California

Business and Professions Code - BPC

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• § 2863 — This chapter does not prohibit vocational nursing or the care of the sick, with or without compensation or personal profit, when done by the adherents of and in connection with the practice of the rel
• § 2864 — Every licensee under this chapter may be known as a licensed vocational nurse and may place the letters “L.
• § 2866 — An applicant for a vocational nurse license shall comply with each of the following: (a) Be at least 17 years of age.
• § 2867 — An applicant for a license authorizing the practice of vocational nursing in this state under this chapter, upon the filing of an application for a vocational nurse license on a form prescribed by the
• § 2867.5 — Every person to whom a license is issued shall, as a condition precedent to its issuance and in addition to any other fee that may be payable, pay the initial license fee prescribed by this chapter.
• § 2867.6 — After receiving the results of having passed the examination and upon receipt of the initial license fee required by subdivision (h) of Section 2895, the board shall issue a receipt or temporary certi
• § 2868 — The board shall hold not less than two examinations each year for applicants desirous of practicing vocational nursing in this State, at such times and places as the board may determine.
• § 2870 — Examinations shall be written, but in the discretion of the board may be supplemented by an oral or practical examination in such subjects as the board determines.
• § 2871 — Any applicant who fails to pass the first examination may take a second examination upon payment of the fee required by this chapter.
• § 2872 — The board shall issue a license to each applicant who passes the examination.
• § 2872.1 — The board upon written application and receipt of the required application fee may issue a license without examination to any applicant who possesses a valid, unrevoked license as a vocational nurse o
• § 2872.2 — (a) An applicant for license by examination shall submit a written application in the form prescribed by the board.
• § 2872.3 — (a) Applicants and licensees shall provide the board a physical mailing address.
• § 2873 — Any person possessing either the education or the experience, or any combination of both the education and the experience, equivalent to that acquired in an approved school of vocational nursing may b
• § 2873.5 — Any person who has served on active duty in the medical corps of any of the armed forces, in which no less than an aggregate of 12 months was spent in rendering bedside patient care, and who has compl
• § 2873.6 — (a) Any person who on the effective date of this section is employed as a medical technical assistant or as a senior medical technical assistant by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, wh
• § 2875 — Every licensee may be disciplined as provided in this article.
• § 2876 — (a) The board shall discipline the holder of any license, whose default has been entered or who has been heard by the board and found guilty, by any of the following methods: (1) Suspending judgment.
• § 2877 — If the holder of a license is suspended, the licensee shall not be entitled to practice vocational nursing during the term of suspension and shall return the license to the board.
• § 2878 — The board may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter for any of the following: (a) Unprofessional conduct, which includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: (1) Incompetence,
• § 2878.1 — (a) If a licensed vocational nurse has knowledge that another person has committed any act prohibited by Section 2878, the licensed vocational nurse shall report this information to the board in writi
• § 2878.2 — The board shall share all complaints and information related to investigations involving respiratory care services, as described in Chapter 8.
• § 2878.5 — In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct within the meaning of this chapter, it is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this chapter to do any of the following: (a)
• § 2878.6 — A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge substantially related to the qualifications, functions and duties of a licensed vocational nurse is dee
• § 2878.7 — (a) A person whose license has been revoked, suspended, surrendered, or placed on probation, may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of the penalty, including modification or terminat
• § 2878.8 — The board may deny any application or may suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter based upon the denial of licensure, suspension, restriction, or other disciplinary action of a license
• § 2878.9 — (a) The board may issue an initial license on probation, with specific terms and conditions, to any applicant who has violated any term of this chapter, but who has met all other requirements for lice
• § 2879 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 2878 or any other law, the board may revoke, suspend, or deny at any time a license under this chapter on any of the grounds for disciplinary action provided in this chapte
• § 2880 — The board shall prepare and maintain a list of approved schools of vocational nursing in this state whose graduates, if they have the other necessary qualifications provided in this chapter, shall be
• § 2881 — An approved school of vocational nursing is one which has been approved by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California, gives a course of instruction in voca
• § 2881.1 — The board shall deny the application for approval made by, and shall revoke the approval given to, any school of vocational nursing that does not give to student applicants credit, in the field of nur
• § 2881.2 — (a) The approval process for a school or program shall be consistent with the following timelines: (1) (A) Upon receipt of a complete letter of intent to submit an application for approval as a school
• § 2881.3 — (a) The board shall maintain a list of inactive vocational nursing schools and programs seeking board approval.
