive authority from the physician assistant’s supervising physician and surgeon t…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a physician assistant may perform those medical services…
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in recognition of the vital role physician assistants …
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No person other than one who has been licensed to practice as a physician assistant shall practice a…
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(a) A person licensed under this chapter who in good faith renders emergency care at the scene of an…
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(a) There is established a Physician Assistant Board. The board consists of nine members. (b) This s…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Physician Assistant Board in exercisi…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 3504 renders the board subject to review by the…
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The members of the board shall include four physician assistants, one physician and surgeon who is a…
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Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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The appointing power has power to remove from office any member of the board, as provided in Section…
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(a) The board may convene from time to time as deemed necessary by the board. (b) Notice of each mee…
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It shall be the duty of the board to: (a) Establish standards for, and issue licenses to, applicants…
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The board shall elect annually a president and a vice president from among its members.
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The board may adopt, amend, and repeal regulations as may be necessary to enable it to carry into ef…
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Five members shall constitute a quorum for transacting any business. The affirmative vote of a major…
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The board shall recognize the approval of training programs for physician assistants approved by a n…
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The board shall formulate by regulation guidelines for the consideration of applications for licensu…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a physician assistant licensed by the board shall be eligible for…
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(a) The board shall require a written examination of physician assistants in the manner and under th…
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The board shall keep a current register for licensed PAs, if applicable. The register shall show the…
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The board shall issue a license to all physician assistant applicants who meet all of the following …
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(a) The board may issue a probationary license to an applicant subject to terms and conditions, incl…
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Within 10 days after the beginning of each calendar month, the board shall report to the Controller …
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The fees to be paid by physician assistants are to be set by the board as follows: (a) An applicatio…
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(a) The board may establish, by regulation, a system for the placement of a license on a retired sta…
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All physician assistant licenses shall expire at 12 midnight of the last day of the birth month of t…
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A license or approval that has expired may be renewed at any time within five years after its expira…
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(a) The board may require a licensee to complete continuing education as a condition of license rene…
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A physician assistant who provides primary care to a patient population of which over 25 percent are…
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In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a course in…
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A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this chapter. Howev…
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A person who fails to renew their license or approval within five years after its expiration may not…
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(a) The board may order the denial of an application for, or the issuance subject to terms and condi…
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(a) The board shall not suspend or revoke the license of a physician assistant solely for performing…
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Any proceedings involving the denial, suspension, or revocation of the application for licensure or …
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The board may hear any matters filed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 3527, or may as…
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(a) A person whose license or approval has been revoked or suspended, or who has been placed on prob…
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge of …
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Any person who violates Section 3502, 3503, 3515, or 3516 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishabl…
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Whenever any person has engaged in any act or practice which constitutes an offense against this cha…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the board shall seek ways and means to identify and rehabil…
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The board shall establish and administer a diversion program for the rehabilitation of physician ass…
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(a) Any committee established by the board shall have at least three members. In making appointments…
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Each committee has the following duties and responsibilities: (a) To evaluate physician assistants w…
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(a) Criteria for acceptance into the diversion program shall include all of the following: (1) The a…
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(a) A participant may be terminated from the program for any of the following reasons: (1) The parti…
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In addition to the criteria and causes set forth in Section 3534.4, the board may set forth in its r…
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All board and committee records and records of proceedings and participation of a physician assistan…
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A fee may be charged for participation in the program.
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If the board contracts with any other entity to carry out this section, the executive officer of the…
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Participation in a diversion program shall not be a defense to any disciplinary action which may be …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, physicians and surgeons licensed by the Osteopathic …
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(a) Subject to the other provisions of this article, the Department of Health Care Access and Inform…
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(a) Before establishing an ongoing international medical graduate physician assistant training progr…
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Any person who has satisfactorily completed the program established by this article shall be eligibl…
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Both the pilot and the ongoing training program shall provide training at no cost to the participant…
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(a) The Legislature recognizes that the goal of this program would be compromised if participants do…
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The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall, in addition to other duties described in…
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The Physician Assistant Training Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury for the purpose of rec…
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The program established pursuant to this article shall not be funded, directly or indirectly, from a…
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No General Fund revenues shall be expended to carry out this article. The implementation of the pilo…
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A physician assistants corporation is a corporation which is authorized to render professional servi…
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed u…
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A physician assistant corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failu…
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The name of a physician assistant corporation and any name or names under which it may render profes…
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Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of the Corporations Code, each shareholder, directo…
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The income of a physician assistant corporation attributable to professional services rendered while…
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Board” means the M…
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Each application for registration as a polysomnographic technologist, technician, or trainee shall b…
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(a) A registration under this chapter may be denied, suspended, revoked, placed on probation, or oth…
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(a) A person whose registration has been voluntarily surrendered while under investigation or while …
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the board shall revoke the registration of any p…
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(a) The board may suspend or revoke the registration of a polysomnographic technologist, polysomnogr…
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(a) Each person who applies for registration under this chapter shall pay into the Contingent Fund o…
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Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a clinic or health facility licensed pursuant to Division 2 (…
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Nothing in this chapter shall apply to diagnostic electroencephalograms conducted in accordance with…
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The law governing licentiates of the Osteopathic Medical Board of California is found in the Osteopa…
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This chapter may be cited as the Naturopathic Doctors Act.
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The California Board of Naturopathic Medicine is hereby created within the Department of Consumer Af…
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The following definitions apply for the purposes of this chapter: (a) “Board” means the California B…
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The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is…
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The board shall enforce and administer this chapter and shall be solely responsible for the implemen…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, re…
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(a) The board shall consist of nine members, consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor, …
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The board shall meet at least two times each calendar year and shall conduct additional meetings in …
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(a) The board shall adopt regulations in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) Unless…
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(a) The board shall approve a naturopathic medical education program accredited by the Council on Na…
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(a) The board may grant a certificate of registration to practice naturopathic medicine to a person …
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(a) This chapter does not apply to a practitioner licensed as a naturopathic doctor in another state…
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(a) The board may employ other officers and employees as necessary to discharge the duties of the bo…
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(a) The board shall establish a naturopathic formulary advisory subcommittee to determine a naturopa…
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An applicant for a license as a naturopathic doctor shall file an application with the board on a fo…
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(a) An applicant for licensure shall pass the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examination (NPLEX) …
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The board may grant a license to an applicant who is licensed and in good standing as a naturopathic…
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The board may grant a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of Section 3630, but who gr…
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A license issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal biennially, as prescribed by the boa…
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(a) In addition to any other qualifications and requirements for licensure renewal, the board shall …
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(a) A licensee shall retain certificates of continuing education course completion for six years. (b…
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In addition to complying with subdivision (b) of Section 3635, the following shall apply to provider…
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(a) Upon a written request, the board may grant inactive status to a naturopathic doctor who is in g…
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Only an individual may be licensed under this chapter.
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(a) A naturopathic doctor may order and perform physical and laboratory examinations for diagnostic …
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(a) A naturopathic doctor may provide supervision and direction to a licensed vocational nurse in ac…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a naturopathic assistant may do all of the following: (a…
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the licensure of naturopathic assistan…
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Nothing in this chapter or any other law shall be construed to prohibit a naturopathic doctor from f…
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Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 3640.5 or any other provision of this chapter, a naturop…
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(a) To qualify to administer intravenous (IV) therapy in their practice pursuant to Section 3640.7, …
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(a) A naturopathic doctor shall document their observations, diagnosis, and summary of treatment in …
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A naturopathic doctor may not perform any of the following functions: (a) Prescribe, dispense, or ad…
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This chapter may not be construed to authorize a naturopathic doctor to practice medicine, as define…
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(a) This chapter may not be construed to limit the practice of a person licensed, certified, or regi…
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This chapter does not prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of any of the follow…
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(a) This chapter permits, and does not restrict, the use of the following titles by persons who are …
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A naturopathic doctor may perform naturopathic childbirth attendance if they have completed addition…
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In order to be certified for the specialty practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance, a naturop…
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A naturopathic doctor certified for the specialty practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance sha…
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(a) A certificate of specialty practice in naturopathic childbirth attendance shall expire concurren…
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(a) Naturopathic childbirth attendance does not include the use or performance of any of the followi…
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In addition to Section 3640, a naturopathic doctor who holds a specialty certificate in naturopathic…
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(a) A licensee holding a speciality certificate in naturopathic childbirth attendance shall disclose…
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Except as provided in subdivision (h) of Section 3644, a person shall have a valid, unrevoked, or un…
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A naturopathic doctor who uses the term or designation “Dr.” shall further identify themselves as “N…
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct for a naturopathic doctor to violate, attempt to violate,…
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(a) The board shall have the responsibility for reviewing the quality of the practice of naturopathi…
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(a) On and after July 1, 2019, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the board shall requ…
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A person who violates Section 3660 or 3661 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be …
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A naturopathic corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as d…
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A naturopathic corporation shall not engage in any conduct that constitutes unprofessional conduct. …
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The income of a naturopathic corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shar…
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Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and office…
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The name of a naturopathic corporation and any name or names under which it may render professional …
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The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article…
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(a) The application fee for a doctor of naturopathic medicine shall be no more than five hundred dol…
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All fees collected by the board shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the N…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this chapter renders the board subject to review by the…
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This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
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This chapter may be cited as the “Respiratory Care Practice Act.”
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the practice of respiratory care in California affects t…
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(a) Respiratory care as a practice means a health care profession employed under the supervision of …
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Except for the board, a state agency may not define or interpret the practice of respiratory care fo…
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The respiratory care practice is further defined and includes, but is not limited to, the following:…
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(a) The settings in which respiratory care may be practiced include licensed health care facilities,…
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As used in this chapter, these terms shall be defined as follows: (a) “Board” means the Respiratory …
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing a respiratory care practitioner to practic…
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A person licensed under this chapter who in good faith renders emergency care at the scene of an eme…
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(a) The Respiratory Care Board of California, hereafter referred to as the board, shall enforce and …
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Respiratory Care Board of California …
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The members of the board shall be the following: one physician and surgeon, four respiratory care pr…
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The members of the board shall be appointed as follows: (a) Two respiratory care practitioners and o…
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(a) The public members shall be appointed from persons having the following qualifications: (1) Be a…
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Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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(a) The board may employ an executive officer exempt from civil service and, subject to the provisio…
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(a) The board, or any licensed respiratory care practitioner, enforcement staff, or investigative un…
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The board shall issue, deny, suspend, and revoke licenses to practice respiratory care as provided i…
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Each person renewing his or her license shall submit proof satisfactory to the board that, during th…
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The board may require successful completion of one or more professional courses offered by the board…
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The board shall hold at least one regular meeting annually. The board may convene from time to time …
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The board shall adopt any regulations as may be necessary to effectuate this chapter. In adopting ru…
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(a) All licenses for the practice of respiratory care in this state shall be issued by the board, an…
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A person holding a license as a respiratory care practitioner issued by the board shall use the titl…
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(a) The board shall investigate an applicant for a license, before a license is issued, in order to …
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an applicant shall not receive a license under thi…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every person who has filed an application for lice…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all applicants for licensure under this chapter sh…
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(a) During the period of any clinical training, respiratory care services may be rendered by a stude…
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During the period of any clinical training, a student respiratory care practitioner shall be under t…
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The board may order the denial, suspension, or revocation of, or the imposition of probationary cond…
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In addition to any other grounds specified in this chapter, the board may deny, suspend, place on pr…
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Upon request, every holder of a pocket license shall produce for inspection the original pocket lice…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (e), any accusation filed against a licensee pu…
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(a) A person whose license has been revoked, surrendered, or suspended, or placed on probation, may …
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Notwithstanding Section 489, a person whose application for licensure has been denied for cause may …
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge of …
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For purposes of Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475), and this chapter, a crime involving bodi…
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For purposes of Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475), and this chapter, a crime involving sexu…
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Notwithstanding Section 3750, any proposed decision or decision issued under this chapter in accorda…
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The procedure in all matters and proceedings relating to the denial, suspension, or revocation of li…
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(a) An administrative disciplinary decision imposing terms of probation may include, among other thi…
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(a) In any order issued in resolution of a disciplinary proceeding before the board, the board or th…
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For purposes of this chapter, costs of prosecution shall include attorney general or other prosecuti…
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The board may deny an application for, or issue with terms and conditions, or suspend or revoke, or …
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The board shall initiate action against any licensee who obtains a license by fraud or misrepresenta…
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The expiration, cancellation, forfeiture, or suspension of a license, practice privilege, or other a…
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(a) The board may take action against a respiratory care practitioner who is charged with unprofessi…
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(a) A respiratory care practitioner who provides respiratory care may be ordered to undergo a profes…
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The board may refuse to issue a license or an authorization to work as a “respiratory care practitio…
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(a) Any employer of a respiratory care practitioner shall report to the Respiratory Care Board of Ca…
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If a licensee has knowledge that another person may be in violation of, or has violated, any of the …
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(a) In addition to the reporting required under Section 3758, an employer shall also report to the b…
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Pursuant to Section 43.8 of the Civil Code, no person shall incur any civil penalty as a result of m…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall engage in the practice of respirat…
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The board shall share all complaints and information related to investigations involving a person li…
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(a) No person may practice respiratory care or represent himself or herself to be a respiratory care…
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Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit, preclude, or otherwise interfere with the practices of…
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punis…
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Whenever any person has engaged or is about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute or wi…
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This act does not prohibit any of the following activities: (a) The performance of respiratory care …
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(a) The board may issue a citation containing an order of abatement and civil penalties against a pe…
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(a) The board shall issue a citation to a person and to his or her employer or contractor, if, upon …
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(a) After the exhaustion of the review procedures provided for in Section 3767, and as adopted by re…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision, the board may, by stipulation with the affected licensee, i…
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The department shall keep a record of its proceedings under this chapter, and a register of all pers…
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Within 10 days after the beginning of each calendar month, the board shall report to the Controller …
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There is established in the State Treasury the Respiratory Care Fund. All collections from persons l…
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(a) At the time of application for renewal of a respiratory care practitioner license, the licensee …
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On or before the birthday of a licensed practitioner in every other year, following the initial lice…
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The amount of fees provided in connection with licenses or approvals for the practice of respiratory…
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The fee for an inactive license shall be the same as the renewal fee for the practice of respiratory…
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(a) A licensee may request that his or her license be placed in a “retired” status at any time, prov…
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(a) Any person who submits to the board a check for fees that is returned unpaid shall pay all subse…
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Where an applicant is issued a license to practice respiratory care, and it is later discovered that…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may contract with a collection service for the…
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For purposes of license verification, a person may rely upon the licensing information as it is disp…
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This chapter constitutes, and may be cited as, the Pharmacy Law.
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(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the California State Board of Pharmacy in which t…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California State Board of Pharmacy in…
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(a) The board shall establish and appoint a Pharmacy Technician Advisory Committee to advise and mak…
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(a) The board shall elect a president, a vice president, and a treasurer. The officers of the board …
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(a) The board, with the approval of the director, may appoint a person exempt from civil service who…
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No member of the board shall teach pharmacy in any of its branches, unless he or she teaches as eith…
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(a) The board may adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of this state, as may …
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The board may adopt regulations consistent with this chapter and Section 111485 of the Health and Sa…
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(a) Nothing in Section 4005 shall be construed as authorizing the board to adopt rules of profession…
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(a) Except as provided by Section 159.5, the board may employ legal counsel and inspectors of pharma…
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The board may not adopt or amend any rule or regulation that thereby would conflict with Section 118…
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All authorized officers of the law, while investigating violations of this chapter in performance of…
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The board shall administer and enforce this chapter and the Uniform Controlled Substances Act (Divis…
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The board shall upon request furnish any person with a copy of the laws or regulations relating to d…
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(a) Any facility licensed by the board shall join the board’s email notification list within 60 days…
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(a) The board shall have exclusive authority to interpret and enforce the provisions of this chapter…
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For purposes of this chapter, the definitions of the terms in this article shall govern the construc…
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“Administer” means the direct application of a drug or device to the body of a patient or research s…
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“Advanced pharmacist practitioner” means a licensed pharmacist who has been recognized as an advance…
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“Authorized officers of the law” means inspectors of the California State Board of Pharmacy, inspect…
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(a) An “automated drug delivery system” (ADDS) means a mechanical system that performs operations or…
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“Board” means the California State Board of Pharmacy.
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An “order,” entered on the chart or medical record of a patient registered in a hospital or a patien…
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“Controlled substance” means any substance listed in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11053) of Di…
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(a) “Correctional pharmacy” means a pharmacy, licensed by the board, for the purpose of providing dr…
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“Dangerous drug” or “dangerous device” means any drug or device unsafe for self-use in humans or ani…
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(a) “Designated representative” means an individual to whom a license has been granted pursuant to S…
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“Designated representative-reverse distributor” means an individual to whom a license has been grant…
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(a) “Designated representative-3PL” means an individual to whom a license has been granted pursuant …
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“Device” means any instrument, apparatus, machine, implant, in vitro reagent, or contrivance, includ…
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For the purposes of this chapter, “direct supervision and control” means that a pharmacist is on the…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), “dispense” means the furnishing of drugs or devices upon …
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“Drug” means any of the following: (a) Articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoe…
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“Nonprescription drug” means a drug which may be sold without a prescription and which is labeled fo…
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“Nonprescription diabetes test device” means a glucose meter or test strip for use in the treatment …
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“Furnish” means to supply by any means, by sale or otherwise.
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“Good standing” means a license issued by the board that is unrestricted by disciplinary action take…
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(a) As used in this chapter, the terms “skilled nursing facility,” “intermediate care facility,” and…
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“Licensed hospital” means an institution, place, building, or agency that maintains and operates org…
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(a) “Hospital pharmacy” means and includes a pharmacy, licensed by the board, located within any lic…
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“Intern pharmacist” means a person issued a license pursuant to Section 4208.
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“Laboratory” means a research, teaching, or testing laboratory not engaged in the dispensing or furn…
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“License” means and includes any license, permit, registration, certificate, or exemption issued by …
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(a) (1) “Manufacturer” means and includes every person who prepares, derives, produces, compounds, o…
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“Outsourcing facility” means a facility that meets all of the following: (a) Is located within the U…
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An “emergency medical services automated drug delivery system” or “EMSADDS” means an automated drug …
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“Person” includes, but is not limited to, firm, association, partnership, corporation, limited liabi…
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“Pharmacist” means a natural person to whom a license has been issued by the board, under Section 42…
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“Pharmacist-in-charge” means a pharmacist proposed by a pharmacy and approved by the board as the su…
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(a) “Pharmacy” means an area, place, or premises licensed by the board in which the profession of ph…
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(a) “Pharmacy technician” means an individual who assists a pharmacist in a pharmacy in the performa…
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“Physicians,” “dentists,” “optometrists,” “pharmacists,” “doctors of podiatric medicine,” “veterinar…
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(a) “Prescription” means an oral, written, or electronic transmission order that is both of the foll…
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“Reverse distributor” means every person who acts as an agent for pharmacies, drug wholesalers, thir…
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“Self-assessment process” means the process of self-evaluation of a facility’s compliance with state…
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“Veterinary food-animal drug retailer” is an area, place, or premises, other than a pharmacy, that h…
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“Veterinary food-animal drugs” as used in this chapter shall include the following: (a) Any drug to …
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“Wholesaler” means and includes a person who acts as a wholesale merchant, broker, jobber, customs b…
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“Repackager” means a person or entity that is registered with the federal Food and Drug Administrati…
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(a) “Remote dispensing site pharmacy” means a licensed pharmacy located in this state that is exclus…
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“Reverse third-party logistics provider” means an entity that processes or manages the disposition o…
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(a) “Supervising pharmacy” means a licensed pharmacy located in this state that is owned and operate…
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“Telepharmacy” means a system that is used by a supervising pharmacy for the purpose of monitoring t…
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“Third-party logistics provider” means an entity that provides or coordinates warehousing or other l…
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“Surplus medication collection and distribution intermediary” means a firm, association, partnership…
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(a) For the purposes of this section, “state agency” includes every state office, officer, departmen…
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(a) For the purposes of this section, “accepted standard of care” means the degree of care a prudent…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist may do all of the following: (1) Furnish a reasonabl…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pharmacist may perform the following procedures or…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist may perform the following procedures or functions as…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 2038 or any other provision of law, a pharmacist may perform skin punctu…
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(a) In addition to the authority provided in Section 4052, a pharmacist may furnish COVID-19 oral th…
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(a) In addition to the authority allowed under Section 4073, a pharmacist filling a prescription ord…
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A pharmacist may independently initiate and administer an immunization that, on January 1, 2025, had…
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(a) A pharmacist recognized by the board as an advanced pharmacist practitioner may do all of the fo…
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(a) A pharmacist may dispense a Schedule II controlled substance, as listed in Section 11055 of the …
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 4051, the board may issue a license as a designated representative to pr…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 4051, the board may issue a license to a qualified individual as a desig…
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(a) Notwithstanding Sections 4051 and 4053, the board may issue a designated representative-reverse …
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Section 4051 shall not apply to a manufacturer or wholesaler that provides dialysis drugs and device…
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Nothing in this chapter, nor any other law, shall prohibit the sale of devices to clinics that have …
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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, a licensed hospital that contains 100 beds or few…
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(a) Except as provided in Section 4006, subdivision (d) of Section 4081, Section 4240, subdivisions …
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Every person holding a license issued under this chapter to operate a premises shall display the ori…
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(a) A person may not furnish any dangerous drug, except upon the prescription of a physician, dentis…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, dangerous drugs or dangerous devices may only be o…
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A person shall not possess any controlled substance, except that furnished to a person upon the pres…
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(a) No manufacturer’s sales representative shall distribute any dangerous drug or dangerous device a…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 4059 or any other law, a pharmacist or a clinic licensed and acting unde…
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No prescription for any dangerous drug or dangerous device may be refilled except upon authorization…
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(a) A prescription for a dangerous drug or dangerous device may be refilled without the prescriber’s…
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(a) A pharmacist may dispense not more than a 90-day supply of a dangerous drug other than a control…
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(a) “Injection card system,” as used in this section, means a system that enables a facility to auth…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 4059, a wholesaler or pharmacy may furnish dangerous drugs to the master…
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(a) No person or entity shall dispense or furnish, or cause to be dispensed or furnished, dangerous …
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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, except as provided in subdivision (b), a prescrib…
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A pharmacist who dispenses or furnishes a dangerous drug, as defined in Section 4022, pursuant to a …
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(a) Except as provided in Section 4019 and subdivision (b), an oral or an electronic data transmissi…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescriber may authorize his or her agent on his or he…
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(a) A prescriber, a prescriber’s authorized agent, or a pharmacist may electronically enter a prescr…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pharmacist, registered nurse, licensed vocational …
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(a) A pharmacist filling a prescription order for a drug product prescribed by its trade or brand na…
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(a) A pharmacist filling a prescription order for a prescribed biological product may select an alte…
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(a) A pharmacist shall inform a patient orally or in writing of the harmful effects of a drug dispen…
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No prescription for a controlled substance transmitted by means of an oral or electronically transmi…
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(a) A pharmacist shall not dispense a prescription except in a container that meets the requirements…
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(a) The board shall promulgate regulations that require, on or before January 1, 2011, a standardize…
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(a) Upon the request of a patient or patient’s representative, a dispenser shall provide translated …
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In addition to the requirements of Sections 4076 and 4076.5, whenever a prescription drug containing…
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(a) If a person informs a pharmacy that the person identifies as a person who is blind, has low-visi…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), no person shall dispense any dangerous drug upon…
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(a) (1) No person shall place a false or misleading label on a prescription. (2) No prescriber shall…
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(a) A pharmacy shall inform a customer at the point of sale for a covered prescription drug whether …
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All stock of any dangerous drug or dangerous device or of shipments through a customs broker or carr…
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(a) All records of manufacture and of sale, acquisition, receipt, shipment, or disposition of danger…
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When called upon by an inspector, the owner or manager of any entity licensed by the board, or other…
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(a) An inspector may issue an order of correction to a licensee directing the licensee to comply wit…
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(a) When a board inspector finds, or has probable cause to believe, that any dangerous drug or dange…
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The board may embargo any nonprescription diabetes test device that a board inspector finds or has p…
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(a) It is unlawful for any person to remove, sell, or dispose of an embargoed dangerous drug or dang…
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(a) If a dangerous drug or dangerous device is alleged to be adulterated or counterfeit, the board s…
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Within 30 days after changing his or her address of record with the board or after changing his or h…
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(a) A pharmacist may take charge of and act as the pharmacist-in-charge of a pharmacy upon applicati…
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(a) (1) As provided in this section, all facilities licensed by the board shall complete the self-as…
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Notwithstanding Section 2038, or any other provision of law, a pharmacist may take a person’s blood …
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(a) Every pharmacy shall have in place procedures for taking action to protect the public when a lic…
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(a) All records or other documentation required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter by any ent…
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For purposes of license verification, a person may rely upon the licensing information as it is disp…
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(a) The board shall not issue more than one site license to a single premises except as follows: (1)…
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If a manufacturer, wholesaler, third-party logistics provider, or pharmacy has reasonable cause to b…
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(a) No person shall conduct a pharmacy in the State of California unless they have obtained a licens…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a county, city and county, or special hospital …
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), or in subdivision (b), (d), or (e), the board sha…
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(a) Any pharmacy located outside this state that is involved in the preparation, dispensing, shippin…
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(a) Any pharmacy located outside this state that is involved in the preparation, dispensing, shippin…
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(a) (1) Every pharmacy shall designate a pharmacist-in-charge. (2) A pharmacy licensed pursuant to S…
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(a) Except as specified in subdivision (e), a community pharmacy licensed pursuant to this article s…
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(a) A community pharmacy shall not require a pharmacist employee to engage in the practice of pharma…
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(a) A chain community pharmacy subject to Section 4113.5 shall be staffed at all times with at least…
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(a) A chain community pharmacy, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 4001, shall not establish a…
