California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §1697: Each licentiate who requests participation in a diversion program shall agree to cooperate with the treatment program designed by the committee and approved by the program manager and to bear all cost

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A licentiate requesting diversion program participation must agree to cooperate with the committee-designed, manager-approved treatment program and pay all associated costs.

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Each licentiate who requests participation in a diversion program shall agree to cooperate with the treatment program designed by the committee and approved by the program manager and to bear all costs related to the program, unless the cost is waived by the board. Any failure to comply with the provisions of a treatment program may result in termination of the licentiate’s participation in a program.

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