• § 2882 — The course of instruction of an approved school of vocational nursing shall consist of not less than the required number of hours of instruction in such subjects as the board may from time to time by
• § 2883 — (a) It shall be the duty of the board, through an official representative, to inspect or review all vocational nursing schools or programs in this state at such times as the board shall deem necessary
• § 2884 — None of the provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to any school or schools conducted by any well recognized church or denomination for the purpose of training the adherents of such church or
• § 2885 — It is unlawful for any person or persons not licensed as provided in this chapter to impersonate in any manner or pretend to be a licensed vocational nurse, or to use the title “Licensed Vocational Nu
• § 2886 — (a) It is unlawful for a person to willfully make any false representation or to impersonate any other person in connection with any examination or application for a license, or request to be examined
• § 2887 — Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days no
• § 2890 — The Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 2892 — Licenses issued under this chapter prior to January 1, 1974, shall, unless renewed, expire on the last day of the month following the month in 1974 in which the licensee’s birthday occurs and at two-y
• § 2892.1 — Except as provided in Sections 2892.
• § 2892.2 — A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended and until it is reins
• § 2892.3 — A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed.
• § 2892.4 — A license which is not renewed within four years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter, but the holder of the license may apply for and obtain a new lic
• § 2892.5 — (a) Each person renewing a license under the provisions of this chapter shall submit proof satisfactory to the board that, during the preceding two-year period, the person has kept abreast of developm
• § 2892.6 — The board shall collect an initial approval fee and a biennial renewal fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) unless a higher fee, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), is established by th
• § 2892.7 — The board shall collect an initial approval and a biennial renewal fee in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) unless a higher fee, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), is establi
• § 2892.8 — (a) The board, upon application and payment of the fee established pursuant to subdivision (h), shall issue a retired license to a licensee if the licensee holds an unrestricted license on the date of
• § 2893 — At least once in every calendar month, the board shall furnish the Controller a detailed statement of all moneys collected by the board under this chapter or from any other source, and, at the same ti
• § 2894 — (a) All money in the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out this chapter, including the promotion of nursing educat
• § 2895 — The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter in connection with the issuance of licenses under its provisions shall be according to the following schedule: (a) The fee to be paid upon the filing
• § 2895.1 — Notwithstanding any other law, an applicant for license renewal who receives the license after payment by a check or money order that is subsequently returned unpaid, shall not be granted a renewal un
• § 2895.5 — As provided in subdivision (d) of Section 2895, the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians shall collect an additional five dollar ($5) assessment at the time of the biennial licensur
• § 29.5 — In addition to other qualifications for licensure prescribed by the various acts of boards under the department, applicants for licensure and licensees renewing their licenses shall also comply with S
• § 2900 — The Legislature finds and declares that practice of psychology in California affects the public health, safety, and welfare and is to be subject to regulation and control in the public interest to pro
• § 2901 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Psychology Licensing Law.
• § 2902 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Licensed psychologist” means an individual to whom a license has been issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, which licen
• § 2903 — (a) No person may engage in the practice of psychology, or represent themselves to be a psychologist, without a license granted under this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
• § 2903.1 — A psychologist licensed under this chapter may use biofeedback instruments which do not pierce or cut the skin to measure physical and mental functioning.
• § 2904 — The practice of psychology shall not include prescribing drugs, performing surgery or administering electroconvulsive therapy.