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(a) An intern pharmacist may perform all functions of a pharmacist at the discretion of and under th…
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(a) A pharmacy technician may perform packaging, manipulative, repetitive, or other nondiscretionary…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy technician trainee may be placed in a pharmacy to comp…
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(a) No person other than a pharmacist, an intern pharmacist, an authorized officer of the law, or a …
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No person other than a pharmacist, an intern pharmacist, a pharmacy technician, an authorized office…
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(a) When, in the opinion of the board, a high standard of patient safety, consistent with good patie…
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(a) A pharmacist at a hospital pharmacy shall obtain an accurate medication profile or list for each…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy may furnish a dangerous drug or dangerous device to a …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy, or a licensed wholesaler that is also an emergency me…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy may furnish epinephrine delivery systems to a local ed…
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(a) A pharmacy may, at a patient’s request, repackage a drug previously dispensed to the patient or …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy may furnish epinephrine auto-injectors to an authorize…
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(a) A pharmacy can transfer a reasonable supply of dangerous drugs to another pharmacy. (b) A pharma…
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An intern pharmacist under the direct supervision and control, as defined in Section 4023.5, of a ph…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a hospital pharmacy serving a health care facility licensed under…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy may furnish naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid a…
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Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy, wholesaler, or manufacturer may furnish naloxone hydrochl…
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A pharmacy located in the state may use pharmacists to perform FDA-approved or -authorized tests tha…
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(a) A pharmacy located in the state may provide pharmacy services to the patients of a “covered enti…
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(a) A nonresident pharmacy shall not sell or distribute dangerous drugs or dangerous devices in this…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 651, an advertisement of the retail price for a drug that requires a pre…
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(a) In every pharmacy there shall be prominently posted in a place conspicuous to, and readable by, …
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Any pharmacy that contracts to compound a drug for parenteral therapy, pursuant to a prescription, f…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 2543, a pharmacist may dispense replacement contact lenses pursuant to a…
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(a) Every pharmacy shall establish a quality assurance program that shall, at a minimum, document me…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a covered entity may contract with a pharmacy to pro…
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(a) A pharmacy may furnish dangerous drugs only to the following: (1) A wholesaler owned or under co…
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The compounding of drug preparations by a pharmacy for furnishing, distribution, or use in this stat…
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(a) A pharmacy that issues a recall notice regarding a nonsterile compounded drug product shall, in …
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(a) A pharmacy located in California may distribute compounded human drug preparations interstate on…
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(a) A pharmacy that compounds sterile drug products shall possess a sterile compounding pharmacy lic…
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(a) A pharmacy shall not compound sterile drug products unless the pharmacy has obtained a sterile c…
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(a) A nonresident pharmacy shall not compound sterile drug products for shipment into this state wit…
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(a) Whenever the board has a reasonable belief, based on information obtained during an inspection o…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of this article, or regulations adopted purs…
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This article shall become operative upon the allocation of positions to the board for the implementa…
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The board may, at its discretion, issue a temporary license to compound sterile drug products upon t…
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(a) A pharmacy licensed pursuant to Section 4127.1 or 4127.2 that issues a recall notice regarding a…
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Subject to the requirements of this section, the board may issue a license to a hospital satellite c…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 4029, a centralized hospital packaging pharmacy may prepare medications,…
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(a) In addition to the pharmacy license requirement described in Section 4110, a centralized hospita…
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A centralized hospital packaging pharmacy may prepare and store a limited quantity of the unit dose …
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(a) Any unit dose medication produced by a centralized hospital packaging pharmacy shall be barcoded…
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(a) Any label for each unit dose medication produced by a centralized hospital packaging pharmacy sh…
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All compounding and packaging functions specified in Section 4128 shall be performed only in the lic…
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A centralized hospital packaging pharmacy and the pharmacists working in the pharmacy shall be respo…
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(a) A facility registered as an outsourcing facility with the federal Food and Drug Administration (…
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(a) An outsourcing facility that is licensed with the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and…
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(a) An outsourcing facility that is licensed with the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as …
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(a) On or before January 1, 2018, the board shall provide a report to the Legislature regarding the …
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(a) Whenever the board has a reasonable belief, based on information obtained during an inspection o…
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Notwithstanding any other law, a violation of this article, or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, …
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The board, at its discretion, may issue a temporary license to an outsourcing facility upon the cond…
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(a) An outsourcing facility licensed pursuant to Section 4129.1 or 4129.2 that issues a recall notic…
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(a) A telepharmacy system shall be used for the dispensing of prescription drugs and providing relat…
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(a) A supervising pharmacy shall provide telepharmacy services for only one remote dispensing site p…
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(a) In addition to the requirements of Section 4202, a pharmacy technician shall satisfy each of the…
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(a) A telepharmacy system shall maintain a video and audio communication system that provides for ef…
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(a) A pharmacist from the supervising pharmacy shall complete a monthly in-person, self-inspection o…
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(a) While closed, a remote dispensing site pharmacy shall utilize an alarm or other comparable monit…
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No person shall furnish hypodermic needles or syringes, by sale or otherwise, without a license issu…
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This article shall not apply to the sale of hypodermic syringes and needles at wholesale by pharmaci…
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A person may sell or obtain hypodermic needles and hypodermic syringes without a prescription or per…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pharmacist or physician may, without a prescriptio…
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A pharmacy may accept the return of needles and syringes from the public if contained in a sharps co…
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(a) For the purposes of this section, “playground” means any park or outdoor recreational area speci…
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All stocks of hypodermic needles or syringes shall be confiscated if found outside the licensed prem…
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(a) A nonresident distributor shall not sell or distribute hypodermic needles or syringes in this st…
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(a) A pharmacy corporation means a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, a…
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Each shareholder, director, and officer of a pharmacy corporation, except an assistant secretary and…
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The name of a pharmacy corporation and any name or names under which it may render professional serv…
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The income of a pharmacy corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a sharehol…
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The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article…
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Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring the applicant or holder of a pharmacy permit…
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A pharmacy corporation shall not do, or fail to do, any act where doing or failing to do the act wou…
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(a) A person shall not act as a wholesaler or third-party logistics provider of any dangerous drug o…
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Within 30 days of the effective date of the act adding this section, a manufacturer of a nonprescrip…
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(a) A person located outside this state that (1) ships, sells, mails, warehouses, distributes, or de…
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At such time as federal regulations are promulgated to implement Section 584 of the federal Food, Dr…
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(a) (1) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a wholesaler license, which is not government ow…
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(a) (1) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a nonresident wholesaler license shall submit a …
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(a) A manufacturer, wholesaler, repackager, or pharmacy shall not furnish a dangerous drug or danger…
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(a) A wholesaler or third-party logistics provider licensed by the board that distributes controlled…
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A wholesaler or third-party logistics provider licensed by the board who sells or transfers any dang…
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(a) A wholesaler that uses the services of a third-party logistics provider or carrier, including, b…
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A wholesaler or third-party logistics provider shall not obtain, by purchase or otherwise, any dange…
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A county or municipality shall not issue a business license for any establishment that requires a wh…
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(a) A person or entity shall not do any of the following: (1) Purchase, trade, sell, warehouse, dist…
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A wholesaler, upon discovery, shall notify the board in writing of any suspicious orders of controll…
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(a) A surplus medication collection and distribution intermediary established for the purpose of fac…
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(a) A participating practitioner in the collection and distribution of unused cancer medications pur…
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This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
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(a) A prescriber shall not dispense drugs or dangerous devices to patients in the prescriber’s offic…
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(a) Veterinarians in a veterinary teaching hospital operated by an accredited veterinary medical sch…
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(a) Section 4170 shall not prohibit the furnishing of a limited quantity of samples by a prescriber,…
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A prescriber who dispenses drugs pursuant to Section 4170 shall store all drugs to be dispensed in a…
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This chapter does not prevent the dispensing of drugs or devices by registered nurses functioning pu…
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Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist may dispense drugs or devices upon the drug order of a n…
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(a) The California State Board of Pharmacy shall promptly forward to the appropriate licensing entit…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, any of the following clinics may purchase dru…
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(a) Prior to the issuance of a clinic license authorized under Section 4180, the clinic shall comply…
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(a) Each clinic that makes an application for a license under Section 4180 shall show evidence that …
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No clinic dispensing drugs pursuant to this article shall be eligible for any professional dispensin…
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(a) Except as described in subdivision (b), a Schedule II controlled substance shall not be dispense…
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The board shall have the authority to inspect a clinic at any time in order to determine whether a c…
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(a) Automated drug delivery systems, as defined in Section 4017.3, may be located in any clinic lice…
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For purposes of this article the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Correctiona…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a correctional clinic licensed by the board…
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(a) The policies and procedures to implement the laws and regulations of this article within a corre…
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A Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance may be administered by health care staff of the li…
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The board shall have the authority to inspect a correctional clinic at any time in order to determin…
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(a) An automated drug delivery system, as defined in subdivision (h), may be located in a correction…
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(a) For the purposes of this article, “clinic” means a surgical clinic licensed pursuant to paragrap…
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(a) Prior to the issuance of a clinic license authorized under this article, the clinic shall comply…
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(a) Each clinic that makes an application for a license under this article shall show evidence that …
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No clinic holding a license pursuant to this article shall be eligible for any professional dispensi…
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No Schedule II controlled substance shall be dispensed in the clinic. This limitation does not prohi…
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The board shall have the authority to inspect a clinic that is licensed pursuant to this article at …
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(a) No person shall conduct a veterinary food-animal drug retailer in the State of California unless…
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(a) The following minimum standards shall apply to all veterinary food-animal drug retailers license…
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(a) Each veterinary food-animal drug retailer shall have written policies and procedures related to …
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(a) Any veterinary food-animal drug dispensed pursuant to a prescription from a licensed veterinaria…
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(a) The board may license as a pharmacist an applicant who meets all the following requirements: (1)…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 135, an applicant may take the North American Pharmacist Licensure Exami…
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When developing the California Practice Standards and Jurisprudence Examination for Pharmacists, the…
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(a) The examination process shall be regularly reviewed pursuant to Section 139. (b) The examination…
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An applicant who fails either the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination or the California …
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(a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee established by Section 4400, a re…
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(a) Each application to conduct a pharmacy, wholesaler, third-party logistics provider, veterinary f…
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(a) The board may issue a pharmacy technician license to an individual if the applicant is a high sc…
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(a) The board may issue a designated paramedic license to an individual if they hold a license as a …
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Notwithstanding Section 480, the board may deny an application for licensure under this chapter if a…
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(a) Each application for a license under Section 4180 shall be made on a form furnished by the board…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, when a clinic applicant submits either type of application descri…
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(a) Each application for a license as a correctional clinic under Article 13.5 (commencing with Sect…
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(a) Each application for a license under Section 4190 shall be made on a form furnished by the board…
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(a) A license issued pursuant to Section 4110, 4120, 4160, or 4161 shall be considered a license wit…
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(a) Upon receipt of an application for a license and the applicable fee, the board shall make a thor…
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(a) At the discretion of the board, an intern pharmacist license may be issued for a period of: (1) …
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(a) (1) An intern pharmacist shall complete 1,500 hours of pharmacy practice experience before apply…
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(a) A person who seeks recognition as an advanced pharmacist practitioner shall meet all of the foll…
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(a) An applicant for renewal of an advanced pharmacist practitioner recognition shall maintain a cur…
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(a) For purposes of this section, “cultural competency course” means a cultural competency and humil…
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(a) The courses shall be in the form of postgraduate studies, institutes, seminars, lectures, confer…
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(a) A pharmacist who, pursuant to any authority of this chapter, prescribes a Schedule II controlled…
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A pharmacist who is recognized as an advanced pharmacist practitioner shall complete 10 hours of con…
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The board may, in accordance with the intent of this article, make exceptions from the requirements …
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(a) The California Hazardous Substances Act, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 108100) of Part 3 of…
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(a) Every license issued may be suspended or revoked. (b) The board shall discipline the holder of a…
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The expiration, cancellation, forfeiture, or suspension of a board-issued license by operation of la…
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The board shall take action against any holder of a license who is guilty of unprofessional conduct …
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In order to ensure that the board’s resources are maximized for the protection of the public health …
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(a) If a pharmacist possesses a license or is otherwise authorized to practice pharmacy in any other…
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The board may deny, suspend, or revoke any license where conditions exist in relation to any person …
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(a) The board may report any violation by a nonresident pharmacy of the laws and regulations of this…
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If the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cancels, revokes, or suspends an outsourcing facil…
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The board may deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued pursuant to Section 4161 for any violation…
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(a) Failure by any pharmacist to notify the board in writing that he or she has ceased to act as the…
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(a) A person that is licensed as a wholesaler, third-party logistics provider, or veterinary food-an…
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed u…
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Unprofessional conduct for a pharmacist may include any of the following: (a) Acts or omissions that…
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If the board disciplines a pharmacist-in-charge for the violation of a state or federal law or regul…
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(a) Any person who has been denied a license or whose license has been revoked or is under suspensio…
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Whenever a person is prohibited from serving as a manager, administrator, owner, member, officer, di…
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(a) A person whose license has been revoked or suspended or who has been placed on probation may pet…
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Immediately upon the denial of any application for a license the board shall notify the applicant in…
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(a) Any license issued by the board, or the holder thereof, shall be suspended automatically during …
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(a) The board may cancel the license of a facility that is licensed by the board if the licensed pre…
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In determining whether to grant an application for licensure or whether to discipline or reinstate a…
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(a) The board may issue citations containing fines and orders of abatement for any violation of Sect…
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(a) The executive officer, or his or her designee, may issue a letter of admonishment to a licensee …
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(a) The board, through its executive officer, is authorized to issue a cease and desist order for op…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the board may assess administrative fines and issue orders of abateme…
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The board may take an enforcement action against a chain community pharmacy, as defined in subdivisi…
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(a) The board may bring an action for fines for repeated violations of materially similar provisions…
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(a) For the purposes of this section, “mail order pharmacy” is defined as a nonresident pharmacy tha…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other state law, and consistent with Sections 1 and 1.1 of Article I of the …
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(a) The penalties prescribed in this chapter may be recovered in any court having jurisdiction, by a…
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(a) Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this chapter, when no other penalty i…
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Any person who attempts to secure or secures licensure for himself or herself or any other person un…
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Every person who, in order to obtain any drug, falsely represents himself or herself to be a physici…
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(a) Every person who signs the name of another, or of a fictitious person, or falsely makes, alters,…
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(a) No person other than a physician, dentist, podiatrist, veterinarian, pharmacist, or other person…
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Any person who, while on duty, sells, dispenses or compounds any drug while under the influence of a…
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person who permits the compounding or dispensing o…
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Any nonpharmacist who takes charge of or acts as supervisor, manager, or pharmacist-in-charge of any…
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(a) Any person who has obtained a license to conduct a pharmacy, who fails to place in charge of the…
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(a) A person not authorized under this chapter who takes charge of a wholesaler or veterinary food-a…
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Any person who fails, neglects, or refuses to maintain the records required by Section 4081 or who, …
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(a) All prescriptions filled by a pharmacy and all other records required by Section 4081 shall be m…
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Any person who knowingly violates subdivision (b) of Section 4312 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(a) Every person who knowingly or willfully violates Section 4055, 4059, 4060, 4061, 4062, 4063, 406…
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Except as otherwise specified, all fines collected for violations of this chapter shall be paid as f…
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In addition to any fine assessed under Section 4321, the judge may assess a fine not to exceed seven…
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(a) The board may bring an action to enjoin the violation of any provision of this chapter in any su…
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It is unlawful for any nonresident pharmacy that is not registered pursuant to Section 4112 or for a…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, prescription drugs or devices may be advertised if the a…
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(a) The board may institute any action or actions as may be provided by law and that, in its discret…
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No building shall have upon it or displayed within it or affixed to or used in connection with it a …
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The board shall operate a pharmacists recovery program to rehabilitate pharmacists and intern pharma…
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(a) “Participant” means a pharmacist or intern pharmacist who has entered the pharmacists recovery p…
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(a) A pharmacist or intern pharmacist may enter the pharmacists recovery program if: (1) The pharmac…
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(a) The board shall establish criteria for the participation of pharmacists and intern pharmacists i…
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The board shall contract with one or more qualified contractors to administer the pharmacists recove…
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The functions of the contractor administering the pharmacists recovery program shall include, but no…
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(a) Any failure to comply with the treatment contract, determination that the participant is failing…
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(a) The executive officer of the board shall designate a program manager of the pharmacists recovery…
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All board records and records of the pharmacists recovery program pertaining to the treatment of a p…
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No member of the board shall be liable for any civil damages because of acts or omissions that may o…
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(a) The resale, by any person, of drugs acquired at preferentially low prices permitted under federa…
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(a) A violation of this article is an act of unfair competition within the meaning of Chapter 5 (com…
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The board may audit persons for compliance with the limits established in paragraph (3) of subdivisi…
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The amount of fees and penalties prescribed by this chapter, except as otherwise provided, is that f…
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Every pharmacist who desires to retain his or her license on the books of the board shall biennially…
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(a) Any pharmacist license that is not renewed within three years following its expiration may not b…
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The board shall not reissue or renew any license without the payment of the fees required by this ch…
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If any license issued under this chapter is lost or destroyed, or if any person desires a reissuance…
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All fines recoverable under this chapter shall be paid by the magistrate receiving the same to the b…
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All fees collected on behalf of the board and all receipts of every kind and nature shall be reporte…
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All compensation of members and all other expenses of the board shall be paid out of the examination…
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At the time a pharmacy license is renewed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 4110 or a pharmacis…
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(a) As a condition for the participation of a pharmacy in the Medi-Cal program pursuant to Chapter 7…
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The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct a study of the adequacy of Medi-Cal pharm…
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As used in this article, “drugs” or “dangerous drugs” shall have the same meaning as “dangerous drug…
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An ADDS shall not be installed or operated in California unless it meets the requirements of this ar…
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(a) An ADDS installed, leased, owned, or operated in California shall be licensed by the board. (b) …
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(a) An ADDS shall be placed and operated inside an enclosed building, with a premises address, at a …
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(a) The ADDS shall be owned or leased by the pharmacy holding the license for the ADDS. (b) Each ADD…
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Prior to installation, and annually thereafter, the pharmacy holding the ADDS license shall provide …
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In addition to any other requirements imposed by this article, an APDS shall additionally meet the f…
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(a) A pharmacy holding an ADDS license shall complete a self-assessment, performed pursuant to Secti…
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(a) This article shall become operative on July 1, 2019. (b) On or before January 1, 2025, as part o…
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(a) In addition to the locations authorized in Section 4427.3, an automated unit dose system (AUDS) …
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For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Carrier” means a health ca…
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall apply to an audit conducted because a pharmacy benefit manager, ca…
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Notwithstanding any other law, a contract that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1,…
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(a) An entity conducting a pharmacy audit shall not receive payment or any other consideration on an…
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(a) Except as otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, an entity conducting a pharmacy audit sh…
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(a) An entity conducting an onsite pharmacy audit shall not initiate or schedule a pharmacy audit du…
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(a) A pharmacy audit that involves clinical judgment shall be conducted by, or in consultation with,…
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The time period covered by a pharmacy audit shall not exceed 24 months from the date that the claim …
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(a) (1) An entity conducting a pharmacy audit shall deliver a preliminary audit report to the pharma…
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This chapter shall not be construed to suggest or imply that the Department of Consumer Affairs or t…
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(a) A pharmacy benefit manager that reimburses a contracting pharmacy for a drug on a maximum allowa…
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Labeler” means a perso…
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This chapter is known and may be cited as the “Psychiatric Technicians Law.”
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(a) As used in this chapter, “board” means the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicia…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, re…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 4501 renders the successor entity to the board …
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As used in this chapter, “psychiatric technician” means any person who, for compensation or personal…
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A psychiatric technician, working in a mental health facility or developmental disability facility, …
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A psychiatric technician, when prescribed by a licensed physician and surgeon, may withdraw blood fr…
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(a) A psychiatric technician, when prescribed by a licensed physician and surgeon, may perform the f…
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(a) The board shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. (b) This section shall re…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 4503 renders the successor entity to the board …
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(a) The board shall prosecute all persons guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter. (b) Th…
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Except as provided by Section 159.5, the board may employ whatever personnel is necessary for the ad…
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This chapter shall not apply to the following: (a) Physicians and surgeons licensed pursuant to Chap…
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This chapter does not prohibit provisions of the services regulated herein with or without compensat…
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent persons from performing services described in …
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(a) The board shall issue a psychiatric technician’s license to each applicant who qualifies and, if…
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An applicant for license by examination shall submit a written application in the form prescribed by…
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(a) Applicants and licensees shall provide the board a physical mailing address. (b) Applicants and …
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An applicant for a psychiatric technician’s license shall have the following qualifications: (a) Be …
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The board shall deny the application for approval made by, and shall revoke the approval given to, a…
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An applicant for a psychiatric technician’s license shall, upon the filing of the application, pay t…
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Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, every applicant for a psychiatric technician’s license sh…
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Upon written application and receipt of the required application fee the board may issue a license t…
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Every person licensed under this chapter may be known as a licensed psychiatric technician and may p…
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The board may, in its discretion, provide for a continuing education program in connection with the …
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In the event the board adopts a continuing education or blood withdrawal program, the board shall co…
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The board shall collect an initial approval and a biennial renewal fee in the amount of one hundred …
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(a) In the case of a person who is employed by the state as a psychiatric technician, no state funds…
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Every licensed psychiatric technician under this chapter may be disciplined as provided in this arti…
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The board may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter for any of the following reasons…
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(a) The board may issue an initial license on probation, with specific terms and conditions, to any …
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(a) If a psychiatric technician has knowledge that another person has committed any act prohibited b…
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The board may deny any application or may suspend or revoke any license or permit issued under this …
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 4521 or any other law, the board may revoke, suspend, or deny at any tim…
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge sub…
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(a) A person whose license has been revoked, suspended, surrendered, or placed on probation, may pet…
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The board shall prepare and maintain a list of approved schools which offer an approved program for …
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The course of instruction of an approved school shall consist of not less than the number of hours o…
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(a) The approval process for a school or program shall be consistent with the following timelines: (…
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(a) The board shall maintain a list of inactive schools and programs for psychiatric technicians see…
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(a) It shall be the duty of the board, through an official representative, to inspect or review all …
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After January 1, 1970, no person shall perform services described in Section 4502 without a license …
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It is unlawful for any person to use any title or letters that imply that the person is a certified …
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(a) It is unlawful for any person willfully to make any false representation or impersonate any othe…
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a …
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A license expires each year on that date prescribed by the board, if not renewed. To renew an unexpi…
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The board may establish a biennial renewal period.
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Except as provided in Section 4545.2, a license that has expired may be renewed at any time within f…
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A suspended certificate is subject to expiration in the same manner as provided in this article for …
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A revoked certificate is subject to expiration in the same manner as provided in this article for an…
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A certificate and the holder thereof are subject to this section in the same manner as are a license…
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(a) The board, upon application and payment of the fee established pursuant to subdivision (h), shal…
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The board shall report each month to the Controller the amount and source of all revenue received by…
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(a) All expenses incurred in the operation of this chapter or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 2…
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The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter in connection with the issuance of licenses under …
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Massage Therapy Act. Whenever a reference is mad…
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that this act enable consumers and local governments to more…
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As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Approved school…
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(a) The California Massage Therapy Council, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 4601, is hereby…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the council in exercising its certificati…
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Local governments shall impose and enforce only reasonable and necessary fees and regulations on mas…
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(a) In order to obtain certification as a massage therapist, an applicant shall submit a written app…
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(a) The council shall not accept applications to issue any new certificates to practice as a certifi…
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(a) A person who was issued a conditional certificate to practice as a massage practitioner shall, w…
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Except as otherwise provided, a certification issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to re…
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(a) Prior to issuing a certificate to an applicant, or designating a custodian of records, the counc…
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The council may discipline an owner or operator of a massage business or establishment who is certif…
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In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, a certificate holder shall: (a) Display their…
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(a) It is a violation of this chapter for an applicant or a certificate holder to commit any of the …
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(a) An applicant for a certificate shall not be denied a certificate, and a certificate holder shall…
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(a) It is an unfair business practice for a person to do any of the following: (1) To hold himself o…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a city, county, or city and county shall not enact or enforce an …
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(a) Upon the request of any law enforcement agency or any other representative of a local government…
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(a) The council shall have the responsibility to determine whether the school from which an applican…
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A school offering a professional massage therapy program that has not been approved by the council p…
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The council shall be sued only in the county of its principal office, which shall be in Sacramento, …
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The superior court of a county of competent jurisdiction may, upon a petition by any person, issue a…
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The Legislature finds and declares that due to important health, safety, and welfare concerns that a…
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(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. (b) The provisions of this…
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(a) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.…
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This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Music Therapy Act.
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The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Existing national certification of music thera…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that this chapter do the following: (a) Provide a statutory defi…
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As used in this chapter: (a) “Music therapy” means the clinical and evidence-based use of music ther…
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An individual who provides music therapy shall not refer to oneself using the title of “Board Certif…
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This chapter shall not be construed to authorize a person engaged in music therapy to state or imply…
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It is an unfair business practice within the meaning of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 17200) of…
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This chapter shall not be construed to require a music therapist currently employed by the State of …
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(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a California Veterinary Medical Board in which th…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California Veterinary Medical Board i…
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(a) Each veterinarian member of the board shall be a bona fide resident of this state for a period o…
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The members of the board shall hold office for a term of four years. Each member shall serve until t…
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The Governor may, in his judgment, remove any member of the board for neglect of duty or other suffi…
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The board shall elect a president, vice president, and any other officers of the board as shall be n…
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(a) The board may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive…
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The executive officer of the board may administer oaths or affirmations upon matters pertaining to t…
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Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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Five members of the board constitute a quorum for transaction of business at any meeting of the boar…
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The board may in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, adopt, amend, o…
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The board shall keep an official record of its meetings, and it shall also keep an official register…
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The board may at any time inspect the premises in which veterinary medicine, veterinary dentistry, o…
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The enforcement of Sections 4809.5 and 4854 of this chapter is a function exclusively reserved to th…
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The board shall establish a regular inspection program that will provide for random announced or una…
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(a) The board shall establish an advisory committee to assist, advise, and make recommendations for …
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As used in this chapter: (a) “Board” means the California Veterinary Medical Board. (b) “Multidiscip…
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Veterinary Medicine Practice Act.”