• § 2904.5 — A psychologist licensed under this chapter is a licentiate for purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 805, and thus is a health care provider subject to the provisions of Section 2290
• § 2905 — The practice of psychology shall be as defined as in Section 2903, any existing statute in the State of California to the contrary notwithstanding.
• § 2907 — Corporations shall have no professional rights, privileges, or powers, and shall not be permitted to practice psychology, nor shall the liability of any licensed psychologist be limited by a corporati
• § 2907.5 — Nothing in Section 2907 shall be deemed to apply to the acts of a psychological corporation practicing pursuant to the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, as contained in Part 4 (commencing wit
• § 2908 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent qualified members of other recognized professional groups licensed to practice in the State of California, such as, but not limited to, physicians
• § 2910 — (a) This chapter shall not be construed to restrict persons who are employed in positions as psychologists or registered psychological associates of accredited or approved academic institutions, publi
• § 2911 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as restricting the activities and services of a graduate student or psychology intern enrolled in a doctoral program leading to one of the degrees listed in
• § 2912 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 2903, a person who holds a license in another jurisdiction of the United States or in Canada as a psychologist may provide psychological services in this state for a period
• § 2913 — A person other than a licensed psychologist may perform psychological functions in preparation for licensure as a psychologist only if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The person is regist
• § 2914 — (a) An applicant for licensure as a psychologist shall not be subject to denial of licensure under Division 1.
• § 2914.1 — The board shall encourage every licensed psychologist to take continuing professional development in geriatric pharmacology.
• § 2914.2 — The board shall encourage licensed psychologists to take continuing professional development in psychopharmacology and biological basis of behavior.
• § 2914.3 — (a) The board shall encourage institutions that offer a doctorate degree program in psychology to include in their biobehavioral curriculum, education and training in psychopharmacology and related to
• § 2914.4 — In determining its continuing professional development, the board shall consider including a course in menopausal mental health.
• § 2914.5 — In determining its continuing professional development, the board shall consider including a course in maternal mental health.
• § 2915 — (a) Except as provided in this section, the board shall issue a renewal license only to a licensed psychologist who has completed 36 hours of approved continuing professional development in the preced
• § 2915.1 — (a) Any person applying for a license as a psychologist or registration as research psychoanalyst shall, in addition to any other requirements, show by evidence satisfactory to the board that they hav
• § 2915.2 — (a) The Legislature finds that there is a need to ensure that professionals of the healing arts who have demonstrable contact with victims and potential victims of child, elder, and dependent adult ab
• § 2915.3 — (a) The board shall consider adoption of continuing education requirements, including training in the area of recognizing chemical dependency and early intervention, for all persons applying for renew
• § 2915.4 — (a) Effective January 1, 2020, an applicant for licensure as a psychologist shall show, as part of the application, that they have completed a minimum of six hours of coursework or applied experience
• § 2915.5 — (a) Any applicant for licensure as a psychologist, as a condition of licensure, shall complete a minimum of six contact hours of coursework or applied experience in aging and long-term care, which may
• § 2916 — If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any of the provisions or applications of this chapter which
• § 2918 — The confidential relations and communications between psychologist and client shall be privileged as provided by Article 7 (commencing with Section 1010) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence Cod
• § 2919 — A licensed psychologist shall retain a patient’s health service records for a minimum of seven years from the patient’s discharge date.
• § 2920 — (a) The Board of Psychology shall enforce and administer this chapter.
• § 2920.1 — Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board of Psychology in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.
• § 2920.2 — Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 2920 renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
• § 2921 — Each member of the board shall hold office for a term of four years, and shall serve until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor or until one year shall have elapsed since the expi
• § 2922 — In appointing the members of the board, except the public members, the Governor shall use his or her judgment to select psychologists who represent, as widely as possible, the varied professional inte
• § 2923 — Each member of the board shall have all of the following qualifications: (a) He or she shall be a resident of this state.