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It is unlawful for any person to practice veterinary medicine or any branch thereof in this State un…
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These definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter as it applies to veterinary medicine…
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A person practices veterinary medicine, surgery, and dentistry, and the various branches thereof, wh…
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A veterinarian who on his or her own initiative, at the request of an owner, or at the request of so…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a veterinarian, registered veterinary technician, or a v…
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(a) Notwithstanding any law, a veterinary technician, veterinary assistant, and veterinary assistant…
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(a) A California-licensed veterinarian at premises registered in accordance with Section 4853 that i…
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Notwithstanding any other law, a licensed veterinarian, registered veterinary technician, or veterin…
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(a) A veterinarian shall not prescribe, dispense, or administer a drug, medicine, application, or tr…
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Private animal shelter” mean…
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(a) An onychectomy, tendonectomy, surgical claw removal, or declaw on any feline or any procedure to…
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(a) Nothing in this chapter prohibits any person from: (1) Practicing veterinary medicine as a bona …
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All veterinarians actually engaged and employed as veterinarians by the state, or a county, city, co…
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Any license granted to any person to practice veterinary medicine, or any branch thereof, in this St…
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(a) Each time a veterinarian initially prescribes, dispenses, or furnishes a dangerous drug, as defi…
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(a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) Veterinarians while serving in any armed branch of the milit…
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(a) If a licensee under this chapter has reasonable cause to believe that a dog has been injured or …
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Whenever any licensee under this chapter has reasonable cause to believe an animal under its care ha…
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(a) An attending or on-call veterinarian at a rodeo event shall, pursuant to Section 596.7 of the Pe…
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Any person, who violates or aids or abets in violating any of the provisions of this chapter, is gui…
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(a) The board shall adopt regulations establishing animal health care tasks and an appropriate degre…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a registered veterinary technician or a veterinary assistant may …
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(a) To obtain a veterinary assistant controlled substance permit in California, an individual shall …
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(a) Every person who has been issued a veterinary assistant controlled substance permit by the board…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a registered veterinary technician or a veterinary assistant may …
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The board shall take action pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 4875) of this chapter aga…
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For purposes of this article, “registered veterinary technician” means a person who has met the requ…
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No person shall use the title “registered veterinary technician” or “veterinary technician,” or any …
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(a) Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants are approved to perform animal healt…
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Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants shall not perform the following health c…
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Under conditions of an emergency, a registered veterinary technician may render such lifesaving aid …
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Any registered veterinary technician registered in this state who in good faith renders emergency an…
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(a) A registered veterinary technician who has been examined by the board in the area of radiation s…
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Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants may be employed by any veterinarian lice…
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Any person performing any of the tasks designated by the board pursuant to Section 4836 and any pers…
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This article shall not apply to students in a California veterinary technology program who perform t…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a graduate of a recognized veterinary college shall not p…
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(a) The board, by means of examination, shall determine the professional qualifications of all appli…
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(a) To obtain registration as a registered veterinary technician, the applicant shall satisfy the fo…
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The board may deny a registered veterinary technician application if the applicant has done any of t…
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All funds collected by the board under this article shall be deposited in the California Veterinary …
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(a) Each individual registered by the board shall biennially apply for renewal of his or her license…
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Every person registered by the board under this article who changes their mailing address shall noti…
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Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired certificate of registration may be renewed …
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A person who fails to renew his certificate of registration within five years after its expiration m…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may, in its sole discretion, issue a proba…
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(a) In order to obtain a license to practice veterinary medicine in California, an individual shall …
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If the veterinary college from which an applicant is graduated is not recognized by the board, the b…
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If the board finds in evaluating the graduate described in Section 4846.1 that such applicant is def…
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(a) If an applicant fails to complete their application within one year after it has been filed, the…
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(a) A veterinarian engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine, as defined in Section 4826, emplo…
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Every person holding a license under this chapter shall conspicuously display the license in his or …
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Every person holding a license issued under this chapter who changes his or her mailing address shal…
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(a) All veterinary premises shall be registered with the board. The certificate of registration shal…
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Each application to register a premises pursuant to Section 4853 shall be made on a form provided by…
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When it has been adjudicated in an administrative hearing that the licensee manager has failed to ke…
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(a) The board shall deny, suspend, or revoke registration of a veterinary premises if any of the fol…
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A premise registration that is not renewed within five years after its expiration may not be renewed…
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All premises where veterinary medicine, veterinary dentistry, or veterinary surgery is being practic…
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A premises registration holder who is not a California-licensed veterinarian pursuant to Section 482…
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(a) Every off-campus educational program site shall display in a conspicuous place a consumer notifi…
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(a) A veterinarian subject to the provisions of this chapter shall, as required by regulation of the…
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Within 30 days of receiving a written or verbal request by the client or their authorized agent for …
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(a) All records required by law to be kept by a veterinarian subject to this chapter, including, but…
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(a) A veterinarian licensed under this chapter shall not disclose any information concerning an anim…
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(a) Except for the first renewal period, all holders of veterinarian licenses and veterinary technic…
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(a) The board shall issue renewed veterinarian licenses only to those applicants who have completed …
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(a) The board shall issue renewed veterinary technician registrations only to those applicants who h…
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(a) Upon a course attendee’s completion of a continuing education course sponsored by a provider pur…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the board seek ways and means to identify and rehabilitate …
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(a) One or more wellness evaluation committees is hereby authorized to be established by the board. …
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Each member of a wellness evaluation committee shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Se…
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Three members of a wellness evaluation committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of bu…
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Each wellness evaluation committee shall elect from its membership a chairperson and a vice chairper…
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The board shall administer the provisions of this article.
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(a) The board shall establish criteria for the acceptance, denial, or termination of veterinarians a…
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The wellness evaluation committee shall inform each veterinarian and registered veterinary technicia…
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Each wellness evaluation committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities: (a) To eval…
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Notwithstanding Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Ti…
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Each veterinarian and registered veterinary technician who requests participation in a wellness prog…
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(a) After a wellness evaluation committee in its discretion has determined that a veterinarian or re…
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The board shall provide for the representation of any persons making reports to a wellness evaluatio…
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The board shall charge each veterinarian and registered veterinary technician who is accepted to par…
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In addition to its authority to suspend or revoke a license, registration, or permit, the board shal…
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(a) In order to ensure that its resources are maximized for the protection of the public, the board …
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If, upon completion of an investigation, the executive officer has probable cause to believe that a …
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If the board determines, as a result of its inspection of the premises pursuant to Section 4809.5, o…
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(a) The board shall, in the manner prescribed in Section 4808, adopt regulations covering the assess…
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(a) In addition to requesting an administrative hearing as provided for in paragraph (4) of subdivis…
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(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 125.9 and Section 148, the executive…
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(a) The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing w…
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The board may deny, revoke, suspend, or place on probation a license, registration, or permit or ass…
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(a) A licensee shall not dispense or administer cannabis or cannabis products to an animal patient. …
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge of …
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In reinstating a license, registration, or permit that has been revoked or suspended under Section 4…
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(a) (1) A person whose license or registration has been revoked or who has been placed on probation …
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(a) All veterinary licenses, veterinary technician registrations, and veterinary assistant controlle…
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an expired license or registration may be renewed at a…
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A license or registration that is suspended is subject to expiration, and shall be renewed as provid…
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(a) A revoked or surrendered license, registration, or permit is subject to expiration as provided i…
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A license, registration, or permit that is not renewed within five years after its expiration shall …
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Of all fines or forfeitures of bail in any case where a person is charged with a violation of this c…
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All fees collected on behalf of the board and all receipts of every kind and nature shall be reporte…
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Small veterinary premises” m…
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A veterinary corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as def…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the name of a veterinary corporation and any name or nam…
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Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and office…
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The income of a veterinary corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareh…
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A veterinary corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to do …
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter, punishable as specified …
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The board may formulate and enforce rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and the objectiv…
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Nothing in this article requires an applicant for or a holder of a certificate of registration of ve…
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For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Adverse event” means an even…
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For purposes of liability pursuant to this article, the production and use of whole blood, plasma, b…
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Each veterinarian who is licensed in California and engages in the production of animal blood and bl…
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(a) A veterinarian or a community blood bank operating under this article shall not provide payment …
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The board may establish a community blood bank registration fee and annual renewal fee to be paid by…
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A community blood bank operating under this article shall comply with blood or blood component produ…
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A community blood bank operating under this article shall submit a quarterly report to the Departmen…
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Each veterinarian who is licensed in California and operates a closed-colony blood bank shall comply…
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A violation of this article by a community blood bank shall constitute a cause for corrective action…
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(a) This chapter constitutes the chapter on acupuncture of the Business and Professions Code. This c…
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In its concern with the need to eliminate the fundamental causes of illness, not simply to remove sy…
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Board” means the Acupuncture Bo…
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(a) For purposes of this chapter, “approved educational and training program” means a school or coll…
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(a) The Acupuncture Board, which consists of seven members, shall enforce and administer this chapte…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 4928 renders the board subject to review by the…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Acupuncture Board in exercising its l…
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Three members of the board shall be acupuncturists with at least five years of experience in acupunc…
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Each member of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years.
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Each member of the board shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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(a) The board shall administer this chapter. (b) The board may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordanc…
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The board, by and with the approval of the director, may employ personnel necessary for the administ…
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(a) The board, by and with the approval of the director, may appoint an executive officer who is exe…
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(a) The Legislature requests the Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission on California State Governm…
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The board shall conduct the following studies and reviews, and shall report its findings and recomme…
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(a) (1) It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and no…
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(a) It is unprofessional conduct for an acupuncturist to use the title “Doctor” or the abbreviation …
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An acupuncturist’s license authorizes the holder thereof: (a) To engage in the practice of acupunctu…
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(a) The board shall issue a license to practice acupuncture to any person who makes an application a…
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(a) For purposes of this chapter, “approved credential evaluation service” means an agency or organi…
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(a) The board shall establish standards for the approval of tutorial programs for education and trai…
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In reviewing applications for licensure based upon the completion of a tutorial program in acupunctu…
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(a) The board shall have the authority to investigate and evaluate each and every applicant applying…
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(a) The board shall establish standards for continuing education for acupuncturists. (b) The board s…
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the practice of acupuncture by a person li…
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The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to make unlawful the activities of persons inv…
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The provisions of this chapter shall not prohibit an acupuncturist from another state or country, wh…
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The board may deny, suspend, or revoke, or impose probationary conditions upon, the license of any a…
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The board may deny, suspend, revoke, or impose probationary conditions upon the license of any acupu…
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The board may deny, suspend, revoke, or impose probationary conditions upon the license of any acupu…
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge whi…
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(a) The board may request the administrative law judge, under his or her proposed decision in resolu…
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Disciplinary proceedings under this article shall be conducted pursuant to the Administrative Proced…
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The board in all cases of revocation shall certify the fact of the revocation, under the seal of the…
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(a) A person whose license or registration has been revoked, suspended, or surrendered, or who has b…
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(a) (1) Every person who is licensed to practice acupuncture in this state shall register, on forms …
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(a) The board, or its designee, may, upon complaint, inspect any of the following: (1) Any premise i…
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(a) On and after July 1, 2019, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the board shall requ…
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Whenever any person has engaged in an act or practice which constitutes an offense against this chap…
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The provisions of this article insofar as they are substantially the same as provisions relating to …
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(a) Licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire on the last day of the birth month of the …
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Except as provided in Section 4969, a license that has expired may be renewed at any time within thr…
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A person who fails to renew his or her license within three years after its expiration may not renew…
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(a) A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, b…
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The amount of fees prescribed for licensed acupuncturists shall be those set forth in this section u…
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(a) The amount of fees prescribed for acupuncture tutorial programs shall be as follows: (1) The app…
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Fees fixed by the board shall be set forth in regulations duly adopted by the board.
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The board shall report to the Controller at the beginning of each month for the month preceding the …
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An acupuncture corporation is a corporation which is authorized to render professional services, as …
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed u…
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An acupuncture corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to d…
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The income of an acupuncture corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shar…
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Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and office…
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The name of an acupuncture corporation and any name or names under which it may render professional …
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The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article…
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(a) (1) Many California families and many individual Californians are experiencing difficulty and di…
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(a) This chapter shall not be construed to constrict, limit, or withdraw the Medical Practice Act, t…
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the practice of marriage and family therapy shall mean the app…
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(a) “Board,” as used in this chapter, means the Board of Behavioral Sciences. (b) “Associate,” as us…
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Act.
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The settings described in Section 4980.01 are exempt settings and do not fall under the jurisdiction…
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) “Nonexempt setting” means…
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(a) The title “licensed marriage, family and child counselor” or “marriage, family and child counsel…
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(a) (1) The title “marriage and family therapist intern” or “marriage and family therapist registere…
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A person engages in the practice of marriage and family therapy when he or she performs or offers to…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 4980, a person who holds a license in another jurisdiction of the United…
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Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a person shall not practice, or advertise the performa…
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A licensee shall display their license in a conspicuous place in the licensee’s primary place of pra…
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(a) A licensee or registrant shall provide a client with a notice written in at least 12-point type …
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the board employ its resources for each and all of the foll…
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(a) The Legislature acknowledges that the basic obligation to provide a complete and accurate applic…
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(a) This section shall apply to the following: (1) Applicants for licensure or registration who begi…
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(a) This section shall apply to applicants for licensure or registration who began graduate study be…
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(a) Each educational institution preparing applicants to qualify for registration or licensure shall…
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(a) An applicant for licensure whose education qualifies him or her under Section 4980.37 shall comp…
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An applicant for licensure shall satisfy all of the following qualifications: (a) Meet the education…
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(a) An applicant for licensure whose education qualifies them under Section 4980.37 shall complete t…
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(a) Trainees performing services in any work setting specified in Section 4980.43.3 may perform thos…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all applicants shall have an active associate registratio…
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(a) All trainees, associates, and applicants for licensure shall be under the supervision of a super…
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(a) Except for experience gained by attending workshops, seminars, training sessions, or conferences…
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(a) A trainee, associate, or applicant for licensure shall only perform mental health and related se…
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(a) A trainee, associate, or applicant for licensure shall only perform mental health and related se…
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The board may audit the records of any supervisor to verify the completion of the supervisor qualifi…
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An associate marriage and family therapist employed under this chapter shall comply with the followi…
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Any licensed marriage and family therapist who owns a business using a fictitious business name shal…
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(a) A trainee shall, prior to performing any professional services, inform each client or patient th…
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(a) A marriage and family therapist shall retain a client’s or patient’s health service records for …
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(a) Every applicant who meets the educational and experience requirements and applies for a license …
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(a) The Legislature recognizes that the education and experience requirements in this chapter consti…
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As a model for all therapeutic professions, and to acknowledge respect and regard for the consuming …
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(a) The board shall require a licensee who began graduate study prior to January 1, 2004, to take a …
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(a) The board may adopt those rules and regulations as may be necessary to enable it to carry into e…
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Except as provided by Section 159.5, the board may employ whatever additional personnel is necessary…
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The board may issue a license to a person who, at the time of submitting an application for a licens…
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(a) This section applies to persons with education gained from an out-of-state school or experience …
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An applicant for licensure or registration with a degree obtained from an educational institution ou…
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(a) This section applies to persons with education gained from an out-of-state school who apply for …
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This section applies to persons subject to Section 4980.78 who apply for licensure or registration. …
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(a) On or after July 1, 2023, an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall sh…
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(a) On or after January 1, 2021, an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall…
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(a) A registrant or an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall pass the fol…
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(a) Each applicant who had previously taken and passed the standard written examination but had not …
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 4980.398, each applicant and registrant shall o…
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The board may deny a license or registration or may suspend or revoke the license or registration of…
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(a) The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall require an applicant for marriage and family therapist li…
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The board may refuse to issue any registration or license whenever it appears that an applicant may …
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The proceedings conducted under this article shall be held in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing …
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(a) The board may place a license or registration on probation under the following circumstances: (1…
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The board may deny an application, or may suspend or revoke a license or registration issued under t…
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The board shall revoke any license issued under this chapter upon a decision made in accordance with…
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable …
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In addition to other proceedings provided for in this chapter, whenever any person has engaged, or i…
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(a) Licenses issued under this chapter shall expire no more than 24 months after the issue date. The…
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(a) The associate marriage and family therapist registration shall expire one year from the last day…
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A licensee may renew a license at any time within three years after its expiration by completing all…
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A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but s…
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A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. I…
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A license that is not renewed within three years after its expiration shall not be renewed, restored…
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The board shall report each month to the Controller the amount and source of all revenue received pu…
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(a) The board shall assess the following fees relating to the licensure of marriage and family thera…
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(a) A licensee may apply to the board to request that his or her license be placed on inactive statu…
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A licensee or registrant shall give written notice to the board of a name change, giving both the ol…
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(a) (1) The board shall issue, upon submission of a completed application as prescribed by this sect…
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(a) Effective January 1, 2016, an applicant who fails the clinical examination may, within one year …
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(a) In addition to the fees charged pursuant to Section 4984.7 for the biennial renewal of a license…
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A marriage and family therapy corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional…
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed u…
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The name of a marriage and family therapy corporation shall contain one or more of the words “marria…
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Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and office…
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The income of a marriage and family therapy corporation attributable to professional services render…
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A marriage and family therapy corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or t…
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The board may formulate and enforce rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives o…
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The powers and duties of the board, as set forth in this chapter, shall be subject to the review req…
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This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as, the Educational Psychologist Practice Act.
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The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. For th…
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A person engages in the practice of educational psychology when he or she performs or offers to perf…
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(a) The practice of educational psychology is the performance of any of the following professional f…
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(a) A person appropriately credentialed by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing may perform the f…
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(a) A licensee shall provide a client with a notice written in at least 12-point type prior to initi…
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The board may, by rules or regulations, adopt, amend, or repeal rules of professional conduct approp…
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(a) The board may issue a license as an educational psychologist if the applicant satisfies, with pr…
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(a) Only persons who satisfy the requirements of Section 4989.20 are eligible to take the licensure …
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(a) On or after January 1, 2021, an applicant for licensure as an educational psychologist shall sho…
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(a) On or after July 1, 2023, an applicant for licensure as an educational psychologist shall show, …
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(a) The board shall not issue a license to a person who has been convicted of a crime in this or any…
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The board may refuse to issue a license to an applicant if it appears he or she may be unable to pra…
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The board may deny an application for licensure if the applicant is or has been guilty of unprofessi…
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A license issued under this chapter shall expire no later than 24 months after its date of issue. Th…
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To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, on or before the expiration date of the license, …
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(a) To renew a license, a licensee shall certify to the board, on a form prescribed by the board, co…
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A licensee may renew a license that has expired at any time within three years after its expiration …
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A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but s…
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A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article and shall not be renewed. The…
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A license that is not renewed within three years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, …
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(a) A licensee may apply to the board to request that his or her license be placed on inactive statu…
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(a) (1) The board shall issue, upon submission of a completed application as prescribed by this sect…
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A licensee shall give written notice to the board of a name change, providing both the old and new n…
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Any licensed educational psychologist who conducts a private practice under a fictitious business na…
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A licensee shall display their license in a conspicuous place in the licensee’s primary place of pra…
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“Advertising,” as used in this chapter, includes, but is not limited to, any public communication as…
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Except as authorized by this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to practice educational psycholo…
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(a) A licensed educational psychologist shall retain a client’s health service records for a minimum…
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All consideration, compensation, or remuneration received by the licensee shall be in relation to pr…
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The board may deny a license or may suspend or revoke the license of a licensee if the person has be…
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(a) The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall require an applicant for licensure as an educational psyc…
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The board shall revoke the license of a licensee, other than one who is also licensed as a physician…
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The board shall revoke the license of a licensee upon a decision that contains a finding of fact tha…
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A person whose license has been suspended or revoked shall not, until the reinstatement of his or he…
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All proceedings by the board to suspend, revoke, or to take other disciplinary action against a lice…
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In addition to other proceedings provided for in this chapter, whenever a person has engaged, or is …
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A person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(a) The board shall assess the following fees relating to the licensure of educational psychologists…
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The board shall report each month to the Controller the amount and source of all revenue received pu…
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(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs, a Board of Behavioral Sciences that consists of …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the repeal of Section 4990 renders the board subject to …
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“Board,” as used in this chapter, Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 4980), Chapter 13.5 (commencin…
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(a) The board shall appoint an executive officer. This position is designated as a confidential posi…
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Subject to the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of Titl…
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(a) An applicant, registrant, or licensee who has an electronic mail address shall provide the board…
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The board shall keep an accurate record of all of its proceedings and a record of all applicants for…
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The board shall not publish on the Internet the final determination of a citation and fine of one th…
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The board may conduct research in, and make studies of problems involved in, the maintaining of prof…
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The duty of administering and enforcing this chapter, Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 4980), Cha…
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For purposes of license and registration verification, a person may rely upon the licensing and regi…
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The board shall have and use a seal bearing the words “The Board of Behavioral Sciences,” and shall …
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, re…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the board employ its resources for each and all of the foll…
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(a) The board may adopt rules and regulations as necessary to administer and enforce the provisions …
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(a) The Behavioral Sciences Fund shall be used for the purposes of carrying out and enforcing the pr…
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The powers and duties of the board, as set forth in this chapter, shall be subject to the review req…
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Wherever “Board of Behavioral Science Examiners,” “Board of Social Work Examiners of the State of Ca…
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(a) Any person applying for a license or registration as a marriage and family therapist, clinical s…
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(a) The Legislature finds that there is a need to ensure that professionals of the healing arts who …
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(a) The board shall consider adoption of continuing education requirements including training in the…
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The board may refuse to issue a registration or license under the chapters it administers and enforc…
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(a) A licensed marriage and family therapist, associate marriage and family therapist, licensed clin…
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The board may deny without a hearing a request to petition for termination of probation or modificat…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an accusation filed pursuant to Section 11503 of t…
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Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in Section 4990.32, the expiration, cancellation, …
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(a) The board may place a license or registration issued under the chapters it administers and enfor…
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The board, in its discretion, may require a licensee or registrant whose license or registration has…
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The board may deny an application or may suspend or revoke a license or registration issued under th…
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The board shall revoke a license or registration issued under the chapters it administers and enforc…
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The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with …
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This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Clinical Social Worker Practice Act. It shall …
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A person engages in the practice of clinical social work when he or she performs or offers to perfor…
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For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Accredited school of social work” means a school that is accredit…
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(a) Every applicant for a license under this chapter shall file an application with the board accomp…
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(a) Only individuals who have the qualifications prescribed by the board under this chapter are elig…
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“Advertising,” as used in this chapter, includes, but is not limited to, any public communication as…
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The board may deny a license or a registration, or may suspend or revoke the license or registration…
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The proceedings for the suspension or revocation of licenses under this chapter shall be conducted i…
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(a) A registrant or an applicant for licensure as a clinical social worker shall pass the following …
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Examinations may be held at those times and places as the board may determine. However, one examinat…
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(a) An applicant who had previously taken and passed the standard written examination but had not pa…
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Every person who willfully makes any false statement or who impersonates any other person or permits…
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A licensee or registrant shall give written notice to the board of a name change, giving both the ol…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 4992.07, an applicant and registrant shall obta…
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A licensed clinical social worker who owns a business using a fictitious business name shall not use…
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(a) The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall require an applicant for clinical social work licensure o…
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The board shall revoke any license issued under this chapter upon a decision made in accordance with…
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The board may refuse to issue any registration or license whenever it appears that an applicant may …
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The board may deny an application, or may suspend or revoke a license or registration issued under t…
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(a) A licensed clinical social worker shall retain a client’s or patient’s health service records fo…
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(a) Only individuals who have received a license under this article may style themselves as “License…
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(a) Effective January 1, 2016, the board shall issue a clinical social worker license to each applic…
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Each applicant for a license shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant com…
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(a) The board shall assess the following fees relating to the licensure of clinical social workers: …
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(a) Effective January 1, 2016, an applicant who fails the clinical examination may, within one year …
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The board shall issue a license to each applicant meeting the requirements of this article, which li…
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(a) Licenses issued under this chapter shall expire no more than 24 months after the issue date. The…
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A licensee shall display their license in a conspicuous place in the licensee’s primary place of pra…
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The practice of clinical social work is defined as a service in which a special knowledge of social …
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The provisions of this article shall be construed only as provisions relating to the examination and…
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The board may suspend or revoke the license of any person who is guilty on the grounds set forth in …
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Any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in …
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Nothing in this article shall prevent qualified members of other professional groups from doing work…
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(a) This chapter shall not be construed to constrict, limit, or withdraw the Medical Practice Act, t…
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The settings described in Section 4996.14 are exempt settings and do not fall under the jurisdiction…
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) “Nonexempt setting” means…
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(a) Nothing in this article shall restrict or prevent psychosocial activities by employees of accred…
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Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any clinical social worker from outside this state, when in a…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 4996, a person who holds a license in another jurisdiction of the United…
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The board may issue a license to a person who, at the time of submitting an application for a licens…
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(a) This section applies to persons with education gained from an out-of-state school or experience …
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 4996.23, an applicant shall have an active regi…
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Nothing in this article shall prohibit the acts or practices of a licensed clinical social workers’ …
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(a) “Supervisor,” as used in this chapter, means an individual who meets all of the following requir…
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The board may audit the records of any supervisor to verify the completion of the supervisor qualifi…
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(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the board shall not renew any license pursuant to thi…
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(a) To qualify for licensure, each applicant shall complete 3,000 hours of post-master’s degree supe…
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(a) Except for experience gained by attending workshops, seminars, training sessions, or conferences…
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(a) An associate clinical social worker or applicant for licensure shall only perform mental health …
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(a) An associate clinical social worker or an applicant for licensure shall only perform mental heal…
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(a) Any applicant for licensure as a licensed clinical social worker who began graduate study on or …
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(a) A licensee who began graduate study prior to January 1, 2004, shall complete a three-hour contin…
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(a) On or after January 1, 2021, an applicant for licensure as a clinical social worker shall show, …
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(a) On or after July 1, 2023, an applicant for licensure as a clinical social worker shall show, as …
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(a) Registration as an associate clinical social worker shall expire one year from the last day of t…
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A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but s…
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A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. I…
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(a) In addition to the fees charged pursuant to Section 4996.3 for the biennial renewal of a license…
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(a) A licensee or registrant shall provide a client with a notice written in at least 12-point type …
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(a) A licensee may apply to the board to request that his or her license be placed on inactive statu…
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(a) (1) The board shall issue, upon submission of a completed application as prescribed by this sect…
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A licensed clinical social worker corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professi…
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed u…
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Notwithstanding Section 4996, the name of a licensed clinical social worker corporation and any name…
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Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and office…
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The income of a licensed clinical social worker corporation attributable to professional services re…
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A licensed clinical social worker corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which …
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“Telephone medical advice service” means any business entity that employs, or contracts or subcontra…
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A telephone medical advice service shall be responsible for complying with the following requirement…
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The respective healing arts licensing boards shall be responsible for enforcing this chapter and any…
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(a) This section does not limit, preclude, or otherwise interfere with the practices of other person…
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For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Artificial intelligence” or “AI”…
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(a) (1) A violation of this chapter is subject to the jurisdiction of the appropriate health care pr…
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This chapter constitutes, and may be cited as, the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act.