• § 2924 — The Governor has power to remove from office any member of the board for neglect of any duty required by this chapter, for incompetency, or for unprofessional conduct.
• § 2925 — The board shall elect annually a president and vice president from among its members.
• § 2926 — The board shall hold at least one regular meeting each year.
• § 2927 — Five members of the board shall at all times constitute a quorum.
• § 2927.5 — Notice of each regular meeting of the board shall be given in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title
• § 2928 — The board shall administer and enforce this chapter.
• § 2929 — The board shall adopt a seal, which shall be affixed to all licenses issued by the board.
• § 2930 — The board shall from time to time adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate this chapter.
• § 2931 — The board shall examine and pass upon the qualifications of the applicants for a license as provided by this chapter.
• § 2934 — Notwithstanding Section 112, the board may issue, biennially, a current geographical directory of licensed psychologists.
• § 2934.1 — The board may post on its internet website information on all current and former licensees and registrants, including the following: (a) Any record of a disciplinary action.
• § 2935 — Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
• § 2936 — The board shall adopt a program of consumer and professional education in matters relevant to the ethical practice of psychology.
• § 2940 — To obtain a license from the board, an applicant shall submit any applications and pay any applicable fees as prescribed in Section 2987.
• § 2941 — (a) Each applicant for licensure as a psychologist shall take and pass any examination required by the board.
• § 2942 — The board may examine by written or computer-assisted examination or by both.
• § 2943 — The board may examine for knowledge in whatever theoretical or applied fields in psychology as it deems appropriate.
• § 2946 — (a) The board shall grant a license to any person who passes the board’s supplemental licensing examination and, at the time of application, has been licensed for at least two years by a psychology li
• § 2948 — The board shall issue a license to all applicants who meet the requirements of this chapter and who pay to the board the initial license fee provided in Section 2987.
• § 2949 — (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to public meetings, a committee of the
• § 2950 — (a) Graduates of the Psychoanalytic Center of California, the Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies, the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis, the San Diego Psychoanalytic Ce
• § 2951 — (a) The use of any controlled substance or the use of any of the dangerous drugs specified in Section 4022, or of alcoholic beverages, to the extent, or in such a manner as to be dangerous or injuriou
• § 2952 — (a) Each person to whom registration is granted under the provisions of this article shall pay into the Psychology Fund a fee to be fixed by the board at a sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
• § 2953.1 — (a) The board shall require an applicant for registration as a research psychoanalyst and applicant for registration as a student research psychoanalyst, as defined in Section 2950, to undergo a finge
• § 2954 — This article shall take effect on January 1, 2025.
• § 2954.1 — (a) An applicant for registration as a research psychoanalyst shall not be subject to denial of registration under Division 1.
• § 2954.2 — (a) Except as provided in this section, the board shall renew the registration of a research psychoanalyst only if the research psychoanalyst has completed 36 hours of approved continuing professional
• § 2954.4 — (a) Effective January 1, 2026, an applicant for registration as a research psychoanalyst shall show, as part of the application, that they have completed a minimum of six hours of coursework or applie
• § 2954.5 — (a) Effective January 1, 2026, an applicant for registration as a research psychoanalyst, as a condition of licensure, shall complete a minimum of six contact hours of coursework or applied experience
• § 2954.6 — (a) The board shall adopt a program of consumer and professional education in matters relevant to the ethical practice of psychoanalysis.
• § 2960 — The board may refuse to issue any registration or license, or may issue a registration or license with terms and conditions, or may suspend or revoke the registration or license of any registrant or l
• § 2960.01 — (a) The board shall require an applicant for licensure as a psychologist, as defined in Section 2902, to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background check, pursuant to S
• § 2960.02 — (a) The Board of Psychology shall require an applicant for registration as a psychological associate, as defined in Section 2913, to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history bac
• § 2960.05 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (e), any accusation filed against a licensee pursuant to Section 11503 of the Government Code shall be filed within three years from the date the b
• § 2960.1 — Notwithstanding Section 2960, any proposed decision or decision issued under this chapter in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division
• § 2960.2 — A licensed psychologist shall meet the requirements set forth in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 1031 of the Government Code prior to performing either of the following
• § 2960.5 — The board may refuse to issue any registration or license whenever it appears that an applicant may be unable to practice their profession safely due to mental illness or chemical dependency.