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In enacting this chapter, the Legislature recognizes that licensed professional clinical counselors …
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For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the…
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(a) (1) The title “professional clinical counselor intern” or “professional clinical counselor regis…
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A person engages in the practice of professional clinical counseling when he or she performs or offe…
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The board shall do all of the following: (a) Communicate information about its activities, the requi…
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(a) (1) “Professional clinical counseling” means the application of counseling interventions and psy…
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent qualified persons from doing work of a psychosocial nature…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 4999.30, a person who holds a license in another jurisdiction of the Uni…
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The settings described in Section 4999.22 are exempt settings and do not fall under the jurisdiction…
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) “Nonexempt setting” means…
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall restrict or prevent activities of a psychotherapeutic or counselin…
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person shall not practice or advertise the performan…
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(a) This section shall apply to applicants for licensure or registration who began graduate study be…
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(a) This section shall apply to the following: (1) Applicants for licensure or registration who begi…
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(a) A clinical counselor trainee may perform activities and services provided that the activities an…
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(a) Each educational institution preparing applicants to qualify for licensure shall notify each of …
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(a) An applicant shall meet all of the following qualifications to qualify for registration as an as…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all applicants shall have an active associate registratio…
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(a) An associate or applicant for licensure shall be under the supervision of a supervisor at all ti…
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(a) Except for experience gained by attending workshops, seminars, training sessions, or conferences…
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(a) A clinical counselor trainee, associate, or applicant for licensure shall only perform mental he…
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(a) A clinical counselor trainee, associate, or applicant for licensure shall only perform mental he…
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The board may audit the records of any supervisor to verify the completion of the supervisor qualifi…
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The board shall adopt regulations regarding the supervision of associates that may include, but not …
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(a) The board may issue a professional clinical counselor license to any person who meets all of the…
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An applicant for licensure as a professional clinical counselor or registration as an associate shal…
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(a) Every applicant for a license as a professional clinical counselor shall take one or more examin…
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(a) Effective January 1, 2016, a registrant or an applicant for licensure as a professional clinical…
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(a) Each applicant and registrant shall obtain a passing score on a board-administered California la…
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(a) The board may issue a license to a person who, at the time of submitting an application for a li…
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(a) This section applies to persons with education gained from an out-of-state school or experience …
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(a) This section applies to persons with education gained from an out-of-state school who apply for …
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(a) Effective January 1, 2016, an applicant who fails the examination specified in paragraph (2) of …
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(a) On or after January 1, 2021, an applicant for licensure as a professional clinical counselor sha…
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(a) On or after July 1, 2023, an applicant for licensure as a professional clinical counselor shall …
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A licensee shall display their license in a conspicuous place in the licensee’s primary place of pra…
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(a) A licensee or registrant shall provide a client with a notice written in at least 12-point type …
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Any licensed professional clinical counselor who owns a business using a fictitious business name sh…
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Licensed professional clinical counselors shall provide to each client accurate information about th…
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(a) A licensed professional clinical counselor shall retain a client’s or patient’s health service r…
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(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the board shall not renew any license pursuant to thi…
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In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the board shall do all of the following: (a) E…
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It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any of the following acts: (a) Engage in the practi…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that any communication made by a person to a licensed profession…
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable …
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In addition to other proceedings provided in this chapter, whenever any person has engaged, or is ab…
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The board may refuse to issue any registration or license, or may suspend or revoke the registration…
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The board may deny any application, or may suspend or revoke any license or registration issued unde…
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(a) The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall require an applicant for professional clinical counselor …
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(a) An associate registration shall expire one year from the last day of the month in which it was i…
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(a) Licenses issued under this chapter shall expire no more than 24 months after the issue date. The…
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Licenses issued under this chapter that have expired may be renewed at any time within three years o…
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A license that is not renewed within three years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, …
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A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but t…
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A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. I…
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(a) A licensed professional clinical counselor may apply to the board to request that his or her lic…
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(a) (1) The board shall issue, upon submission of a completed application as prescribed by this sect…
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The board shall report each month to the Controller the amount and source of all revenue received pu…
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(a) The moneys credited to the Behavioral Sciences Fund under Section 4999.114 shall, upon appropria…
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A licensee or registrant shall give written notice to the board of a name change, giving both the ol…
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(a) The board shall assess the following fees relating to the licensure of professional clinical cou…
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(a) In addition to the fees charged pursuant to Section 4999.120 for the biennial renewal of a licen…
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A professional clinical counselor corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professi…
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed u…
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The name of a professional clinical counselor corporation and any name or names under which it may b…
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Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and office…
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The income of a professional clinical counselor corporation attributable to professional services re…
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A professional clinical counselor corporation shall not perform or fail to perform any act the perfo…
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The board may formulate and enforce any rule or regulation to carry out the purposes and objectives …
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“Qualified autism service provider” means an individual who meets either of the following criteria: …
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“Qualified autism service professional” means an individual who meets all of the following criteria:…
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“Qualified autism service paraprofessional” means an unlicensed and uncertified individual who meets…
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(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the California Board of Accountancy, which consis…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California Board of Accountancy in ex…
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No public member shall be a current or former licensee of the board or an immediate family member of…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), each member of the board, except the public members, shal…
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Each member shall be appointed for a term of four years and shall hold office until the appointment …
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The officers of the board are a president, vice president and a secretary-treasurer.
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The president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer shall be elected by the board for a term of o…
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The officers of the board shall continue in office until their successors are elected and qualify.
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The president shall preside at all meetings of the board, and in the event of the president’s absenc…
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The board shall, from time to time, but not less than twice each year, prepare and distribute to all…
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The board shall compile and maintain, or may have compiled and maintained on its behalf, a register …
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In the interest of protecting the privacy of applicants and licensees, an email address provided by …
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The board may adopt, repeal, or amend such regulations as may be reasonably necessary and expedient …
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The board shall designate the location of its principal office and may establish branch offices in o…
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The board shall have a seal.
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The board shall keep records of all proceedings and actions by and before the board and before its c…
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The board may employ clerks, examiners and, except as provided by Section 159.5, other assistants in…
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The board may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive off…
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A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business at any meeting…
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All meetings of the board shall be open and public, except that the board may hold executive session…
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The board shall post, within 10 days of board approval, the finalized minutes from meetings of the b…
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(a) The board shall provide a live audio or video broadcast, on its internet website, of each of its…
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The board may by regulation, prescribe, amend, or repeal rules of professional conduct appropriate t…
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Every applicant, when subscribing to an application for certificate or registration, shall acknowled…
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The board may, for the purpose of obtaining technical expertise, appoint an enforcement advisory com…
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The members of the enforcement advisory and qualifications committees shall hold office for two year…
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The qualifications committee shall make recommendations and forward its report to the board for acti…
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The board may establish a qualifications committee of its own certified public accountant members or…
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The board may create and appoint advisory committees, consisting solely of board members or consisti…
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(a) The board may contract with and employ certified public accountants and public accountants as co…
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(a) The Legislature finds that there are occasions when the California Board of Accountancy urgently…
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(a) Whenever the board enters into a contract for litigation or enforcement purposes, including, but…
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The Legislature has determined it is in the public interest to require that certified public account…
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The board shall by regulation prescribe, amend, or repeal rules including, but not limited to, all o…
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The board may, in accordance with the intent of this article, make exceptions from continuing educat…
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“Board” means the California Board of Accountancy.
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“Committee” means any committee created under the provisions of Article 1 (commencing at Section 500…
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“State” when not specifically referring to this State, means any state, territory or insular possess…
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“Certified public accountant” means any person who has received from the board a certificate of cert…
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For purposes of this chapter, “license” shall also include “certificate.”
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“Public accountant” means any person who has registered with the board as a public accountant and wh…
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“Person” includes individual, partnership, firm, association, limited liability company, or corporat…
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“Firm” means a sole proprietorship, a corporation, or a partnership.
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“Client”, as used in any context in this chapter, means any person for whom public accountancy servi…
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For purposes of Sections 5054 and 5096.12, “firm” includes any entity that is authorized or permitte…
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“Comparable licensure requirements” means another state requires passage of the examination describe…
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Whenever any statute requires that any reports, financial statements, and other documents for any de…
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(a) All statements, records, schedules, working papers and memoranda made by a licensee or a partner…
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Nothing in subdivision (k) of Section 17406 of the Financial Code or subdivision (a) of Section 1740…
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If any provisions of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held …
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The Legislature finds and declares that it is important to inform taxpayers that they may make volun…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this section, in subdivision (a) of Section 5054, and i…
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(a) Any person that engages in any act that is the practice of public accountancy in this state cons…
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(a) The board may revoke, suspend, issue a fine pursuant to Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 511…
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Except as provided in Sections 5052 and 5053, a person shall be deemed to be engaged in the practice…
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Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any person who as an employee, independent contractor, or oth…
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Nothing contained in this chapter precludes a person who is not a certified public accountant or pub…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an individual or firm holding a valid and c…
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Any person who has received from the board a certificate of certified public accountant, or who is a…
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Any person who has received from the board a certificate of public accountant may, subject to Sectio…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual holding a valid and current license, certi…
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No person or partnership shall assume or use the title or designation “chartered accountant,” “certi…
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A person or firm may not use any title or designation in connection with the designation “certified …
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The holder of an inactive license issued by the board pursuant to Section 462, when lawfully using t…
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The holder of a retired license issued by the board pursuant to Section 5070.1, when lawfully using …
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The holder of a permit in a military inactive status issued by the board pursuant to Section 5070.2,…
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(a) No person or firm may practice public accountancy under any name which is false or misleading. (…
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(a) Except as expressly permitted by this section, a person engaged in the practice of public accoun…
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A licensee shall issue a report which conforms to professional standards upon completion of a compil…
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A licensee shall not accept employment with a publicly traded corporation or its affiliate within 12…
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For purposes of an enforcement action taken by the board, an accounting firm providing attestation s…
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If a licensee is no longer employed with an accounting firm, the accounting firm shall make all work…
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(a) A licensee shall report to the board in writing of the occurrence of any of the following events…
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Within 10 days of entry of a conviction described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 506…
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Within 30 days of payment of all or any portion of any civil action settlement or arbitration award …
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(a) No confidential information obtained by a licensee, in their professional capacity, concerning a…
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(a) Any restatement of a financial statement that is included in any report filed with the United St…
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(a) Permits to engage in the practice of public accountancy in this state shall be issued by the boa…
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(a) The board may establish, by regulation, a system for the placement of a license into a retired s…
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(a) (1) Beginning January 1, 2014, a holder of a permit may apply to have the holder’s permit placed…
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(a) (1) A permit issued under this chapter to a certified public accountant or a public accountant e…
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an expired permit may be renewed at any time within fi…
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(a) A permit that is not renewed within five years following its expiration may not be renewed, rest…
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A permit which has been suspended is subject to expiration, and shall be renewed as provided in this…
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(a) No persons shall engage in the practice of accountancy as a partnership unless the partnership i…
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(a) Application for registration of a partnership shall be made upon a form prescribed by the board.…
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(a) In order to renew its registration in an active status or convert to an active status, a firm, a…
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(a) The board shall appoint a peer review oversight committee of certified public accountants of thi…
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In each office of a certified public accountant or public accountant in this state which is not unde…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any firm lawfully engaged in the practice o…
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The “certified public accountant” license shall be granted by the board to any person who meets the …
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The board may require an applicant for a certified public accountant license to appear in person to …
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An applicant for an authorization to be admitted to the examination for a certified public accountan…
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An applicant for a certified public accountant license shall have successfully passed an examination…
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(a) The examination required by the board for the granting of a license as a certified public accoun…
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A candidate who fails an examination provided for in this article shall have the right to reexaminat…
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An applicant for a license as a certified public accountant may be deemed by the board to have met t…
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A Canadian Chartered Accountant in good standing may be deemed by the board to have met the examinat…
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The board may give credit to a candidate who has passed all or part of the examination in another st…
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(a) The board may issue a certified public accountant license to any applicant who is a holder of a …
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Any individual who is the holder of a current, active, and unrestricted license as a certified publi…
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An applicant for the certified public accountant license shall comply with the education, examinatio…
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(a) To qualify for the certified public accountant license, an applicant who is applying under this …
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(a) An applicant for admission to the certified public accountant examination under Section 5082 sha…
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(a) An applicant seeking certified public accountant licensure shall show, to the satisfaction of th…
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(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 5093, the board may admit an applicant to the certifi…
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(a) In order for education to be qualifying, it shall meet the standards described in subdivision (b…
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(a) An applicant for licensure as a certified public accountant shall, to the satisfaction of the bo…
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(a) The board shall, by regulation, adopt guidelines for accounting study to be included as part of …
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(a) To be authorized to sign reports on attest engagements, a licensee shall complete a minimum of 5…
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(a) An individual whose principal place of business is not in this state and who has a current and a…
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(a) Any individual, not a licensee of this state, who is engaged in any act which is the practice of…
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(a) (1) Practice privileges may be revoked for any of the following reasons: (A) If an individual no…
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(a) The right of an individual to practice in this state under a practice privilege may be administr…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, an individual may not sign any attest report pu…
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In addition to the authority otherwise provided for by this code, the board may delegate to the exec…
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(a) Anywhere the term “license,” “licensee,” “permit,” or “certificate” is used in this chapter or D…
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In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this code, all investigative powers of the board,…
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(a) The board is authorized to adopt regulations to implement, interpret, or make specific the provi…
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(a) A certified public accounting firm that is authorized to practice in another state and that does…
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(a) To ensure that Californians are protected from out-of-state licensees with disqualifying conditi…
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(a) (1) If the board determines, through a majority vote of the board at a regularly scheduled meeti…
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(a) An individual whose principal place of business is in a state subject to an action of the board …
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(a) Audit documentation shall be a licensee’s records of the procedures applied, the tests performed…
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The board may adopt regulations to implement, interpret, and make specific provisions relating to th…
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After notice and hearing the board may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any permit or certificate…
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Notwithstanding any other law, in causes for discipline against a licensee under subdivisions (d), (…
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(a) In addition to the grounds for the denial of a license pursuant to Section 480, the board may de…
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(a) After notice and hearing the board may, for unprofessional conduct, permanently restrict or limi…
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After notice and hearing the board shall revoke the registration and permit to practice of a partner…
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The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing at Se…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may inquire into any alleged violation of …
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(a) The board shall post on its internet website, in an easily marked and identifiable location, not…
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Any certified public accountant or public accountant whose certificate, registration, or permit has …
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Any certified public accountant or public accountant who is delinquent in the payment of his renewal…
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a co…
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(a) The executive officer of the board may request the administrative law judge, as part of the prop…
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In connection with any investigation or action authorized by this chapter, the board may issue subpo…
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The expiration, cancellation, forfeiture, or suspension of a license, practice privilege, or other a…
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(a) After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the board may deny an application to take the lic…
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Cheating on, or subverting or attempting to subvert any licensing examination includes, but is not l…
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(a) The board may deny an application to take the licensing examination, deny admittance to current …
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An individual who has been denied admission to the licensing examination under Section 5110 may peti…
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(a) A person whose license has been revoked or surrendered may petition the board for reinstatement …
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(a) The board, after appropriate notice and an opportunity for hearing, may order any licensee or ap…
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In accordance with Section 5116 and applicable regulations, except as provided in Section 5116.2, an…
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In accordance with Section 5116 and applicable regulations, any licensee who violates subdivision (a…
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In accordance with Section 5116 and applicable regulations, any person who is found to have cheated …
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(a) The board’s executive officer may request assessment of an administrative penalty in any discipl…
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The board may obtain a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction ordering the payment of any f…
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Anywhere the term “licensee” is used in the article it shall include certified public accountants, p…
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Any person who violates Article 3 (commencing with Section 5050) is guilty of a misdemeanor, punisha…
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The display or uttering by a person of a card, sign, advertisement or other printed, engraved or wri…
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Whenever in the judgment of the board, or with its approval the enforcement advisory committee, any …
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The board shall charge and collect a fee from each applicant for the certificate of certified public…
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(a) The board may charge and collect an application fee and an examination fee from each applicant. …
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(a) All moneys received by the board under this chapter from any source and for any purpose and from…
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All money in the Accountancy Fund is hereby appropriated to the California Board of Accountancy to c…
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The amount of fees prescribed by this chapter is as follows: (a) The fee to be charged to each appli…
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An accountancy corporation is a corporation which is registered with the California Board of Account…
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An applicant for registration as an accountancy corporation shall supply to the board all necessary …
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Each accountancy corporation shall file with the board at the times the board may require a report c…
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Each accountancy corporation shall renew its permit to practice biennially and shall pay the renewal…
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Except as provided in Section 5079 of this code and in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each …
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The income of an accountancy corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shar…
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An accountancy corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to d…
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The board may formulate and enforce rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives o…
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Each office of an accountancy corporation engaged in the practice of public accountancy in this stat…
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This chapter of the Business and Professions Code constitutes the chapter on advertisers. It may be …
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Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions set forth in this article govern the c…
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“Advertising display” refers to advertising structures and to signs.
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“Advertising structure” means a structure of any kind or character erected, used, or maintained for …
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“Bonus segment” means any segment of an interstate highway which was covered by the Federal Aid High…
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“Business area” means an area within 1,000 feet, measured in each direction, from the nearest edge o…
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“Centerline of the highway” means a line equidistant from the edges of the median separating the mai…
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“Collier-Z'berg Act” refers to Chapter 128, Statutes of 1964 (First Extraordinary Session).
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“Department” means the Department of Transportation.
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“Director” refers to the Director of Transportation of the State of California.
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“Federal Aid Highway Act of 1958” refers to Section 131 of Title 23 of the United States Code, as in…
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“Flashing” is a light or message that changes more than once every four seconds.
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“Freeway,” for the purposes of this chapter only, means a divided arterial highway for through traff…
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“Highway” includes roads, streets, boulevards, lanes, courts, places, commons, trails, ways or other…
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“Highway Beautification Act of 1965” refers to Section 131 of Title 23 of the United States Code, as…
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“Interstate highway” means any highway at any time officially designated as a part of the national s…
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(a) “Landscaped freeway” means a section or sections of a freeway that is now, or hereafter may be, …
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“Lawfully erected” means, in reference to advertising displays, advertising displays which were erec…
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“Main-traveled way” is the traveled way of a highway on which through traffic is carried. In the cas…
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“Message center” is an advertising display where the message is changed more than once every two min…
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“Nonconforming advertising display” is an advertising display that was lawfully placed, but that doe…
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(a) “Officially designated scenic highway or scenic byway” is any state highway that has been offici…
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“Penalty segment” means any segment of a highway located in this state which was not covered by the …
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“Person” includes natural person, firm, cooperative, partnership, association, limited liability com…
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“Primary highway” means any highway, other than an interstate highway, designated as a part of the f…
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“Sign” refers to any card, cloth, paper, metal, painted or wooden sign of any character placed for o…
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“660 feet from the edge of the right-of-way” means 660 feet measured from the edge of the right-of-w…
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“State highway system” means the state highway system as described in Section 300 of the Streets and…
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“Unzoned commercial or industrial area” means an area not zoned under authority of state law in whic…
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“Visible” means capable of being seen (whether or not legible) without visual aid by a person of nor…
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The verb, “to place” and any of its variants, as applied to advertising displays, includes the maint…
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The regulation of advertising displays adjacent to any interstate highway or primary highway as prov…
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It is the intention of the Legislature to occupy the whole field of regulation by the provisions of …
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It is declared to be the intent of the Legislature in enacting the provisions of this chapter regula…
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The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to permit a person to place or maintain in exi…
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The governing body of any city, county, or city and county may enact ordinances, including, but not …
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The governing body of any city or city and county may enact ordinances requiring licenses or permits…
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The director may make orders and regulations for the enforcement of this chapter and may authorize t…
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Regulations promulgated by the director prior to November 8, 1967, concerning interstate highways co…
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The director shall prescribe the form of all applications, licenses, permits and other appurtenant w…
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The director shall furnish requisite forms for applications, licenses and permits provided for in th…
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The director may enforce the penalties for failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
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The regulation of the placing of advertising displays by this chapter, insofar as such regulation ma…
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of this chapter apply only to the placi…
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(a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclus…
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(a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 and 5404, inclu…
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(a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclus…
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The department shall, when renegotiating an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration on the…
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(a) Notwithstanding the dissolution of a state redevelopment agency and subject to subdivision (b), …
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 5273 and the dissolution of a state redevelopment agency, and subject to…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 5273, for the purposes of this chapter, in the City of Buena Park in Ora…
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(a) None of the provisions of this chapter, except those in Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300)…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the director may not regulate noncommercial, pr…
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(a) A person engages in the business of outdoor advertising whenever, personally or through employee…
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No person shall engage in or carry on the business or occupation of outdoor advertising without firs…
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All licenses issued on or after the first day of July shall expire on the 30th day of June following…
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Every application for a license shall be made on a form to be furnished by the director. It shall st…
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No person shall place any advertising display within the areas affected by the provisions of this ch…
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Every person desiring a permit to place any advertising display shall file an application with the d…
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The application shall be filed on a blank to be furnished by the director or by his agent. It shall …
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(a) The applicant for any permit shall offer written evidence that both the owner or other person in…
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An application for a permit to place a display shall contain a description of the display, including…
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If the applicant for a permit is engaged in the outdoor advertising business, the application shall …
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When the application is in full compliance with this chapter and if the advertising display will not…
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(a) The issuance of a permit for the placing of an advertising display includes the right to change …
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(a) The director shall establish a permit renewal term of five years, which shall be reflected on th…
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Each permit provided in this chapter shall carry an identification number and shall entitle the hold…
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No person shall place any advertising display unless there is securely fastened upon the front there…
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Identification number plates shall be furnished by the director. Identification number plates shall …
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The provisions of this article shall apply to any advertising display which was lawfully placed and …
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When a highway within an incorporated area is designated as an interstate or a primary highway, each…
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The issuance of a permit pursuant to this chapter does not allow any person to erect an advertising …
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The department shall not deny or delay the acceptance of a permit application for a new advertising …
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No advertising structure may be maintained unless the name of the person owning or maintaining it, i…
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No advertising structure shall be placed unless it is built to withstand a wind pressure of 20 pound…
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No person shall display or cause or permit to be displayed upon any advertising structure or sign, a…
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No advertising display shall be placed or maintained in any of the following locations or positions …
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No advertising display shall be placed outside of any business district as defined in the Vehicle Co…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no advertising display shall be placed or maint…
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Nothing in this chapter, including, but not limited to, Section 5405, shall prohibit the placing of …
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In addition to those displays permitted pursuant to Section 5405, displays erected and maintained pu…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no outdoor advertising display that exceeds 10 feet in e…
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The provisions of Sections 5226 and 5405 shall not apply to bonus segments which traverse and abut o…
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The provisions of Sections 5226 and 5405 shall not apply to penalty segments which are located, or w…
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In addition to the advertising displays permitted by Section 5405 to be placed within 660 feet of th…
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(a) No advertising display shall be placed or maintained beyond 660 feet from the edge of the right-…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an advertising display is a lawfully erected ad…
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Notwithstanding Section 5408, a city or a county with land use jurisdiction over the property may ad…
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In addition to the advertising displays permitted by Sections 5405 and 5408, advertising displays lo…
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that this section shall not serve as a precedent for other c…
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Any advertising display located within 660 feet of the edge of the right-of-way of, and the copy of …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no advertising display which was lawfully erect…
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A city, county, or city and county, whose ordinances or regulations are otherwise in full compliance…
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A city or city and county, whose ordinances or regulations are otherwise in full compliance with Sec…
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A county whose ordinances or regulations are otherwise in full compliance with Section 5412, is not …
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Section 5412 shall not be applied in any judicial proceeding which was filed and served by any city,…
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The requirement by a governmental entity that a lawfully erected display be removed as a condition o…
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Prior to commencing judicial proceedings to compel the removal of an advertising display, the direct…
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Proceedings to compel the removal of displays and to determine the compensation required by this cha…
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The director shall prescribe and enforce regulations for the erection and maintenance of advertising…
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The director shall seek, and may enter into, agreements with the Secretary of Transportation of the …
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From state funds appropriated by the Legislature for such purposes and from federal funds made avail…
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The California Transportation Commission is authorized to allocate sufficient funds from the State H…
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When allocating funds pursuant to Section 5418, the commission shall consider, and may designate for…
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(a) The director shall seek agreement with the Secretary of Transportation of the United States, or …
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, no advertising display may be placed or maintained…
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Except as provided in Section 5442.5, no advertising display may be placed or maintained along any h…
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Any advertising display which is now, or hereafter becomes, in violation of Section 5440 shall be su…
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Section 5440 does not apply to any advertising structure or sign if the advertising display is used …
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Section 5440.1 does not apply to any advertising display if the advertising display is used exclusiv…
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(a) Section 5440 does not apply to any freestanding identifying structure that is used exclusively t…
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Section 5440 does not apply to any advertising structure or sign if the advertising display is used …
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 5440, a city described in subdivision (b) may erect a nonconforming disp…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, Section 5440 does not apply to any advertis…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, Section 5440 does not apply to any advertising …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, Section 5440 shall not prohibit an advertis…
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Nothing in this article prohibits any of the following: (a) Any city, county, or city and county fro…
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The department shall allow any lawfully erected display to be converted to or replaced with a messag…
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Nothing in this article prohibits the Department of Transportation from allowing any legally permitt…
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It is unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed, or to maintain or cause to be maintain…
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All advertising displays which are placed or which exist in violation of the provisions of this chap…
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The director may revoke any license or permit for the failure to comply with this chapter and may re…
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Every person as principal, agent or employee, violating any of the provisions of this chapter is gui…
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The remedies provided in this chapter for the removal of illegal advertising displays are cumulative…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, as to an advertising display in place as of August 1…
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The fees for licenses and permits prescribed by this chapter are in lieu of all other license and pe…
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All license, permit, application, and renewal fees, and all fines, collected by the director and his…
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Any display owner who does not remove an advertising display that is placed or maintained in violati…
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The expense of administering this chapter is under the control of the director. Money in the State H…
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(a) The license fee is two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for an original license and for each annual …
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(a) (1) The annual permit fee for each advertising display shall be set by the director. (2) The fee…
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In addition to the fees set forth in Section 5485, no application for an original permit to place an…
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(a) This chapter applies only to lawfully erected on-premises advertising displays. (b) As used in t…
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(a) For purposes of this chapter, “message center” is an advertising display where the message is ch…
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Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5200), except as provided in thi…
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(a) Any city or county adopting or amending any ordinance or regulation that regulates or prohibits …
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(a) A city or county may impose reasonable fees upon all owners or lessees of on-premises business a…
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For purposes of compliance with Section 5491, fair and just compensation is presumed to be paid upon…
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(a) As an alternative to payment of fair and just compensation under Section 5492, a city or county …
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The ordinances and regulations of any city or county, introduced or adopted prior to March 12, 1983,…
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A city or county whose ordinances or regulations are introduced or adopted after March 12, 1983, and…
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A city or county with an ordinance or regulation introduced or adopted prior to March 12, 1983, whic…
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A city or county, whose ordinances or regulations are otherwise in full compliance with Section 5491…
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A city or county, whose ordinances or regulations were introduced or adopted after March 12, 1983, o…
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(a) Sections 5491 and 5495 do not apply to redevelopment project areas created pursuant to the Commu…
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A city or county may not deny, refuse to issue, or condition the issuance of a business license or a…
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(a) During the amortization period for a nonconforming legally in place on-premises advertising disp…
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Regardless of any other provision of this chapter or other law, no city or county shall require the …
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For purposes of this chapter only: (a) “Illegal on-premises advertising display” means any of the fo…
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(a) The legislative body of a city or county may declare, by resolution, as public nuisances and aba…
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After adoption of the resolution, the enforcement officer shall cause notices to be conspicuously po…
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The notice shall be substantially in the following form: NOTICE TO REMOVE ILLEGAL ADVERTISING DISPLA…
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The notices shall be posted at least 10 days prior to the time for hearing objections by the legisla…
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In addition to posting notice of the resolution and notice of the meeting when objections will be he…
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At the time stated in the notices, the legislative body of the city or county shall hear and conside…
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The enforcement officer may enter private property to abate the nuisance.
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Before the enforcement officer arrives, any property owner may remove the illegal on-premises advert…
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(a) The enforcement officer shall keep an account of the cost of abatement of an illegal on-premises…
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Abatement of the nuisance may, in the discretion of the legislative body of the city or county, be p…
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(a) The cost of abatement in front of or upon each parcel of property, and the cost incurred by the …
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The enforcement officer may receive the amount due on the abatement cost and issue receipts at any t…
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The legislative body of the city or county may order a refund of all or part of an assessment pursua…
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If the legislative body finds that property damage was caused by the negligence of a city or county …
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The proceedings provided by this chapter are an alternative to any procedure established by ordinanc…
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(a) Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, organization, or association which prints, displ…
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As used in this chapter, architect means a person who is licensed to practice architecture in this s…
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(a) The practice of architecture within the meaning and intent of this chapter is defined as offerin…
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(a) A person may apply to the board and obtain authorization to use the title “architect-in-training…
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This chapter constitutes the chapter on professional architects. It shall be known and may be cited …
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As used in this chapter, board refers to the California Architects Board.
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There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a California Architects Board which consists of 10 me…
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The Legislature finds and declares that it is the mandate of the board to regulate the practice of a…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California Architects Board in exerci…
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The membership of the board shall be composed of 10 members, five of whom shall be architects and fi…
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(a) Every person appointed shall serve for four years and until the appointment and qualification of…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 130 or 5515, the following provisions shall apply: (1) Of the three lice…
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Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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The board may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive off…
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The board shall elect from its members a president, a vice president, and a secretary to hold office…
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The board shall adopt a seal for its own use. The seal used shall have the words, “California Archit…
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The executive officer shall keep an accurate record of all proceedings of the board.
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The board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter for the purpose of transacting such busines…
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Special meetings of the board shall be called by the executive officer upon the written notice of fo…
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Six of the members of the board constitute a quorum of the board for the transaction of business. Th…
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The board may prosecute all persons guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter. Except as pr…
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(a) The board shall adopt rules and regulations governing the examination of applicants for licenses…
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(a) In addition to requesting an administrative hearing as provided for in paragraph (4) of subdivis…
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Whenever any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or…
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(a) The board may select and contract with necessary architect consultants who are licensed architec…
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As used in this chapter, the word “person” includes any individual, firm, partnership, general corpo…
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The phrase “responsible control” means that amount of control over the content of all architectural …
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(a) This chapter does not prevent an architect from forming a business entity or collaborating with …
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This chapter does not prevent a corporation from furnishing or supplying by contract architectural s…
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As used in this chapter, the terms “business entity” and “collaboration” include employer and employ…
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(a) It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more t…
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(a) All persons preparing or being in responsible control of plans, specifications, and instruments …
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Each county or city which requires the issuance of any permit as a condition precedent to the constr…
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(a) In the event of damage to residential real property caused by a natural disaster declared by the…
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(a) No person may use an architect’s instruments of service, as those professional services are desc…
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Any person who violates subdivision (a) of Section 5536 in connection with the offer or performance …
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(a) An architect shall use a written contract when contracting to provide professional services to a…
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(a) A licensed architect who signs and stamps plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall not…
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The use of the words “certify” or “certification” by a licensed architect in the practice of archite…
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(a) An architect who voluntarily, without compensation or expectation of compensation, provides stru…
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(a) This chapter does not prohibit any person from preparing plans, drawings, or specifications for …
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A structural engineer, defined as a registered civil engineer who has been authorized to use the tit…
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This chapter shall not be construed as authorizing a licensed contractor to perform design services …
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A professional engineer registered to practice engineering under the provisions of Chapter 7 (commen…
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A civil engineer authorized to use that title under the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Sec…
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A landscape architect registered under the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 5615),…
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A land surveyor licensed under the provisions of Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8700) of Divisi…
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This chapter does not prohibit any person from furnishing either alone or with contractors, if requi…
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Subject to the rules and regulations governing examinations, any person who meets the qualifications…
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(a) An applicant for a license to practice architecture shall be required, as part of the examinatio…
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Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 5552, the board may grant eligibility to take the licensu…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 111, the board may adopt guidelines for the delegation of its authority …
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Notwithstanding Section 30 of this code or Section 17520 of the Family Code, the board may accept fo…
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If the applicant’s examination is satisfactory, and if no charges of having resorted to deception in…
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The applicant for a license to practice architecture shall: (a) Not have committed acts or crimes co…
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(a) Pursuant to Section 144, beginning January 1, 2021, the board has the authority to obtain and re…
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(a) The board may request that a licensee identify their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender…
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The board may, by regulation, implement an architectural education and training experience or intern…
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(a) The board may extend a candidate’s application or examination process beyond the five-year perio…
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Issuance of a license may be denied if evidence is received by the board of the commission or doing …
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The certificate shall contain the name of the person to whom issued. Proper index and record of each…
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Licenses to practice architecture remain in full force until revoked or suspended for cause, or unti…
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A duplicate license to practice architecture, replacing one which has been lost, destroyed, or mutil…
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(a) Each person holding a license to practice architecture under this chapter shall file with the bo…
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(a) Each applicant for examination or licensure who has a valid email address shall report to the bo…
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The board may upon its own motion, and shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any person, i…
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All accusations against licensees charging the holder of a license issued under this chapter with th…
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The proceedings for the suspension or revocation of licenses under this article shall be conducted i…
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The board’s decision may do the following: (a) Provide for the immediate complete suspension by the …
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In any proceeding for review by a court, the court may permit, in its discretion, upon the filing of…
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A judgment of suspension or cancellation of a certificate by the superior court shall be subject to …
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After suspension of a license upon any of the grounds set forth in this chapter, the board may reins…
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The conviction of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of an a…
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The fact that the holder of a license is practicing in violation of the provisions of this chapter c…
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The fact that the holder of a license has obtained the license by fraud or misrepresentation, or tha…
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The fact that the holder of a license is impersonating an architect or former architect of the same …
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The fact that the holder of a license has aided or abetted in the practice of architecture any perso…
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(a) The fact that the holder of a license has affixed their signature to plans, drawings, specificat…
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The fact that, in the practice of architecture, the holder of a license has been guilty of fraud or …
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The fact that, in the practice of architecture, the holder of a license has been guilty of negligenc…
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The fact that in the practice of architecture the holder of a license has been guilty of incompetenc…
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The fact that the holder of a license has had disciplinary action taken by any public agency for any…
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The fact that the holder of a license who serves as a qualified professional certifier, as defined i…
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(a) The board may, upon its own initiative or upon the receipt of a complaint, investigate the actio…
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(a) A licensed architect who is responsible for supervising a person using the title “architect-in-t…
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(a) A licensee shall report to the board in writing within 30 days of the date the licensee has know…
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(a) Within 30 days of payment of all or any portion of a civil action judgment, settlement, or arbit…
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The requirements of Section 5588 and 5588.1 shall apply if a party to the civil action, settlement, …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensee shall not be considered to have violated a co…
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The board may adopt regulations to further define the reporting requirements of Sections 5588 and 55…
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Within 10 days after a judgment by a court of this state that a license holder has committed a crime…
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(a) All licenses issued or renewed under this chapter shall expire two years from the last day of th…
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(a) The board shall give written notice to a licensee 30 days in advance of the regular renewal date…
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a license which has expired may be renewed at any time…
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A license which is not renewed within five years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, …
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(a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee fixed by this chapter, a retired …
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(a) (1) As a condition of license renewal, a licensee shall complete continuing education coursework…
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Within 10 days after the beginning of every month, all fees collected by the department for the mont…
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The money paid into the California Architects Board Fund, which is hereby continued in existence, sh…
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The board shall make available to local building departments, and others upon request, an official r…
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The fees prescribed by this chapter for architect applicants or architect licenseholders shall be fi…
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A professional architectural corporation is a corporation which is authorized to render professional…
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It is unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter, punishable as specified in Section 556…
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The name of a professional architectural corporation and any name or names under which it may be ren…
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Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and office…
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The income of a professional architectural corporation attributable to professional services rendere…
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A professional architectural corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or th…
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The board may formulate and enforce rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives o…
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As used in this chapter: “Landscape architect” means a person who holds a license to practice landsc…
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(a) A landscape architect shall use a written contract when contracting to provide professional serv…
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The duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the California State Board of La…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Landscape Architects Technical Commit…
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(a) The following powers conferred by law upon the board are hereby delegated to and conferred upon …
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(a) There is hereby created within the jurisdiction of the board, a Landscape Architects Technical C…
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(a) The landscape architects committee may assist the board in the examination of candidates for a l…
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Each member of the landscape architects committee shall receive per diem and expenses, as provided i…
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The executive officer shall keep an accurate record of all proceedings of the landscape architects c…
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The board shall prosecute all persons guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter. Except as …
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The board may, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, adopt, amend, …
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It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than …
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This chapter shall not be deemed to prohibit any person from preparing drawings for the conceptual d…
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This chapter shall not be deemed to prohibit any person from preparing any plans, drawings, or speci…
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Every person who holds a valid license issued by the State of California under the provisions of Cha…
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An architect, professional engineer, or land surveyor licensed or registered under the statutes of t…
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A landscape contractor licensed under the statutes of this state, insofar as they work within the cl…
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(a) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit a person from engaging in the prac…
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(a) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit a person from engaging in the prac…
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This chapter shall not be deemed to prevent a landscape architect from forming a partnership, firm, …
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Any person who holds a valid state license or other authority that authorizes the person to engage i…
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Subject to the rules and regulations governing examinations, any person, over the age of 18 years, w…
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(a) Pursuant to Section 144, the board has the authority to obtain and review criminal offender reco…
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(a) The board shall by means of examination, ascertain the professional qualifications of all applic…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 111, the board may adopt guidelines for the delegation of its authority …
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If the applicant’s examination is satisfactory, and upon the payment of the license fee fixed by thi…
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The board may deny or refuse to issue a license to an applicant upon proof of the commission by the …
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The board shall keep a record of the names and addresses of all licenseholders and such additional p…
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Licenses to practice landscape architecture shall remain in full force until revoked or suspended fo…
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A duplicate license to practice landscape architecture in place of one which has been lost, destroye…
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Each licensee shall file their current mailing address with the board at its office in Sacramento, C…
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(a) Each applicant for examination or licensure who has a valid email address shall report to the bo…
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Each person licensed under this chapter shall sign, date, and seal or stamp using a seal or stamp de…
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The board may upon its own motion, and shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any person, i…
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All accusations against a licensee shall be filed within three years after the board discovers, or t…
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All proceedings for the suspension or revocation of licenses under this chapter shall be conducted i…
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A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but s…
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The fact that the holder of a license is practicing in violation of the provisions of this chapter c…
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The fact that the holder of a license has obtained the license by fraud or misrepresentation, or tha…
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The fact that the holder of a license is impersonating a landscape architect or former landscape arc…
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The fact that the holder of a license has aided or abetted in the practice of landscape architecture…
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The fact that, in the practice of landscape architecture, the holder of a license has been guilty of…
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The fact that, in the practice of landscape architecture, the holder of a license has been guilty of…
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The fact that the holder of a license has been guilty of gross incompetence constitutes a ground for…
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The fact that the holder of a license has affixed his or her signature, or his or her stamp, or has …
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The conviction of a felony in connection with the practice of landscape architecture constitutes a g…
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The fact that the holder of a license has had disciplinary action taken by any public agency for any…
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge of …
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(a) A licensee shall report to the board in writing within 30 days of the date the licensee has know…
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(a) Within 30 days of payment of all or any portion of a civil action judgment, settlement, or arbit…
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The requirements of Sections 5678 and 5678.1 shall apply if a party to the civil action, settlement,…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensee shall not be considered to have violated a co…
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The board may adopt regulations to further define the reporting requirements of Sections 5678 and 56…
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(a) Licenses issued under this chapter shall expire no more than 24 months after the issue date. The…
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a license that has expired may be renewed at any time …
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A license that is not renewed within five years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, r…
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Within 10 days after a judgment by a court of this state that a licenseholder has committed a crime …
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The fees prescribed by this chapter for landscape architect applicants and landscape architect licen…
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Within 10 days after the beginning of every month, all fees collected by the department for the mont…
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The money paid into the California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund shall be used for expe…
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As used in this chapter: (a) “Certified Interior Designer” means a person who prepares and submits n…
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A Certified Interior Designer may obtain a stamp from the council that shall include a number that u…
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The procedure for the issuance of a stamp by the council under Section 5801, including the examinati…
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(a) All drawings, specifications, or documents prepared for submission to any government regulatory …
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A Certified Interior Designer, as defined in this chapter, is exempt from Chapter 9 (commencing with…
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It is an unfair business practice for any Certified Interior Designer or any other person to adverti…
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Nothing in this chapter shall preclude Certified Interior Designers or any other person from submitt…
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Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit interior design or interior decorator services by any person …
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(a) A Certified Interior Designer shall use a written contract when contracting to provide interior …
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(a) This chapter shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.…
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(a) The California Council for Interior Design Certification, as defined in subdivision (b) of Secti…
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(a) The council may issue a certification to any applicant who provides satisfactory evidence that t…
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It is an unfair business practice for any person to represent or hold themselves out as, or to use t…
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This chapter of the Business and Professions Code constitutes the chapter on attorneys. It may be ci…
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(a) The State Bar of California is a public corporation. It is hereinafter designated as the State B…
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Protection of the public, which includes support for greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal …
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Bar maintain its commitment to and support of…
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Commencing on or before February 1, 2011, the State Bar shall make available, upon request of a memb…
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(a) The State Bar of California shall require that all employees and prospective employees, and may …
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(a) The licensees of the State Bar are all persons admitted and licensed to practice law in this sta…
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(a) A licensee of the State Bar shall maintain all of the following on the official licensing record…
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Licensees of the State Bar are divided into two classes: (a) Active licensees. (b) Inactive licensee…
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Every licensee of the State Bar is an active licensee until as in Section 6007 of this code provided…
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Inactive licensees are those licensees who have requested that they be enrolled as inactive licensee…
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(a) Active licensees who retire from practice shall be enrolled as inactive licensees at their reque…
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(a) When a licensee requires involuntary treatment pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 53…
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All property of the State Bar is hereby declared to be held for essential public and governmental pu…
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No bond, note, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, mortgage, deed of trust, assignment, pledge, con…
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Bonds, notes, debentures and other evidences of indebtedness of the State Bar are hereby declared to…
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The State Bar may vest in any obligee or trustee the right, in the event of default upon any obligat…
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All powers granted to the State Bar by Sections 6001 and 6008.3 may be exercised and carried out by …
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The State Bar shall award no contract for goods, services, or both, for an aggregate amount in exces…
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The State Bar shall, by January 1, 2019, develop purchasing policies that align with the purchasing …
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city, county, or city and county may require attor…
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The Legislature finds and declares that it is important to inform taxpayers that they may make volun…
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The State Bar shall adopt procedures to facilitate reporting of mandatory and voluntary information …
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(a) The State Bar is governed by a board known as the board of trustees of the State Bar. The board …
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(a) The board shall appoint an executive director of the State Bar, who shall be responsible for the…
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(a) The board shall appoint a general counsel of the State Bar to serve as the chief legal advisor t…
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(a) The Supreme Court shall appoint five attorney members of the board pursuant to a process that th…
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(a) One attorney member of the board shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and one att…
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(a) Effective January 1, 2018, a maximum of six members of the board shall be members of the public …
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Subdivision (c) of Section 450 and Sections 450.2 to 450.6, inclusive, shall apply to public members…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any full-time employee of any public agency who serves as…
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No person is eligible for attorney membership on the board unless both of the following conditions a…
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(a) The term of office of each attorney member of the board shall be four years. Vacancies shall be …
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(a) Each appointing authority may remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed b…
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Each place upon the board for which a member is to be appointed shall for the purposes of the appoin…
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The officers of the State Bar are a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary.
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(a) The selection of the chair and vice chair of the board shall be made by appointment of the Supre…
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The officers of the State Bar shall continue in office until their successors are appointed or selec…
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The chair shall preside at all meetings of the State Bar and of the board, and in the event of his o…
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Subject to the laws of this state, the board may formulate and declare rules and regulations necessa…
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(a) The State Bar is subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Sectio…
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The State Bar is subject to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section …
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Special meetings of the State Bar may be held at such times and places as the board provides.
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(a) The board may make appropriations and disbursements from the funds of the State Bar to pay all n…
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(a) The board may appoint such committees, officers and employees as it deems necessary or proper, a…
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The board shall be charged with the executive function of the State Bar and the enforcement of the p…
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(a) The board may aid in all matters pertaining to the advancement of the science of jurisprudence o…
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(a) The California Lawyers Association and its activities shall not be funded with mandatory fees co…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the State Bar is expressly authorized to collect, in conjunction with…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the State Bar is expressly authorized to collect, in conjunction with…
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(a) The Public Interest Attorney Loan Repayment Account is hereby established within the State Treas…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Bar is expressly authorized to facilitate the professio…
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(a) The State Bar of California is authorized and directed to participate as a state agency in the I…
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(a) Any entity of the State Bar of California exploring a regulatory sandbox shall do all of the fol…
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Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from the context, the definitions set forth in Chap…
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(a) Any member of the board of trustees shall disqualify themself from making, participating in the …
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No action or decision of the State Bar shall be invalid because of the participation therein by a me…
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Attorney members of the Judicial Council, members of the Commission on Judicial Performance who are …
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(a) Every person who reports to the State Bar or causes a complaint to be filed with the State Bar t…
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The chief trial counsel, with or without the filing or presentation of any complaint, may initiate a…
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(a) When an investigation or formal proceeding concerns alleged misconduct which may subject a licen…
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The board may establish an examining committee having the power: (a) To examine all applicants for a…
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(a) On or before November 30, 2026, the Committee of Bar Examiners shall provide a report to the boa…
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Three of the public members of the examining committee shall be appointed by the Senate Rules Commit…
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(a) (1) (A) The Committee of Bar Examiners shall not alter the bar examination in a manner that requ…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the examining committee shall be responsible for the approval, re…
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(a) At least once every seven years, or more frequently if directed by the Supreme Court, the board …
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Subject to the approval of the board, the examining committee may adopt such reasonable rules and re…
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(a) Upon the trial and hearing of all matters, the State Bar Court may do all of the following: (1) …
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(a) In any disciplinary proceeding under this chapter, a certified copy of a final order made by any…
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In all disciplinary proceedings pursuant to this chapter, the testimony of a witness given in a cont…
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Whenever any person subpoenaed to appear and give testimony or to produce books, papers or documents…
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The State Bar Court or the chief trial counsel may report the fact that a person under subpoena is i…
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A motion to quash a subpoena issued pursuant to Section 6049 shall be brought in the State Bar Court…
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The State Bar Court or the chief trial counsel, or their designee, may administer oaths and issue an…
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Whenever in an investigation or proceeding provided for or authorized by this chapter, the mental or…
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(a) State and local law enforcement and licensing bodies and departments, officers and employees the…
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This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Nonprofit Association Act.
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(a) The State Bar, acting pursuant to Section 6001, shall assist the Sections of the State Bar to in…
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(a) On or before January 31, 2018, the State Bar shall transfer to the Association all membership fe…
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To be certified to the Supreme Court for admission and a license to practice law, a person who has n…
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(a) Any disciplinary action taken against an individual at a university or an accredited law school …
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(a) All investigations or proceedings conducted by the State Bar concerning the moral character of a…
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(a) An application to take the California bar examination administered in February must be filed wit…
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Neither the board, nor any committee authorized by it, shall require that applicants for admission t…
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Notwithstanding Section 30 of this code and Section 17520 of the Family Code, the Committee of Bar E…
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The examining committee shall be responsible for the approval, regulation, and oversight of degree-g…
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Approval of any agency or agencies not existing under and by virtue of the laws of this State shall …
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(a) Commencing July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the State Bar shall transmit to the Legislatur…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, any identifying information submitted by an applicant to the Stat…
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Any law school that is not accredited by the examining committee of the State Bar shall provide ever…
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A law school that is not accredited by the examining committee of the State Bar may refer to itself …
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(a) Any law school that is not approved by the American Bar Association shall publicly disclose on i…
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(a) To be certified to the Supreme Court for admission, and a license to practice law, a person who …
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Applicants for admission to practice shall pay such reasonable fees, fixed by the board, as may be n…
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(a) Upon certification by the examining committee that the applicant has fulfilled the requirements …
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No person who advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of this State by for…
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Any applicant for admission to practice who did not pass the California bar examination, for 30 days…
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Any person refused certification to the Supreme Court for admission to practice may have the action …
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Every person on his admission shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States an…
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It is the duty of an attorney to do all of the following: (a) To support the Constitution and laws o…
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(a) Every licensee of the State Bar shall be deemed by operation of this law to have irrevocably aut…
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(a) The State Bar shall request the California Supreme Court to adopt a rule of court authorizing th…
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(a) For the purpose of subdivision (c) of Section 6070, “full-time employees of the State of Califor…
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(a) The State Bar shall adopt regulations to require, as of January 1, 2022, that the mandatory cont…
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(a) The State Bar shall request the California Supreme Court to amend Rule 9.31 of the California Ru…
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(a) A contract with the state for legal services that exceeds fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall…
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It has been the tradition of those learned in the law and licensed to practice law in this state to …
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For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Legal aid organization” has the …
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(a) Pursuant to Section 6073, every lawyer should aspire to fulfill their individual commitment to p…
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(a) The Legislature finds that securing civil legal assistance is difficult for veterans, service me…
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In their relation to the provisions of Article 6, concerning the disciplinary authority of the court…
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With the approval of the Supreme Court, the Board of Trustees may formulate and enforce rules of pro…
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The rules of professional conduct adopted by the board, when approved by the Supreme Court, are bind…
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An attorney and his or her employees who are employed primarily to assist in the collection of a con…
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After a hearing for any of the causes set forth in the laws of the State of California warranting di…
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(a) The Supreme Court shall appoint a presiding judge of the State Bar Court. In addition, five hear…
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The exercise by an attorney of his or her privilege under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of…
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(a) The board shall appoint a lawyer admitted to practice in California to serve as chief trial coun…
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The State Bar Court shall keep a record of all State Bar Court disciplinary proceedings. In all disc…
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Upon the making of any decision recommending the disbarment or suspension from practice of any licen…
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Nothing in Sections 6080 and 6081 shall require the State Bar Court to transcribe oral testimony unl…
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Any person complained against and any person whose reinstatement the State Bar Court may refuse to r…
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(a) A petition to review or to reverse or modify any decision recommending the disbarment or suspens…
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(a) When no petition to review or to reverse or modify has been filed by either party within the tim…
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Any person complained against shall be given fair, adequate, and reasonable notice and have a fair, …
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There are three kinds of pleas to the allegations of a notice of disciplinary charges or other plead…
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The board of trustees, subject to the provisions of this chapter, may by rule provide the mode of pr…
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(a) (1) Subject to subdivision (b), and except as otherwise provided by law, hearings and records of…
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All State Bar records pertaining to admissions, licensing, and the administration of the program aut…
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(a) The board of trustees shall establish a State Bar Court, to act in its place and stead in the de…
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(a) A court shall notify the State Bar of any of the following: (1) A final order of contempt impose…
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(a) Within 20 days after a judgment by a court of this state that a licensee of the State Bar of Cal…
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(a) Any order imposing a public reproval on a licensee of the State Bar shall include a direction th…
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(a) Any order of the Supreme Court imposing suspension or disbarment of a licensee of the State Bar,…
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(a) The Board of Trustees of the State Bar is authorized to formulate and adopt rules and regulation…
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(a) The State Bar shall issue an Annual Discipline Report by November 30 of each year describing the…
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The State Bar shall report to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Judiciary by January 1, 2005, on…
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(a) Commencing January 1, 2025, the Chief Trial Counsel shall not issue private reprovals to any att…
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(a) There is a Review Department of the State Bar Court, that consists of the Presiding Judge of the…
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting or altering the powers of the Supreme Court o…
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The board may provide by rule that alleged facts in a proceeding are admitted upon failure to answer…
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(a) It is cause for suspension, disbarment, or other discipline for any licensee, whether acting on …
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In a disciplinary proceeding, the State Bar shall have access, on an ex parte basis, to all nonpubli…
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(a) (1) A licensee of the State Bar who knows that another licensee has conspired to engage in or ha…
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If a client files a complaint with the State Bar alleging that his or her trust fund is being mishan…
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(a) The Legislature finds that overdrafts and misappropriations from attorney trust accounts are ser…
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As used in Section 6091.1: (a) “Financial institution” means a bank, savings and loan, or other fina…
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(a) Commencing January 1, 2026, upon the establishment of a new client trust account associated with…
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(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 6068, Article 3 (commencing with Section 950) of Chap…
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The State Bar may engage the services of consultants and an unpaid volunteer peer review committee a…
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In addition to any other duties specified by law, the State Bar shall do all of the following: (a) P…
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(a) Whenever probation is imposed by the State Bar Court or the Office of Trial Counsel with the agr…
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Upon request, the State Bar shall notify a complainant of the status of his or her complaint and sha…
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(a) Communications to the State Bar relating to lawyer misconduct or disability or competence, or an…
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(a) It is the goal and policy of the State Bar to ensure that matters are handled competently, accur…
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(a) The State Bar shall annually hold at least two public hearings, one in southern California and o…
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(a) Beginning on April 1, 2000, and through March 31, 2001, the State Bar shall compile statistics i…
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For any of the causes provided in this article, arising after an attorney’s admission to practice, h…
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(a) Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, involving moral turpitude, constitutes a cause for disbar…
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(a) Upon the receipt of the certified copy of the record of conviction, if it appears therefrom that…
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A wilful disobedience or violation of an order of the court requiring him to do or forbear an act co…
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(a) A licensee of the State Bar shall promptly communicate to the licensee’s client all amounts, ter…
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Violation of Section 15687 of the Probate Code, or of Part 3.5 (commencing with Section 21350) or Pa…
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It is cause for suspension, disbarment, or other discipline for any licensee of the State Bar to rep…
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Corruptly or wilfully and without authority appearing as attorney for a party to an action or procee…
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Lending his name to be used as attorney by another person who is not an attorney constitutes a cause…
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The commission of any act involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or corruption, whether the act is co…
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Advocating the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of this State by force, violence,…
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(a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of …
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(a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of …
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Applicant” means an ap…
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It shall constitute cause for disbarment or suspension for an attorney to engage in any conduct proh…
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The State Bar shall investigate any licensee against whom an information or indictment has been file…
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It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of this…
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(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is no rule that governs propriety of sexual…
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(a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of …
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The proceedings to disbar or suspend an attorney, on grounds other than the conviction of a felony o…
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If the proceedings are upon the information of another, the accusation shall be in writing and shall…
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Upon receiving the accusation, the court shall make an order requiring the accused to appear and ans…
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The court or judge may direct the service of a citation to the accused, requiring him to appear and …
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The accused shall appear at the time appointed in the order, and answer the accusation, unless, for …
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The accused may answer to the accusation either by objecting to its sufficiency or by denying it. If…
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If an objection to the sufficiency of the accusation is not sustained, the accused shall answer with…
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If the accused pleads guilty, or refuses to answer the accusation, the court shall proceed to judgme…
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The court may, in its discretion, order a reference to a committee to take depositions in the matter…
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When an attorney has been found guilty of the charges made in proceedings not based upon a record of…
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During such disbarment or suspension, the attorney shall be precluded from practicing law. When disb…
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No person shall practice law in California unless the person is an active licensee of the State Bar.
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(a) Any person advertising or holding himself or herself out as practicing or entitled to practice l…
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(a) In addition to any criminal penalties pursuant to Section 6126 or to any contempt proceedings pu…
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Section 6126.3 shall apply to a person acting in the capacity of an immigration consultant pursuant …
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(a) In addition to any remedies and penalties available in any enforcement action brought in the nam…
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(a) It is a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 6126 for any person who is not an attorney to li…
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The following acts or omissions in respect to the practice of law are contempts of the authority of …
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Nothing in Sections 6125, 6126 and 6127 shall be deemed to apply to the acts and practices of a law …
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Every attorney is guilty of a misdemeanor who either: (a) Is guilty of any deceit or collusion, or c…
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Every attorney who, either directly or indirectly, buys or is interested in buying any evidence of d…
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No person, who has been an attorney, shall while a judgment of disbarment or suspension is in force …
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Every attorney is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor, sh…
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Any law firm, partnership, corporation, or association which contains the name of an attorney who is…
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Any attorney or any law firm, partnership, corporation, or association employing an attorney who has…
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(a) The board shall fix the annual license fee for active licensees for 2026 at a sum not exceeding …
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(a) The State Bar annually shall submit its adopted final budget by February 28, so that the budget …
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The State Bar shall set as a goal the improvement of its disciplinary system so that no more than si…
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(a) The California Lawyers Association shall adopt a dues schedule for membership and shall provide …
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(a) The board shall increase each of the annual license fees fixed by Sections 6140 and 6141 by an a…
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(a) The board shall establish and administer a Client Security Fund to relieve or mitigate pecuniary…
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(a) At the election of the board, the invoice provided to licensees for payment of the annual licens…
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The board may increase the annual license fees fixed by Sections 6140 and 6141 by an additional amou…
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Costs assessed against a licensee publicly reproved or suspended, where suspension is stayed and the…
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(a) Any order imposing upon a licensee public reproval, discipline, or accepting a resignation with …
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(a) Moneys for the support of the program established pursuant to Article 15 (commencing with Sectio…
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(a) In addition to the fee collected pursuant to Sections 6140 and 6141, the State Bar may collect r…
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(a) In addition to the fee collected pursuant to Sections 6140 and 6141, the State Bar may collect r…
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The board shall complete and implement a five-year strategic plan to be updated every two years. In …
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(a) In addition to the fee collected pursuant to Sections 6140 and 6141, the State Bar may collect r…
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(a) In addition to the fee collected pursuant to Sections 6140 and 6141, the State Bar may collect r…
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(a) To align its staffing with its mission to protect the public as provided in Section 6001.1 and t…
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The State Bar shall have a preference for using in-house employees for information technology projec…
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(a) The board may increase the annual license fees fixed by it pursuant to Section 6140 by an additi…
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(a) To ensure that the Client Security Fund can adequately protect the public and relieve or mitigat…
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(a) The board shall fix the annual license fee for inactive licensees at a sum not exceeding one hun…
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(a) The payment by any licensee of the annual license fee, any portion thereof, or any penalty there…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the State Bar shall provide offers of discounts and other…
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Upon the payment of the annual license fees, including any costs imposed pursuant to Section 6140.7,…
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Any licensee, active or inactive, failing to pay any fees, penalties, or costs after they become due…
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Any licensee, active or inactive, failing to pay any child support after it becomes due shall be sub…
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(a) All fees shall be paid into the treasury of the State Bar, and, when so paid, shall become part …
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(a) The net proceeds from the sale of real property, after payment of obligations and encumbrances a…
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It is the intent of the Legislature to confirm, validate, and declare effective the annual license f…
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(a) The board shall engage the services of an independent national or regional public accounting fir…
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(a) (1) The California State Bar shall prepare a report providing written justification for how it w…
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(a) An attorney shall not contract for or collect a contingency fee for representing any person seek…
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(a) An attorney who contracts to represent a client on a contingency fee basis shall, at the time th…
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(a) Sections 6147 and 6148 shall not apply to contingency fee contracts for the recovery of claims b…
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(a) In any case not coming within Section 6147 in which it is reasonably foreseeable that total expe…
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A written fee contract shall be deemed to be a confidential communication within the meaning of subd…
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(a) Upon the payment of one hundred dollars ($100) or more in settlement of any third-party liabilit…
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This article is a part of Chapter 4 of this division of the Business and Professions Code, but the p…
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As used in this article: (a) A runner or capper is any person, firm, association or corporation acti…
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(a) It is unlawful for: (1) Any person, in an individual capacity or in a capacity as a public or pr…
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(a) A person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation violating subdivision (a) of Section 61…
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(a) Any contract for professional services secured by any attorney at law or law firm in this state …
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(a) An individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other nongovernmental entity shall …
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(a) Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity, including, but not limit…
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(a) No attorney licensed or otherwise authorized to practice in this state shall share legal fees di…
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(a) Any person may bring a civil action for a violation of Section 6155 for the following remedies: …
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As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Advertise” means to engage in any com…
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No advertisement shall contain any false, misleading, or deceptive statement or omit to state any fa…
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(a) An advertisement shall not contain or refer to any of the following: (1) A guarantee or warranty…
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Any advertisement made on behalf of a licensee, which is not paid for by the licensee, shall disclos…
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Any advertisement that is created or disseminated by a lawyer referral service shall disclose whethe…
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(a) All advertisements published, distributed, or broadcasted by or on behalf of a licensee seeking …
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In advertising by electronic media, to comply with Sections 61571.1 and 6157.2, the message as a who…
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There shall be a rebuttable presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence that the followin…
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The following information shall be presumed to be in compliance with this article for purposes of ad…
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In addition to any disclosure required by Section 6157.2, Section 6157.3, and the Rules of Professio…
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(a) Any person claiming a violation of Section 6157.2, 6158, 6158.1, or 6158.3 may file a complaint …
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(a) This article applies to all lawyers, licensees, law partnerships, law corporations, entities sub…
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A violation of Section 6157.1, subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 6157.2, or Section 6157.3, 6158, 61…
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The court shall report the name, address, and professional license number of any person found in vio…
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A true and correct copy of any advertisement made by a person or licensee shall be retained for one …
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(a) Nothing in this article shall be deemed to limit or preclude enforcement of any other provision …
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The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Legal aid programs provide a val…
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For purposes of this article, “legal aid organization” means a nonprofit organization that provides …
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It is unlawful for any person or organization to use the term “legal aid,” “legal aide,” or any conf…
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(a) Any consumer injured by a violation of Section 6159.52 may file a complaint and seek injunctive …
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A law corporation is a corporation which is registered with the State Bar of California and has a cu…
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An applicant for registration as a law corporation shall supply to the State Bar all necessary and p…
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Each law corporation shall renew its certificate of registration annually at a time to be fixed by t…
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All fees for registration and renewal paid pursuant to Sections 6161 and 6161.1 shall be paid into t…
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Within such time as the State Bar may by rule provide, the law corporation shall report in writing t…
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(a) Each law corporation shall file with the State Bar annually and at such other times as the State…
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Except as provided in Sections 13403 and 13406 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder,…
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The income of a law corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder i…
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A law corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to do which w…
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(a) The State Bar may conduct an investigation of the conduct of the business of a law corporation. …
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(a) When there is reason to believe that a law corporation has violated or is about to violate any o…
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Any action of the State Bar or the Board of Trustees or a committee of the State Bar, or the chief e…
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With the approval of the Supreme Court, the State Bar may formulate and enforce rules and regulation…
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Six months and one day following the death of a sole shareholder of a law corporation, the certifica…
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Nothing in this article shall be construed as affecting or impairing the disciplinary powers and aut…
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(a) (1) The State Bar shall create a program to certify alternative dispute resolution firms, provid…
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Pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 16953 of the Corporations Code, a limited liability partnersh…
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At the time of filing an Application for Issuance of a Certificate of Registration as a Limited Liab…
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As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Lawyer” means a licensee of the State…
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A lawyer, while acting as a fiduciary, may sell financial products to a client who is an elder or de…
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(a) A client who suffers any damage as the result of a violation of this article by any lawyer may b…
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A violation of this article by a licensee shall be cause for discipline by the State Bar.
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The court shall report the name, address, and professional license number of any person found in vio…
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Nothing in this article shall be deemed to limit, reduce, or preclude enforcement of any obligation,…
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The State Bar shall include in its Annual Discipline Report information on the number of complaints …
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When an attorney engaged in law practice in this state dies, resigns, becomes an inactive licensee o…
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The notice shall contain any information that may be required by any order of disbarment, suspension…
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Notwithstanding the giving of notice pursuant to Section 6180.1, the superior court on its own motio…
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The application shall be verified, and shall state facts supporting the occurrence of one or more of…
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The application shall be set for hearing and an order to show cause shall be issued, directing the a…
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If the court finds that one or more of the events stated in Section 6180 has occurred, and that supe…
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Nothing in this article shall authorize the court or an attorney appointed by it pursuant to this ar…
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Unless court approval is first obtained, neither the attorney appointed pursuant to this article nor…
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Upon a finding by the court that it is more likely than not that the application will be granted and…
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If there is a pending proceeding in probate, guardianship, or conservatorship relating to the affect…
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Persons examining the files and records of the law practice of the affected attorney pursuant to thi…
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No person or entity shall incur any liability by reason of the institution or maintenance of the pro…
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A licensee of the State Bar appointed pursuant to Section 6180.5 shall serve without compensation. H…
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An order made pursuant to this article is nonappealable, and shall not be stayed by petition for a w…
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As used in this article, “attorney” means a licensee or former licensee of the State Bar; “law pract…
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(a) Upon appointment by the superior court pursuant to Section 2468, 9764, or paragraph (22) or (23)…
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The courts of the state shall have the jurisdiction as provided in this article when an attorney eng…
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(a) An application for assumption by the court of jurisdiction under this article shall be made to t…
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The application shall be verified and shall state facts showing each of the following: (a) Probable …
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The application shall be set for hearing. A copy of the application and notice of the hearing shall …
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The provisions of Article 11 (commencing with Section 6180) of Chapter 4 of Division 3 of this code …
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The proceeding may be maintained concurrently with a disciplinary investigation or proceeding provid…
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Upon motion duly made by any interested party, the court may terminate the proceedings.
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If the court finds that (a) the facts set forth in Section 6190 have occurred and, (b) that the inte…
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(a) The board of trustees shall, by rule, establish, maintain, and administer a system and procedure…
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(a) The rules adopted by the board of trustees shall provide that an attorney shall forward a writte…
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The provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 950) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence…
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(a) The award shall be in writing and signed by the arbitrators concurring therein. It shall include…
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(a) The parties may agree in writing to be bound by the award of arbitrators appointed pursuant to t…
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(a) The State Bar shall provide by rule for an appropriate procedure to disqualify an arbitrator or …
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The time for filing a civil action seeking judicial resolution of a dispute subject to arbitration u…
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The Legislature finds that, due to insufficient funding, existing programs providing free legal serv…
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(a) There shall be created, within the State Bar, a Legal Services Trust Fund Commission to administ…
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(a) An attorney or law firm that, in the course of the practice of law, receives or disburses trust …
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An attorney who, or a law firm that, establishes an IOLTA account pursuant to subdivision (a) of Sec…
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As used in this article: (a) “Qualified legal services project” means either of the following: (1) A…
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(a) Projects meeting the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6213 which are funded either in …
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A law school program that meets the definition of a “qualified legal services project” as defined in…
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(a) Support centers satisfying the qualifications specified in subdivision (b) of Section 6213 which…
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The State Bar shall distribute all moneys received under the program established by this article for…
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With respect to the provision of legal assistance under this article, each recipient shall ensure al…
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All legal services projects and support centers receiving funds pursuant to this article shall adopt…
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Qualified legal services projects and support centers may use funds provided under this article for …
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Attorneys in private practice who are providing legal services without charge to indigent persons sh…
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Qualified legal services projects shall make significant efforts to utilize 20 percent of the funds …
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A recipient of funds allocated pursuant to this article annually shall submit a financial statement …
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No funds allocated by the State Bar pursuant to this article shall be used for any of the following …
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The State Bar shall have the power to determine that an applicant for funding is not qualified to re…
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The Board of Trustees of the State Bar shall adopt the regulations and procedures necessary to imple…
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The program authorized by this article shall become operative only upon the adoption of a resolution…
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Nothing in this article shall create an obligation or pledge of the credit of the State of Californi…
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If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any group or circumstances is held in…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Bar of California seek ways and means to identify…
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(a) The board shall establish and administer an Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program, and shall…
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(a) The committee shall establish practices and procedures for the acceptance, denial, completion, o…
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An attorney entering the diversion and assistance program pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 623…
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Any information provided to or obtained by the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program, or any sub…
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(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), participants in the Attorney Diversion and Assistance P…
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The State Bar shall actively engage in outreach activities to make licensees, the legal community, a…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the authorization of an Attorney Diversion and Assistance P…
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For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Immigration reform act” means ei…
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This article shall apply to the following: (a) An attorney who is an active licensee of the State Ba…
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(a) It is unlawful for an attorney to demand or accept the advance payment of any funds from a perso…
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(a) (1) When a contract for legal services is required in writing pursuant to Section 6148, or is su…
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(a) “Charges” means the amount of money to be paid to the consumer legal funding company by or on be…
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(a) (1) All consumer legal funding transactions shall be codified in a written contract. (2) If the …
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(a) All contracts for a consumer legal funding transaction shall disclose material terms to the cons…
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The contracted amount to be paid to the consumer legal funding company shall be a predetermined amou…
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(a) A consumer legal funding company shall be prohibited from doing any of the following: (1) Paying…
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The contingent right to receive an amount of the potential proceeds of a legal claim is assignable b…
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(a) An attorney, or the attorney’s immediate family, retained by a consumer shall not have a financi…
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There is in each county of this State a board of law library trustees, which governs the law library…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a board of law library trustees is constituted as follo…
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Notwithstanding Section 6301, in San Diego County the board of law library trustees shall be constit…
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In any county where there are no more than three judges of the superior court, the board of supervis…
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Appointments of trustees which are to be made by the board of supervisors of the county shall be mad…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in Los Angeles County appointments made by judges of…
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The office of trustee is honorary, without salary or other compensation.
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Each board of law library trustees shall meet quarterly on a day it appoints, and any board may meet…
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A board of law library trustees may remove any trustee, except an ex officio trustee, who is absent …
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Each board shall appoint one of its number as president.
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Each board shall elect a secretary, who shall keep a full statement and account of all property, mon…
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All money collected for the law library in each county, must be deposited with the treasurer of the …
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(a) On and after January 1, 2006, as described in Section 68085.1 of the Government Code, the Admini…
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the change in the method of distributing funds to law l…
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(a) (1) Until the end of the moratorium described in Section 70601 of the Government Code, the board…
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The board of supervisors may appropriate from the county treasury for law library purposes such sums…
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The orders and demands of the trustees of the law library, when duly made and authenticated as herei…
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A revolving fund of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) may be established from money in …
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Each board of law library trustees shall establish and maintain a law library at the county seat of …
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Any board of law library trustees may establish and maintain a branch of the law library in any city…
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A board of law library trustees may order the drawing and payment, upon properly authenticated vouch…
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A board may make and enforce all rules, regulations, and by-laws necessary for the administration, g…
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A board may purchase books, journals, other publications, and other personal property. It may dispos…
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A board may appoint a law librarian and define the powers and prescribe the duties of any law librar…
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A board shall fix the salaries of the law librarian and law library employees, and may require a bon…
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A board of law library trustees may contract with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System…
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As an alternative to Section 6346.5, a board of law library trustees may, with the consent of the bo…
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A board may contract with any other law library board, law library association, superior court, or l…
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A board may expend surplus funds under its control, not necessary for use to maintain the law librar…
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An appropriation to obtain quarters for the law library in a building to be erected by the board of …
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When a board of law library trustees in any county determines to erect a library building to house t…
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A library building erected to house the law library may include courtrooms with offices in connectio…
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Real property acquired by a board may be sold, leased, rented, or licensed with the proceeds to be d…
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A board of law library trustees may invest surplus funds in excess of one hundred thousand dollars (…
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A board of law library trustees may contract with the board of supervisors of the county upon such t…
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A board of law library trustees may enter into an agreement with a county for the joint exercise of …
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Each board of law library trustees, on or before the 15th day of October of each year, shall make an…
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A financial report, showing all receipts and disbursements of money, shall be made by the secretary,…
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(a) A law library established under this chapter shall be free to the judiciary, to state and county…
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The board of supervisors of the county in which the law library is established shall provide suffici…
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The State Librarian shall periodically supply to each law library established under the provisions o…
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Whenever a law library, and a board of trustees to govern the same, is in existence under the provis…
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(a) “Unlawful detainer assistant” means any individual who for compensation renders assistance or ad…
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This chapter does not apply to any person engaged in any of the following occupations, provided that…
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This chapter does not sanction, authorize, or encourage the practice of law by nonlawyers. Registrat…
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A legal document assistant may not provide service to a client who requires assistance that exceeds …
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This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
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A legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant shall be registered pursuant to this chapt…
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To be eligible to apply for registration under this chapter as a legal document assistant, the appli…
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To be eligible to renew registration under this chapter, the registrant shall complete 15 hours of c…
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(a) The application for registration of a natural person shall contain all of the following statemen…
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An applicant shall pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) to the county clerk at the t…
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(a) (1) An application for a certificate of registration by an individual shall be accompanied by a …
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(a) If granted, a certificate of registration shall be effective for a period of two years, until th…
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(a) The county clerk shall maintain a register of legal document assistants, and a register of unlaw…
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The registrant’s name, business address, telephone number, registration number, and county of regist…
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(a) All advertisements or solicitations published, distributed, or broadcast offering legal document…
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No legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant shall retain in their possession original…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the venue for an action arising out of a dispute between a legal docu…
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(a) Every legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant who enters into a contract or agre…
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(a) It is unlawful for any legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant, in the first con…
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It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a legal document …
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(a) Any owner or manager of residential or commercial rental property, tenant, or other person who i…
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(a) Any person injured by the unlawful act of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assist…
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A legal document assistant or an unlawful detainer assistant may neither seek nor obtain a client’s …
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The county clerk shall revoke the registration of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer as…
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A registrant whose certificate is revoked shall be entitled to challenge the decision in a court of …
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A failure, by a person who engages in acts of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assist…
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(a) “Paralegal” means a person who holds himself or herself out to be a paralegal, who is qualified …
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It is unlawful for a paralegal to perform any services for a consumer except as performed under the …
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(a) It is unlawful for a person to identify himself or herself as a paralegal on any advertisement, …
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A paralegal is subject to the same duty as an attorney specified in subdivision (e) of Section 6068 …
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The terms “paralegal,” “legal assistant,” “attorney assistant,” “freelance paralegal,” “independent …
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(a) Any consumer injured by a violation of this chapter may file a complaint and seek redress in sup…
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An individual employed by the state as a paralegal, legal assistant, legal analyst, or similar title…
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This chapter shall be known as the Professional Fiduciaries Act.
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As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Act” means this chapt…
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(a) Every person who is required to register with the Statewide Registry maintained by the Departmen…
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(a) There is within the jurisdiction of the department the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau. The bure…
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(a) There is within the bureau a Professional Fiduciaries Advisory Committee. The committee shall co…
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The bureau may employ, subject to civil service and other provisions of law, other employees as may …
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The bureau shall keep a complete record of all its proceedings and all licenses issued, renewed, or …
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The duty of administering and enforcing this chapter is vested in the bureau and the chief. In the p…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the bureau in exercising its licensing, r…
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The bureau may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Proc…
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(a) The bureau shall be responsible for administering the licensing and regulatory program establish…
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The bureau shall adopt, by regulation, a Professional Fiduciaries Code of Ethics. The Professional F…
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(a) On and after January 1, 2009, no person shall act or hold themselves out to the public as a prof…
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A professional fiduciary shall not operate with an expired, suspended, retired, canceled, or revoked…
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Only a person who holds a current and active license from the bureau may identify themselves as a “l…
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In order to meet the qualifications for licensure as a professional fiduciary a person shall meet al…
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Criminal offender record information shall be obtained on each applicant as provided in this section…
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(a) The bureau shall maintain the following information in each licensee’s file, shall make this inf…
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The bureau shall approve or deny licensure in a timely manner to applicants who apply for licensure.…
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The bureau shall review all applications for licensure and may investigate an applicant’s qualificat…
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The bureau may deny a license for the reasons specified in Section 480 or 6536. An applicant notifie…
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(a) (1) To qualify for licensure, an applicant shall have completed 30 hours of prelicensing educati…
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As a requirement for licensure, an applicant shall take and pass the licensing examination administe…
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Individuals, entities, agencies, and associations that propose to offer educational programs qualify…
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(a) A license shall expire one year after it was issued on the last day of the month in which it was…
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(a) A license that is not renewed within three years following its expiration shall not be renewed, …
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(a) The bureau may establish, by regulation, a system for the placement of a license into retired st…
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(a) A person whose license has been revoked or surrendered may petition the bureau for reinstatement…
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A licensee shall keep complete and accurate client records, and shall make those records available f…
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(a) A licensee shall initially, and annually thereafter, file with the bureau a statement under pena…
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(a) A licensee shall respond to any written inquiry relating to the investigation of a complaint aga…
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The annual statement shall be filed with the bureau 60 days prior to the expiration of the license a…
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(a) A licensee shall notify the bureau in writing of their intent not to renew their license and sub…
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(a) On or before January 1, 2023, a licensee with an internet website shall post on that internet we…
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(a) (1) The bureau may upon its own, and shall, upon the receipt of a complaint from any person, inv…
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A licensee, or an agent working on behalf of a licensee, including an attorney, shall not bill a cli…
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Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to evade the provisions of this chapter, or combining or con…
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All proceedings against a licensee for any violation of this chapter or any regulations adopted by t…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 6582 and Section 11415.60 of the Government Code, the bureau may enter i…
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Notwithstanding Section 6582, if any violation occurs, in its discretion, the bureau may refer the c…
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The bureau shall establish a system of administrative citations and fines under Section 125.9 for vi…
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A license issued under this chapter may be suspended, revoked, denied, or other disciplinary action …
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All fees collected by the bureau shall be paid into the Professional Fiduciary Fund in the State Tre…
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The Professional Fiduciary Fund shall be the successor fund to those funds deposited under the State…
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(a) The fee for a professional fiduciary examination and reexamination shall be set by the bureau th…
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This chapter constitutes the chapter on professional engineers. It may be cited as the Professional …
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“Professional engineer,” within the meaning and intent of this act, refers to a person engaged in th…
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“Civil engineer” as used in this chapter means a professional engineer in the branch of civil engine…
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“Electrical engineer” as used in this chapter means a professional engineer in the branch of electri…
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“Mechanical engineer” as used in this chapter means a professional engineer in the branch of mechani…
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The phrase “responsible charge of work” means the independent control and direction, by the use of i…
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“Supervision of the construction of engineering structures” means the periodic observation of materi…
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(a) In order to safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare, no person shall practice civil…
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A subordinate is any person who assists a registered professional engineer in the practice of profes…
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(a) An engineer who voluntarily, without compensation or expectation of compensation, provides struc…
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Any reference in any law or regulation to a registered engineer, or to a registered civil, electrica…
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(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyor…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board for Professional Engineers, Lan…
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Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States. Five members shall be registered u…
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(a) All appointments to the board shall be for a term of four years. Vacancies shall be filled by ap…
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Each appointing authority shall have the power to remove from office at any time any member of the b…
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The board shall appoint an executive officer at a salary to be fixed and determined by the board wit…
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The board shall compile and maintain, or may have compiled and maintained on its behalf, a register …
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(a) The board may adopt rules and regulations consistent with law and necessary to govern its action…
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The board may, by regulation, define the scope of each branch of professional engineering other than…
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Any member of the board may administer oaths and may take testimony and proofs concerning all matter…
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The board shall adopt and have an official seal which shall be affixed to all certificates of regist…
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Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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The board shall establish relations with bodies that regulate the practice of professional engineeri…
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The board may establish one or more technical advisory committees to advise and assist the board wit…
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Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be appointed by the board and shall serve at …
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Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be an expert in the branch of engineering wit…
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All the members of each technical advisory committee shall serve without compensation but shall rece…
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Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be granted the same immunity as is granted to…
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The board, when it deems necessary, may establish professional engineers review committees to hear a…
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Each review committee shall consist of no fewer than three registered professional engineers appoint…
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Each member of a committee shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103 of this …
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Except as otherwise provided in this article, all hearings which are conducted by a committee shall …
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At the conclusion of any hearing which is conducted by a committee, the committee shall prepare a pr…
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The board may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing …
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Each member of a professional engineers review committee or other board-appointed committee and any …
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In order to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare, any person, either in a public or p…
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the licensure requirements that are imposed upon privat…
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Civil engineering embraces the following studies or activities in connection with fixed works for ir…
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Civil engineering also includes the practice or offer to practice, either in a public or private cap…
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Any registered civil engineer may offer to practice, procure, and offer to procure, land surveying w…
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A registered civil engineer may also practice or offer to practice, either in a public or private ca…
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If a registered civil engineer provides construction management services pursuant to Section 6731.3,…
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(a) Electrical engineering is that branch of professional engineering described in Section 6734.1 th…
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Mechanical engineering is that branch of professional engineering described in Section 6734.2 that d…
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It is unlawful for anyone other than a professional engineer licensed under this chapter to stamp or…
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Any person who has been granted permission to use the title “consulting engineer” pursuant to legisl…
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Any person who possesses a valid certificate to practice photogrammetry issued to him under the prov…
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(a) Any person who has received from the board a license in corrosion, manufacturing, quality, or sa…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who has applied for registration as a cor…
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(a) Upon the discontinuance of a national examination for a branch specified in this chapter, the bo…
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It is unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any plans, specifications, plats, reports, or other docum…
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Any person practices civil engineering when he professes to be a civil engineer or is in responsible…
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Any person practices electrical engineering when he professes to be an electrical engineer or is in …
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Any person practices mechanical engineering when he professes to be a mechanical engineer or is in r…
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(a) All civil (including structural and geotechnical) engineering plans, calculations, specification…
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The signing of civil engineering plans, specifications, reports, or documents which relate to the de…
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(a) All electrical engineering plans, specifications, calculations, and reports (hereinafter referre…
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(a) All mechanical engineering plans, specifications, calculations, and reports (hereinafter referre…
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The use of the word “certify” or “certification” by a registered professional engineer in the practi…
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If a registered civil engineer is required to provide as built, as constructed, or record plans for …
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No person shall use the title, “structural engineer,” or any combination of these words or abbreviat…
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(a) No person shall use the title, “soil engineer,” “soils engineer,” or “geotechnical engineer,” or…
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An architect, who holds a certificate to practice architecture in this State under the provisions of…
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(a) This chapter does not prohibit any person from preparing plans, drawings, or specifications for …
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Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a civil engineer, registered under the provisions of this cha…
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A contractor licensed under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 is exempt from th…
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(a) This chapter does not prohibit one or more civil, electrical, or mechanical engineers from pract…
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(a) This chapter does not prohibit one or more civil, electrical, or mechanical engineers from pract…
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Officers and employees of the United States of America practicing solely as such officers or employe…
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A subordinate to a civil, electrical or mechanical engineer licensed under this chapter, or a subord…
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Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation is exempt from registration under the provisions of th…
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Any person, firm, or corporation holding a license as real estate broker or real estate salesperson,…
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This chapter does not affect Chapter 15 of Division 3 of this code, relating to surveyors, except in…
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This chapter does not require registration for the purpose of practicing civil engineering, by an in…
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This chapter does not prohibit any person, firm or corporation from furnishing, either alone or with…
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Plans, specifications, reports and documents relating to communication lines and equipment prepared …
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The provisions of this chapter pertaining to licensure of professional engineers, other than civil e…
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(a) This chapter, except for those provisions that apply to civil engineers and civil engineering, s…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 6747, this chapter applies to engineering work approved by a person empl…
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(a) A professional engineer shall use a written contract when contracting to provide professional en…
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(a) An application for licensure as a professional engineer or certification as an engineer-in-train…
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(a) The applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall comply with all of the followin…
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The board may consider the professional experience and education acquired by applicants outside the …
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The board shall by rule establish the criteria to be used for approving curricula of schools of engi…
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An applicant for registration as a civil engineer must have gained his experience under the directio…
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With respect to applicants for licensure as professional engineers, the board: (a) Shall give credit…
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All applicants shall be given equal credit for engineering experience in the armed forces of United …
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Examination for licensure shall be held at such times and places as the board shall determine. The s…
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(a) Examination duration and composition shall be designed to conform to the following general princ…
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(a) The second division of the examination for registration as a professional engineer shall include…
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(a) An applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall, upon meeting all of the require…
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Applicants who profess to be qualified in more than one branch of engineering shall be required to f…
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An applicant failing in an examination may be examined again upon filing a new application and the p…
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The board, upon application therefor, on its prescribed form, and the payment of the fee fixed by th…
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Any applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, upon meeting all of the requirements prescri…
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(a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee established by Section 6799, a re…
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Application for authority to use the title “structural engineer,” “soil engineer,” “soils engineer,”…
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An applicant to use the title “structural engineer” shall have successfully passed a written examina…
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If an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, for certification as an engineer-in-traini…
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Each professional engineer licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal or stamp…
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A duplicate certificate of registration to replace one lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued s…
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An unsuspended, unrevoked and unexpired certificate and endorsement of registry made under this chap…
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(a) Each applicant for licensure or certification who has a valid email address shall report to the …
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(a) A licensee shall report to the board in writing the occurrence of any of the following events th…
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Within 30 days of entry of a conviction described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Se…
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(a) Within 30 days of payment of all or any portion of any civil action judgment, settlement, or bin…
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The requirements of Sections 6770, 6770.1, and 6770.2 shall apply if a party to the civil action, se…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensee shall not be considered to have violated …
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The board may adopt regulations to further define the reporting requirements of Sections 6770, 6770.…
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This article shall become operative on January 1, 2008, only if an appropriation is made from the Pr…
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The board may, upon its own initiative or upon the receipt of a complaint, investigate the actions o…
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The board may, upon its own initiative or upon the receipt of a complaint, investigate the actions o…
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The failure of, or refusal by, a licensee or a certificate holder to respond to a written request fr…
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The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with …
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The board may reissue a certificate of registration, certification, or authority, to any person whos…
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge sub…
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(a) A petitioner may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of penalty, including redu…
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The board shall have the power, duty, and authority to investigate violations of the provisions of t…
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It is the duty of the respective members of the legal system to prosecute all persons charged with t…
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A person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) Unless the person is exempt f…
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Any person who violates any provision of subdivisions (a) to (j), inclusive, of Section 6787 in conn…
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(a) If a licensee who is retained as an expert witness enters into a nondisclosure agreement, that a…
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Certificates of registration as a professional engineer, and certificates of authority, shall be val…
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(a) At the time of renewal specified in Section 6795 or 6796, the board shall administer an assessme…
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Except as otherwise provided in this article, certificates of registration as a professional enginee…
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A suspended certificate is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, b…
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A revoked certificate is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewe…
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(a) Certificates of registration as a professional engineer, and certificates of authority to use th…
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Once an expired or delinquent certificate of registration or certificate of authority is renewed pur…
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(a) The department shall receive and account for all money derived from the operation of this chapte…
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The board may make refunds of all fees in accordance with Section 158 of this code.
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(a) The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with…
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The following terms as used in this chapter have the meaning expressed in this article: (a) “Branch …
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There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. Th…
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The Governor shall appoint a chief of the bureau at a salary to be fixed in accordance with Section …
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The director, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act, and Section 159.5, may appoint and fix…
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The chief shall gather evidence of violations of this chapter and of any rule or regulation establis…
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It shall be the duty of the chief to initiate and conduct investigations into the business operation…
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(a) Every power and duty granted to, or imposed upon, the director under this chapter may be delegat…
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(a) The director may adopt and enforce rules and regulations as may be reasonable and necessary for …
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The chief or his or her designee may inspect, examine, or investigate the relevant records, books, a…
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It is the intent of the Legislature, consistent with Section 128.5 of the Business and Professions C…
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(a) No person shall engage within this state in the activities of a locksmith as defined in subdivis…
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This chapter does not apply to the following persons: (a) A person, or his or her agent or employee,…
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(a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who conspires with another person to v…
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(a) The superior court in and for the county where any person has engaged or is about to engage in a…
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No person engaged in performing any service requiring a license under this chapter may bring or main…
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(a) An application for a locksmith license shall be made and filed with the chief in the form as may…
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(a) Each individual applicant, each partner of a partnership, and designated officers of a corporati…
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If the applicant for a license is an individual, the application shall state the full name of the in…
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If the applicant for a license is a partnership, the application shall state the true names and addr…
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(a) If the applicant for a license is a corporation, the application shall state the true names and …
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No new or original license shall be issued to any applicant pending final disposition of any discipl…
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The chief shall issue a pocket identification card to the owner, partners, and officers. The chief s…
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The director shall issue a license, the form and content of which shall be determined in accordance …
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If an applicant fails to complete his or her application within one year after it has been filed, th…
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(a) Each locksmith license, together with the current renewal certificate, if any, shall at all time…
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Every locksmith license shall expire at 12 midnight of the last day of the month two years following…
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A locksmith license not renewed within three years following its expiration may not be renewed there…
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A suspended locksmith license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this arti…
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A locksmith whose license has been canceled pursuant to this article, may obtain a new license only …
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No license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be transferred to another person.
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Every licensee shall notify the bureau, in writing, within 30 days, of any change of residence or bu…
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A licensee, or a partner or officer of a licensee, shall carry a valid pocket identification card, i…
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(a) Every application for a locksmith license in which the person applying desires to have the licen…
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A licensee desiring to operate a locksmith business at a location other than the principal place of …
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A licensee who maintains or proposes to maintain a branch office as defined in this article, shall a…
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An application for a branch office registration under this article shall be on a form prescribed by …
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An application for a branch office registration shall include: (a) The full name and address of, and…
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Upon receipt of the application for a branch office registration, the chief shall issue a “Branch Of…
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Every branch office registration issued under this chapter shall be subject to the same renewal prov…
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(a) Within seven days after commencing employment, any employee of a locksmith who is not currently …
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The application for registration under this article shall be on a form prescribed by the director an…
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The application shall be verified and shall include the following: (a) The full name, residence addr…
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The bureau, upon receipt of a criminal offense record or record of a subsequent arrest from the Depa…
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(a) If the chief determines that an applicant’s criminal history contains arrest information for whi…
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If the director determines that continued employment of an applicant or registrant, in his or her cu…
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(a) Upon determining that the applicant is qualified for registration pursuant to this chapter, the …
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A licensee shall at all times be responsible for ascertaining that his or her employees subject to r…
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(a) All registrations shall be placed on a cyclical renewal and shall expire two years following the…
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A locksmith licensed by the bureau shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 466.6 and 466.8 of…
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(a) A locksmith licensed by the bureau shall be subject to the provisions of Section 466.6 of the Pe…
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(a) Any locksmith who knowingly and willfully opens any residence, or commercial establishment for a…
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A licensee shall at all times be responsible for those actions of his or her employees performed in …
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(a) A licensee shall notify the bureau within 30 days of any change of its officers required to be n…
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No licensee or employee shall conduct business from any location other than the location for which a…
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No licensee shall conduct a business as an individual, partnership, or corporation, unless the licen…
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(a) Each licensee shall maintain a file or record containing the name, address, commencing date of e…
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Within seven days, each licensee shall verify proof of current and valid registration issued by the …
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(a) Every advertisement by a licensee soliciting or advertising business shall contain his or her bu…
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No licensee or person shall aid and abet an unlicensed or nonexempt locksmith in any activity for wh…
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No licensee shall willfully or deliberately disregard any building or safety laws of the state or an…
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No licensee shall fail in any material respect to complete the installation, repair, opening, or mod…
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(a) The director may deny a license or registration regulated by this chapter on the grounds that th…
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(a) When considering the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or registration for which ap…
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(a) The license or registration of a locksmith shall be automatically suspended if the locksmith is …
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(a) The bureau may suspend or revoke a license issued pursuant to this chapter for acts including, b…
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A record of conviction, or a certified copy thereof, shall be conclusive evidence of conviction.
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The proceedings of the bureau to deny a license application, or to revoke or suspend a license, shal…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the failure of any person licensed to do business as a corporation in…
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The fees prescribed by this chapter are those fixed in the following schedule: (a) A locksmith licen…
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The initial application fee is considered an earned fee at the time an application for a license is …
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(a) The bureau shall report each month to the Controller the amount and source of all revenue receiv…
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The director shall furnish one copy of the licensing law and rules and regulations to any applicant …
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Application or licensee fees shall not be refunded except in accordance with Section 158.
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(a) There shall be a separate budget and expenditure statement, and a separate revenue statement, ou…
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Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the bureau, as set forth in this chapter, sh…
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This chapter constitutes, and may be cited as, the Contractors State License Law.
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Nothing in this code shall be interpreted to prohibit cities, counties, and cities and counties from…
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(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Contractors State License Board, which consists…
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Contractors State License Board in ex…
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All members of the board, except the public members, shall be contractors actively engaged in the co…
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(a) One member of the board shall be a general engineering contractor, two members shall be general …
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Except as otherwise provided, an appointment to fill a vacancy caused by the expiration of the term …
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The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty.
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The board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter for the purpose of transacting business as …
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Eight members constitute a quorum at a board meeting. Due notice of each meeting and the time and pl…
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The board may appoint such committees and make such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessar…
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Any member or committee of the board may administer oaths and may take testimony and proofs concerni…
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The board is vested with all functions and duties relating to the administration of this chapter, ex…
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(a) The board, by and with the approval of the director, shall appoint a registrar of contractors an…
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The registrar shall not assess a civil penalty against a licensed contractor who has been assessed a…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 7011, there is in the Contractors State License Board, a separate enforc…
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Persons employed as investigators of the Special Investigations Unit of the Contractors State Licens…
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(a) The registrar shall review and investigate complaints filed in a manner consistent with this cha…
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(a) Any person subject to licensure under this chapter who reports to, or causes a complaint to be f…
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The registrar, with the approval of the board and the director, may, when funds are available, coope…
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The board may in its discretion review and sustain or reverse by a majority vote any action or decis…
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In all application, citation, or disciplinary proceedings pursuant to this chapter and conducted in …
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The board may procure equipment and records necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
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The board shall adopt a seal for its own use. The seal shall have the words “Contractors State Licen…
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Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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The Contractors State License Board shall report annually to the Legislature, not later than October…
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By the close of the first business day of each week, the board shall post the following home improve…
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The board shall maintain the current contractor license check search function on their internet webs…
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(a) If funding is made available for that purpose, the board may contract with licensed professional…
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The board shall maintain a computerized enforcement tracking system for consumer complaints.
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The board may enter into an interagency agreement with any other state or local agency the board dee…
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(a) “Members of the personnel of record” as used in this chapter means every person listed in the re…
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(a) As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) “Federally recognized tribe” means…
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“Contractor,” for the purposes of this chapter, is synonymous with “builder” and, within the meaning…
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(a) The term “contractor” includes all of the following: (1) Any person not exempt under Section 705…
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter, “contractor” includes any person engaged in the business of th…
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For the purpose of this chapter, “contractor” includes any person who installs or contracts for the …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the permissible scope of work for the General Manufactur…
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Except as provided in Section 7026.13, the installation of a fire protection system, excluding an el…
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Any person who advertises or puts out any sign or card or other device that would indicate to the pu…
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(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to advertise for construction or work of improvement covered …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person who is not licensed pursuant to this c…
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Any person, licensed or unlicensed, who willfully and intentionally uses, with intent to defraud, a …
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(a) It is a cause for discipline for any contractor to advertise that he or she is “insured” or has …
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(a) A landscape contractor working within the classification for which the license is issued may des…
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(a) Unless exempted from this chapter, it is a misdemeanor for a person to engage in the business of…
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It is a misdemeanor for any contractor, whether licensed or unlicensed, to perform or engage in asbe…
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A criminal complaint pursuant to this chapter may be brought by the Attorney General or by the distr…
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In addition to all other remedies, when it appears to the registrar, either upon complaint or otherw…
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In addition to the remedies set forth in Section 7028.3, on proper showing by (1) a licensed contrac…
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It is unlawful for a person who is or has been a partner, officer, director, manager, responsible ma…
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The Registrar of Contractors is hereby empowered to issue citations containing orders of abatement a…
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(a) If upon inspection or investigation, either upon complaint or otherwise, the registrar has proba…
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(a) If upon inspection or investigation, either upon complaint or otherwise, the registrar has proba…
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Service of a citation issued under Section 7028.7 may be made by certified mail at the last known bu…
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A citation under Section 7028.7 shall be issued by the registrar within four years after the act or …
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Any person served with a citation under Section 7028.7 may appeal to the registrar within 15 working…
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If within 15 working days after service of the citation, the person cited fails to notify the regist…
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If the person cited under Section 7028.7 timely notifies the registrar that he or she intends to con…
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(a) After the exhaustion of the review procedures provided for in Sections 7028.10 to 7028.12, inclu…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the registrar may waive part of the civil penalty if…
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(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to submit a bid to a public agency in order to engage in the …
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A person who engages in the business or acts in the capacity of a contractor, without having a licen…
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(a) The failure of an unlicensed individual to comply with a citation after it is final is a misdeme…
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A joint venture license is a license issued to any combination of individuals, corporations, limited…
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(a) Except as provided in this section, it is unlawful for any two or more licensees, each of whom h…
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Every C-36 plumbing contractor, C-45 sign contractor, and C-57 well-drilling contractor licensed und…
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Except for contractors identified in Section 7029.5, every contractor licensed under this chapter sh…
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(a) Except for contractors writing home improvement contracts pursuant to Section 7151.2 and contrac…
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(a) A contractor, who has his or her license suspended or revoked two or more times within an eight-…
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Every person licensed pursuant to this chapter shall include his license number in: (a) all construc…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), no person engaged in the business or acting in the capaci…
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Each county or city which requires the issuance of a permit as a condition precedent to the construc…
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Nothing in this chapter shall limit the power of a city or county to regulate the quality and charac…
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Every city or city and county which requires the issuance of a business license as a condition prece…
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(a) No contractor that is required to be licensed under this chapter shall insert in any contract, o…
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(a) A specialty contractor shall not enter into a contract for the performance of work on the same s…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Attorney General may bring a civil acti…
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(a) This chapter does not apply to an authorized representative of the United States government, the…
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This chapter does not apply to officers of a court when they are acting within the scope of their of…
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This chapter does not apply to public utilities operating under the regulation of the State Railroad…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, gas, heat, or electrical corporations and …
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This chapter does not apply to public utilities operating under the regulation of the Public Utiliti…
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This chapter does not apply to any construction, repair or operation incidental to the discovering o…
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(a) This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (1) An owner who builds or improves a struc…
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In addition to all other remedies, any licensed contractor or association of contractors, labor orga…
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This chapter does not apply to a real estate licensee acting within the course and scope of his or h…
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This chapter does not apply to an admitted surety insurer whenever that surety insurer engages a con…
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This chapter does not apply to the sale or installation of any finished products, materials, or arti…
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This chapter does not apply to any construction, alteration, improvement, or repair of personal prop…
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(a) This chapter does not apply to a work or operation on one undertaking or project by one or more …
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This chapter does not apply to any construction or operation incidental to the construction and repa…
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(a) This chapter does not apply to an artist who draws, paints, applies, executes, restores, or cons…
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This chapter does not apply to a licensed architect or a registered civil or professional engineer a…
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This chapter does not apply to any person who only furnishes materials or supplies without fabricati…
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Except as provided in Article 10 (commencing with Section 7150), this chapter does not apply to any …
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This chapter does not apply to any person who performs work in the installation, maintenance, monito…
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The licensing provisions of this chapter do not apply to any person registered under Chapter 20 (com…
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For the purpose of classification, the contracting business includes any or all of the following bra…
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A general engineering contractor is a contractor whose principal contracting business is in connecti…
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(a) Except as provided in this section, a general building contractor is a contractor whose principa…
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(a) A residential remodeling contractor is a contractor whose principal contracting business is in c…
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(a) A specialty contractor is a contractor whose operations involve the performance of construction …
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(a) A contractor shall not engage in asbestos-related work, as defined in Section 6501.8 of the Labo…
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(a) The board shall not issue an asbestos certification, as required by Section 7058.5, unless the c…
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(a) No contractor may engage in a removal or remedial action, as defined in subdivision (d), unless …
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The board shall make available to the public upon request information about contracting for the remo…
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(a) The board may adopt reasonably necessary rules and regulations to effect the classification of c…
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(a) A licensee shall not use any business name that indicates the licensee is qualified to perform w…
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(a) Under rules and regulations adopted by the board and approved by the director, the registrar sha…
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Notwithstanding Section 7065, no trade examination shall be required of an applicant for the limited…
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Notwithstanding Section 7065, the registrar may waive the examination for a contractor’s license und…
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Notwithstanding Section 7065, the registrar may waive the examination for a contractor’s license if …
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Notwithstanding Section 7065, upon a conclusive showing by a licensee that he or she possesses exper…
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The registrar may accept the qualifications of an applicant who is licensed as a contractor in a sim…
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No license shall be issued to a minor, nor to any partnership a partner of which is a minor, nor to …
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The board shall periodically review and, if needed, revise the contents of qualifying examinations t…
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(a) Before the board revises the examination for a landscaping contractor (C-27), the board shall co…
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To obtain an original license, an applicant shall submit to the registrar an application in writing …
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Any person may obtain blank license application forms from the board or may cause to be printed form…
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(a) Every application form for an original license, for renewal thereof, for reinstatement or for re…
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(a) The board shall require an applicant to show the degree of knowledge and experience in the class…
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(a) The person qualifying on behalf of an individual or firm under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) o…
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(a) If the responsible managing officer, responsible managing employee, responsible managing member,…
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It is a misdemeanor for any person other than the examinee named in the application to take the qual…
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Any person who obtains and provides for another the qualifying examination, or any part thereof, whe…
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(a) An applicant, and each officer, director, partner, manager, associate, and responsible managing …
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(a) Upon notification of an arrest of a member of the personnel of a licensee or a home improvement …
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An applicant shall show that he or she has never been denied a license or had a license revoked for …
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No license shall be issued to a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other combin…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the holder of a current valid license under this c…
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(a) Each person licensed under the provisions of this chapter and subject to any of the bonding prov…
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The contractor’s bond required by this article shall be executed by an admitted surety in favor of t…
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(a) The board shall require as a condition precedent to the issuance, reinstatement, reactivation, r…
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(a) The board shall require, as a condition precedent to the issuance, reissuance, reinstatement, re…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the registrar shall accept a bond required by Section 707…
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(a) This section applies to an application for a license, for renewal or restoration of a license, a…
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(a) (1) If the qualifying individual, as referred to in Sections 7068 and 7068.1, is neither the pro…
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The qualifying individual’s bond required by this article shall be executed by an admitted surety in…
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(a) The aggregate liability of a surety on a claim for wages and fringe benefits brought against a b…
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Any reference by a contractor in his advertising, soliciting, or other presentments to the public to…
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No licensee or applicant for a license under this chapter shall be denied a contractor’s license bon…
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If a licensee fails to maintain a sufficient bond required by this article, the license is subject t…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall require, as a condition precedent to…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a licensee shall report to the registrar in writing the occurrenc…
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(a) As a condition of the issuance, reinstatement, reactivation, or continued valid use of a license…
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(a) A licensee shall report to the registrar in writing within 90 days after the licensee has knowle…
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(a) An insurer providing a licensee commercial general liability insurance, construction defect insu…
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(a) Sections 7071.20 and 7071.21 shall apply if a party to the civil action, judgment, settlement pa…
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Following receipt of the application fee and an application furnishing complete information in the m…
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(a) Upon the issuance of a license, a plasticized pocket card of a size, design, and content as may …
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(a) The registrar may deny any application for a license or supplemental classification where the ap…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, an application for an original license, for an add…
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The license shall be displayed in the licensee’s main office or chief place of business. Satisfactor…
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(a) No license, regardless of type or classification, shall be transferable to any other person or e…
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(a) An individual license shall be canceled upon the death of a person licensed as an individual. An…
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Upon the voluntary surrender of a license by a licensee, the registrar shall order the license cance…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the failure of a contractor licensed to do business …
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(a) A contractor may inactivate their license by submitting a form prescribed by the registrar accom…
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Every original license, except an additional classification issued pursuant to Section 7059, shall b…
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When an application has been accepted by the registrar, the name and address of the applicant, every…
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Whenever funds are available for the purpose, the registrar shall publish a list of the names and ad…
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Whenever funds are available for the purpose, the registrar may publish and disseminate to licentiat…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, licensees shall notify the registrar, on a form prescribed by the…
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A licensee whose license is expired or suspended, and is renewable under Section 7141, or whose lice…
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(a) An applicant for licensure or registration that has a valid email address shall report to the bo…
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The registrar, with the approval of the director may adopt and promulgate the rules and regulations …
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(a) After investigating any verified complaint alleging a violation of Section 7107, 7109, 7110, 711…
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An arbitrator may render an award and that award shall be deemed to be an order of the registrar.
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Once the registrar determines that arbitration pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 7085 would be …
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(a) For cases that the registrar determines to refer to arbitration under subdivision (a) of Section…
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Arbitrations of disputes arising out of cases filed with or by the board shall be conducted in accor…
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(a) (1) The failure of a licensee to comply with an arbitration award rendered under this article sh…
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A complainant may enforce an arbitrator’s award in accordance with Chapter 2 (commencing with Sectio…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a complaint referred to arbitration pursuant to Section …
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The registrar may upon his or her own motion and shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any…
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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the failure to pay a civil penalty, or to compl…
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In the event a licensee commits a fraudulent act which is a ground for disciplinary action under Sec…
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(a) (1) A complaint against a licensee alleging commission of any patent acts or omissions that may …
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(a) The decision may: (1) Provide for the immediate complete suspension by the licensee of all opera…
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term “licensee” shall include an individual, partnership, corp…
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 7121 and 7122, when any license has been suspended by a d…
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 7121 and 7122, when any license has been revoked under th…
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If, upon investigation, the registrar has probable cause to believe that a licensee, or an applicant…
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The board shall promulgate regulations covering the formulation of an order of correction which give…
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(a) The board shall promulgate regulations covering the assessment of civil penalties under this art…
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(a) The board shall promulgate regulations covering the assessment of civil penalties under this art…
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Any licensee or applicant for licensure served with a citation pursuant to Section 7099, may appeal …
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If within 15 working days from service of the citation issued by the registrar, the licensee or appl…
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If a licensee or applicant for licensure notifies the registrar that he or she intends to contest a …
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(a) The failure of a licensee to comply with a citation after it is final is a ground for suspension…
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No order for payment of a civil penalty shall be made against any bond required pursuant to Sections…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if a person cited pursuant to Section 7028.7 or 7099 wishes to co…
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(a) If, upon investigation, the registrar has probable cause to believe that a licensee, registrant,…
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(a) If, upon investigation, the registrar has probable cause to believe that a licensee, an applican…
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(a) No person shall advertise, as that term is defined in Section 7027.1, to promote his or her serv…
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In any proceeding for review by a court, the court may in its discretion, upon the filing of a prope…
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After suspension of a license upon any of the grounds set forth in this chapter, the registrar may r…
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The revocation, suspension, or other disciplinary action of a license to act as a contractor by anot…
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When the board resolves a complaint, the board shall notify the complainant in writing of its action…
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The suspension or revocation of license as in this chapter provided may also be embraced in any acti…
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The expiration, cancellation, forfeiture, revocation, or suspension of a license by operation of law…
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Abandonment without legal excuse of any construction project or operation engaged in or undertaken b…
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Diversion of funds or property received for prosecution or completion of a specific construction pro…
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(a) A prime contractor or subcontractor shall pay to any subcontractor, not later than seven days af…
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A licensed contractor is required to pay all transportation charges submitted by a duly authorized m…
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(a) A willful departure in any material respect from accepted trade standards for good and workmanli…
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(a) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420…
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Willful or deliberate disregard and violation of the building laws of the state, or of any political…
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The requiring of an execution of release of any claim or the causing of the execution of any such re…
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Upon receipt of a certified copy of the Labor Commissioner’s finding of a willful or deliberate viol…
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(a) Failure to make and keep records showing all contracts, documents, records, receipts, and disbur…
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The failure of, or refusal by, a licensee to respond to a written request of the registrar to cooper…
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Omission or misrepresentation of a material fact by an applicant or a licensee in obtaining, or rene…
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Any classification that has been added to an existing license record as a result of an applicant or …
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Failure in a material respect on the part of a licensee to complete any construction project or oper…
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The avoidance or settlement by a licensee for less than the full amount of the lawful obligations of…
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(a) Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to evade the provisions of this chapter or combining or …
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Any licensee whose signature appears on a falsified certificate in support of an examinee’s experien…
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Any licensed or unlicensed person who commits any act prohibited by Section 119 is subject to the ad…
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Failure in any material respect to comply with the provisions of this chapter, or any rule or regula…
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The doing of any wilful or fraudulent act by the licensee as a contractor in consequence of which an…
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It is a cause for discipline for a licensee to do any of the following: (a) Engage in any conduct th…
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Acting in the capacity of a contractor under any license issued hereunder except: (a) in the name of…
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(a) Acting in the capacity of a contractor under any license which has been made inactive, as provid…
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Acting in the capacity of a contractor in a classification other than that currently held by the lic…
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Entering into a contract with a contractor while such contractor is not licensed as provided in this…
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(a) If a contractor has made an inspection for the purpose of determining the presence of asbestos o…
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Any contractor, applicant for licensure, or person required to be licensed, who, either knowingly or…
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Any contractor who, either knowingly or negligently, or by reason of a failure to inquire, enters in…
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Wilful failure or refusal without legal excuse on the part of a licensee as a contractor to prosecut…
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Wilful or deliberate failure by any licensee or agent or officer thereof, to pay any moneys, when du…
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A person who has been denied a license for a reason other than failure to document sufficient satisf…
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the disassociation of a partner, officer, direc…
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A person who was the qualifying individual on a revoked license, or of a license under suspension, o…
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(a) An individual who meets all of the following criteria shall not perform any act regulated under …
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(a) A qualifying individual, officer, partner, or other person named on a license shall not knowingl…
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For purposes of this article, “bona fide nonsupervising employee” means a person who is exempt from …
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Prior to becoming employed in any capacity by an entity that is subject to licensure under this chap…
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The performance by an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm, or asso…
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Notwithstanding Section 7068.2 or any other provision of this chapter, the disassociation of a quali…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 7068.2 or any other provisions of this chapter, the disassociation of a …
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The performance by an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm, or asso…
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A conviction of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions and duties of a contr…
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If a contractor is convicted of violating Section 396 of the Penal Code or any substantially similar…
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a co…
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(a) The registrar shall make available to members of the public the date, nature, and status of all …
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the board shall require as a condition precedent to the i…
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the board shall require as a condition precedent to the i…
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(a) The registrar shall accept a certificate required by Section 7125 as of the effective date shown…
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The failure of a licensee to obtain or maintain workers’ compensation insurance coverage, if require…
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A contractor shall be considered duly licensed during all periods in which the registrar is required…
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(a) The filing of the exemption certificate prescribed by this article that is false, or the employm…
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(a) At the time of renewal, all active licensees with an exemption for workers’ compensation insuran…
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(a) (1) At the time of renewal, all active licensees who have on file a current and valid Certificat…
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(a) By no later than January 1, 2027, the board shall establish a process and procedure, which shall…
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(a) Any licensee or agent or officer thereof, who violates, or omits to comply with, any of the prov…
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(a) (1) If an employer subject to licensure under this chapter has failed to secure the payment of c…
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(a) The fees and civil penalties received under this chapter shall be deposited in the Contractors L…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that, each fiscal year the board shall designate, if appropriate…
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The director shall designate a sum not to exceed 10 percent of the total income of the Contractors S…
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(a) The board may set fees by regulation. These fees shall be set according to the following schedul…
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The sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be transferred from the Contractors License Fund to …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a fee paid in connection with a service or application c…
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Notwithstanding Section 7137, the board shall fix fees to be collected pursuant to that section in o…
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This article shall be known as the Construction Management Education Sponsorship Act of 1991.
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The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) There is a demand and increasing…
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(a) There is hereby created the Construction Management Education Account (CMEA) as a separate accou…
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(a) The board may award grants to qualified public postsecondary educational institutions for the su…
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Qualified public postsecondary educational institutions shall provide postsecondary construction man…
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Grants shall be made pursuant to this article to public postsecondary educational institutions that …
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(a) The grants issued pursuant to Sections 7139.3 and 7139.5 may be used for all of the following: (…
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The president of each public postsecondary educational institution receiving a grant under this arti…
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The board may allocate up to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per year from the Construction Manag…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that state funding for the grants authorized to be awarded under…
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All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire two years from the last day of…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a license that has expired may be renewed at any t…
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The registrar shall grant the retroactive renewal of a license if, within 90 days of the expiration …
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A license that is suspended for any reason which constitutes a basis for suspension under this chapt…
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A person who, by reason of the provisions of Section 7141, is not entitled to renew his license, may…
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A revoked license shall be considered as having expired as of the date of revocation and shall not b…
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The registrar may refuse to renew a license for the failure or refusal by the licensee to complete t…
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(a) The registrar may refuse to issue, reinstate, reactivate, or renew a license or may suspend a li…
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(a) “Person” as used in this article is limited to natural persons, notwithstanding the definition o…
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A home improvement contractor, including a swimming pool contractor, is a contractor as defined and …
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(a) “Home improvement” means the repairing, remodeling, altering, converting, or modernizing of, or …
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“Home improvement contract” means an agreement, whether oral or written, or contained in one or more…
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(a) “Home improvement salesperson” is a person who is registered under this chapter and engaged in t…
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(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to engage in the occupation of salesperson for one or more ho…
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(a) The home improvement salesperson shall submit to the registrar an application in writing contain…
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All home improvement salesperson registrations issued under the provisions of this article shall exp…
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(a) To renew a home improvement salesperson registration, which has not expired, the registrant shal…
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(a) A home improvement contractor licensed under this chapter shall notify the registrar in writing,…
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Violation of any provision of this chapter by a home improvement salesperson constitutes cause for d…
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Violations of any provisions of this chapter by a home improvement salesperson likewise constitute c…
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It shall be a misdemeanor and a cause for disciplinary action to commit any of the following acts: (…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the board may implement a system that provides for the electronic…
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), as a part of or in connection with the induceme…
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(a) Any person who shall accept or receive a completion certificate or other evidence that performan…
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(a) (1) This section identifies the projects for which a home improvement contract is required, outl…
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(a) In any contract for the sale of home improvement goods or services offered by door-to-door sale …
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(a) No home improvement goods or services contract of a value of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or l…
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This section applies to all home improvement contracts, as defined in Section 7151.2, between an own…
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(a) An extra work or change order is not enforceable against a buyer unless the change order sets fo…
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(a) Section 7159 does not apply to the sale, installation, and servicing of a fire alarm sold in con…
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(a) (1) “Service and repair contract” means an agreement between a contractor or salesperson for a c…
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A violation of any provision of Section 7159.10 by a licensee, or a person subject to be licensed un…
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(a) This section applies to a service and repair contract as defined in Section 7159.10. A violation…
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Any person who is induced to contract for a work of improvement, including but not limited to a home…
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It is a misdemeanor for any person to engage in any of the following acts, the commission of which i…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any representation by a person licensed pursuant to …
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(a) No contract for home improvement shall be enforceable against the buyer if the obtaining of a lo…
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 7044, every contract and any changes in a contract, between an owner and…
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The requirements of this section may be substituted for the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and…
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The provisions of Article 10 shall not apply to contracts for the construction of swimming pools to …
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(a) Any contract, the primary purpose of which is the construction of a swimming pool, that does not…
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In any action between a person contracting for construction of a swimming pool and a swimming pool c…
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(a) The board, in collaboration with the Public Utilities Commission, shall develop and make availab…
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(a) The Contractors State License Board shall receive and review complaints and consumer questions r…
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(a) No person shall, on or after July 1, 1992, engage in the practice of an asbestos consultant as d…
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When a building owner or operator engages the services of a person to perform asbestos consulting or…
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An “asbestos consultant,” as used in this chapter, means any person who contracts to provide profess…
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A “site surveillance technician” means any person who acts as an independent onsite representative o…
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(a) Within 15 days of receipt of an application for certification pursuant to this article, the divi…
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The division shall enforce this article. In the event the division determines that a certified asbes…
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A person shall qualify as a certified asbestos consultant by meeting all of the following requiremen…
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A person shall qualify as a certified site surveillance technician by meeting all of the following r…
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When a building owner or operator contracts with an asbestos consultant or site surveillance technic…
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Any person who engages in the practices of an asbestos consultant or a site surveillance technician,…
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This article shall apply to asbestos abatement projects within the meaning of asbestos-related work …
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(a) Nothing in this article shall be construed to require agencies of the state to contract with asb…
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(a) The name or position of a public official may not be used in an advertisement or any promotional…
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(a) If a contract for work on residential property with four or fewer units contains a provision for…
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For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) (1) “Home inspection” is a noninv…
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(a) For purposes of improving landscape water use and irrigation efficiency, a home inspection repor…
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A home inspector shall not give an opinion of valuation on a property.
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It is the duty of a home inspector who is not licensed as a general contractor, structural pest cont…
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to allow home inspectors who are not registered engin…
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(a) If a home inspector observes any shade of yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing during a home…
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(a) It is an unfair business practice for a home inspector, a company that employs the inspector, or…
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Contractual provisions that purport to waive the duty owed pursuant to Section 7196, or limit the li…
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The time for commencement of a legal action for breach of duty arising from a home inspection report…
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(a) All home inspections, including those defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 719…
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It is the intent of the Legislature that a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) California home energy a…
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Any person who uses in any sign, business card, or letterhead, or in any advertisement, the words “g…
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For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Guide dog instructor” means a person who instructs or trains pers…
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A guide dog school shall submit to the Department of Consumer Affairs on or before September 1 of ea…
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This chapter constitutes the chapter on hair, skin, nail care, and electrolysis and may be known and…
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The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this chapter: (a) “Department” means the Depar…
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(a) Notwithstanding Article 8 (commencing with Section 9148) of Chapter 1.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 …
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Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology in…
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The board shall elect officers annually from among its members, each of whom shall hold office for a…
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The board shall establish a principal office, and may establish branch offices and examination facil…
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The board shall adopt and use a common seal for the authentication of the board’s records.
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(a) The board shall do all of the following: (1) Make rules and regulations in aid or furtherance of…
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(a) (1) To ensure compliance with the laws and regulations of this chapter, the board’s executive of…
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(a) The board shall keep a record of its proceedings relating to its public meetings, meetings of co…
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(a) The board shall establish a Health and Safety Advisory Committee to provide the board with advic…
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(a) The board may promote awareness of physical and sexual abuse by means of mail, television, radio…
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A majority of the board may, in any meeting properly noticed in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Ope…
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(a) The practice of barbering is all or any combination of the following practices: (1) Shaving or t…
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Except as provided in this article, it is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to engage in…
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This chapter does not prohibit the administration of any practice subject to this chapter outside of…
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The following persons are exempt from this chapter: (a) All persons authorized by the laws of this s…
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Students engaged in performing services on the public while enrolled in a school approved by the boa…
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(a) A licensee or an applicant for licensure who completes the physical and sexual abuse awareness t…
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(a) This chapter confers no authority to practice medicine or surgery. The practice of medicine shal…
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When providing a manicure or pedicure, no metal instruments shall be used except those metal instrum…
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Any licensee who uses an X-ray appliance, apparatus or machine in the treatment of any human being o…
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Persons who are not licensed to perform all of the practices of a cosmetologist may not represent th…
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Persons who are not licensed as barbers in this state may not represent themselves as barbers.
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Any licensee who uses a laser in the treatment of any human being is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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The board shall admit to examination for a license as a cosmetologist to practice cosmetology any pe…
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The board shall admit to examination for a license as a barber to practice barbering, any person who…
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The board shall admit to examination for a license as a hairstylist to practice hairstyling any pers…
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The board shall admit to examination for a license as an esthetician to practice skin care, any pers…
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The board shall admit to examination for a license as a manicurist to practice nail care, any person…
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The board shall admit to examination for a license as an electrologist to practice electrolysis, any…
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The board shall grant a license to practice to an applicant if the applicant submits all of the foll…
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(a) An apprentice is any person who is licensed by the board to engage in learning or acquiring a kn…
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The apprentice training program shall be conducted in compliance with the Shelley-Maloney Apprentice…
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(a) The board may license as an apprentice in barbering, cosmetology, skin care, or nail care any pe…
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(a) The license of an apprentice shall expire two years from the date the license was issued, or on …
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An apprentice may do any or all of the acts for which he or she is licensed only in the licensed est…
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(a) Every application for admission to examination and licensure shall be in writing, on forms prepa…
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(a) The examination of applicants for a license shall consist of a written examination that evaluate…
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All examinations shall be prepared by or under the direction of the board. The board shall establish…
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The board shall deliver to every person failing any examination provided for in this chapter the tot…
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Licenses in the practice of the occupation for which the license was sought shall be issued by the b…
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The board may contract or otherwise arrange for reasonably required physical accommodations and faci…
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If an applicant fails to complete his or her application within one year after it has been filed, or…
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(a) For purposes of this chapter, “establishment” means any premises, building or part of a building…
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(a) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate an establishment shall make an application …
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An establishment shall at all times be in the charge of a person licensed pursuant to this chapter e…
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It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to hire, employ, or allow to be employed, or per…
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It is an unfair business practice for any person, firm, or corporation who engages in a practice reg…
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No person having charge of an establishment, whether as an owner or an employee, shall permit any ro…
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Every establishment shall provide at least one public toilet room located on or near the premises fo…
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Every establishment shall provide adequate and convenient handwashing facilities, including running …
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(a) On and after July 1, 2017, an establishment licensed by the board shall, upon availability of th…
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For purposes of this article, “mobile unit” means any self-contained, self-supporting, enclosed mobi…
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(a) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate a mobile unit shall make an application to …
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An application to transfer ownership or control of an existing licensed mobile unit shall be filed b…
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(a) Mobile units shall comply with regulations adopted by the board that assure that the unit shall …
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A mobile unit shall at all times be in the charge of a person licensed pursuant to this chapter exce…
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It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to hire, employ, allow to be employed, or permit …
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No person having charge of a mobile unit, whether as an owner or an employee, shall permit any room,…
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All laws governing establishments under this chapter, except Article 6 (commencing with Section 7346…
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(a) A school approved by the board is one that is first approved by the board and subsequently appro…
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A school of cosmetology approved by the board shall also meet all of the following: (a) Possess the …
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A school of barbering approved by the board shall also do all of the following: (a) Possess the equi…
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A school of electrology approved by the board shall also do all of the following: (a) Possess the eq…
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(a) A course in barbering or cosmetology established by a school shall consist of not less than 1,00…
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(a) A course in hairstyling established by a school shall consist of not less than 600 hours of prac…
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(a) A course in skin care course established by a school shall consist of not less than 600 hours of…
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(a) A nail care course established by a school shall consist of not less than 400 hours of practical…
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(a) A course in electrolysis established by a school shall consist of not less than 600 hours of pra…
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For students who change from one program of instruction to another, the board shall grant credit for…
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No school shall advertise barbering, cosmetology or electrolysis services to the public through any …
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(a) The board shall develop or adopt a health and safety course on hazardous substances, basic labor…
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A course of training in barbering, cosmetology, or hairstyling established by federal or state corre…
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(a) A student who is enrolled in an approved course of instruction in a school of cosmetology approv…
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(a) A student who is enrolled in an approved course of instruction in a school of barbering approved…
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The form and content of a license issued by the board shall be determined in accordance with Section…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may, in its sole discretion, issue a proba…
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Every licensee shall display the license in a conspicuous place in his or her place of business or p…
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A duplicate license shall be issued upon the filing of a statement explaining the loss, verified by …
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Under no circumstances shall a temporary license be issued.
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Every licensee of the board, except establishments shall, within 30 days after a change of address, …
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(a) An individual licensed pursuant to Section 7396 shall report to the board at the time of license…
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(a) For purposes of this section, a “personal service permit” means a permit that authorizes an indi…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may revoke, suspend, or deny at any time a…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the executive officer or his or her designee, pursua…
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(a) In addition to the authority provided by Sections 494 and 7403, the executive officer, in his or…
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The grounds for disciplinary action are as follows: (a) Unprofessional conduct which includes, but i…
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Any person, firm, association, or corporation violating this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor unle…
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A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a co…
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In addition to the authority to conduct disciplinary proceedings under this chapter, the board, thro…
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The board shall establish by regulation a schedule of administrative fines for violations of this ch…
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(a) The board shall determine by regulation when a fine shall be assessed to both the holder of the …
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The board, through its duly authorized representatives, shall issue a citation with respect to any v…
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The board may enter into a payment plan for citations with administrative fines that exceed five hun…
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Any licensee served with a citation may avoid the payment of the associated administrative fine by p…
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Persons to whom a notice of violation or a citation is issued and an administrative fine assessed ma…
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Persons receiving a decision from a disciplinary review committee may appeal the decision by filing …
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Appeals of citations not filed in a timely manner or failure of the appellant or the appellant’s rep…
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The issuance of a license to, or the renewal of a license of, a person who fails to pay administrati…
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All records required by law to be kept by tanning facilities subject to the Filante Tanning Facility…
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of the Filante Tanning Facility Act of 1…
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(a) Any representative of the board designated by the director shall have the authority to issue a w…
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The board, and its authorized representatives, may disseminate information to tanning facilities reg…
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This article shall be applicable only to those tanning facilities operated in conjunction with, or a…
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The board may adopt regulations concerning the operation of tanning facilities in licensed establish…
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Licenses issued under this chapter, unless specifically excepted, shall be issued for a two-year per…
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Except as otherwise provided in this article, a license that has expired for failure of the licensee…
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Except as otherwise provided in this article, a license which has not been renewed within five years…
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A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed by the licensee as provided in thi…
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A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but may not be renewed. If i…
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The fees shall be set by the board, within the limits set forth in this article, in amounts necessar…
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All fees collected on behalf of the board and all receipts of every kind and nature, shall be report…
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The amounts of the fees required by this chapter relating to licenses for individual practitioners a…
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The amounts of the fees payable under this chapter relating to licenses to operate an establishment …
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The amounts of the fees payable under this chapter relating to licenses to operate a mobile unit are…
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The fee for a duplicate license as provided for in Section 7398 shall be ten dollars ($10).
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The board may, by regulation, divide the fees payable under this chapter relating to licenses into s…