• § 2960.6 — The board may deny any application for, or may suspend or revoke a license or registration issued under this chapter for, either of the following: (a) The revocation, suspension, or other disciplinary
• § 2961 — After a hearing pursuant to Section 2965, the board may deny an application for a license or registration, issue a license or registration subject to terms and conditions, or suspend, revoke, or impos
• § 2962 — (a) A person whose license or registration has been revoked, suspended, or surrendered, or who has been placed on probation, may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of the penalty, in
• § 2963 — A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions and duties of a psychologist, psycholog
• § 2964 — Whenever the board revokes a license, it shall report the action to the National Practitioner Data Bank.
• § 2964.3 — Any person required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code, is not eligible for a license or registration by the board.
• § 2964.5 — The board may require any licensee or registrant it places on probation or whose license or registration it suspends to obtain additional continuing professional development, to pass an examination as
• § 2964.6 — The board may require any licensee or registrant it places on probation to pay the monetary costs associated with probation.
• § 2965 — The proceedings under this article shall be conducted by the board in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
• § 2966 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if a licensee or registrant is incarcerated due to conviction of a felony, regardless of whether the conviction has been appealed, their license or registration is a
• § 2969 — (a) (1) A licensee who fails or refuses to comply with a request for the medical records of a patient, that is accompanied by that patient’s written authorization for release of records to the board,
• § 2970 — Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two th
• § 2971 — Whenever any person other than a licensed psychologist, registered psychological associate, psychological testing technician, research psychoanalyst, or student research psychoanalyst has engaged in a
• § 2980 — There is in the State Treasury the Psychology Fund.
• § 2981 — The money in the Psychology Fund shall be used for the administration of this chapter.
• § 2982 — (a) All licenses expire and become invalid at 12 midnight on the last day of February, 1980, and thereafter shall expire at 12 midnight of the last date of the two-year period from the date the licens
• § 2983 — Every person to whom a license is issued shall, as a condition precedent to its issuance, and in addition to any application, examination or other fee, pay the prescribed initial license fee.
• § 2984 — Except as provided in Section 2985, a license that has expired may be renewed at any time within three years after its expiration on filing of an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the bo
• § 2985 — (a) A suspended license or registration is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article.
• § 2986 — A psychology license is void if it is not renewed within three years from the expiration date.
• § 2987 — The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be determined by the board, and shall be as follows: (a) The application fee for a psychologist shall be two hundred thirty-six dollars ($236).
• § 2987.2 — (a) In addition to the fees charged pursuant to Section 2987 for the biennial renewal of a license, the board shall collect an additional fee of twenty dollars ($20) at the time of renewal.
• § 2987.5 — Every person licensed under this chapter is exempt from the payment of the renewal fee in any one of the following instances: While engaged in full-time active service in the Army, Navy, Air Force or
• § 2988 — A licensed psychologist who for reasons, including, but not limited to, retirement, ill health, or absence from the state, is not engaged in the practice of psychology, may apply to the board to reque
• § 2988.5 — (a) The board may issue, upon an application prescribed by the board and payment of a fee not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75), a retired license to a psychologist who holds a current license issu
• § 2988.7 — (a) The board may, in its discretion, accept the offer of a surrender of a license.
• § 2989 — The fees in this article shall be fixed by the board and shall be set forth with the regulations which are duly adopted under this chapter.
• § 2995 — A psychological corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, so long as that corporation and its shareholders,
• § 2996 — It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed under this chapter to violate, attempt to violate, directly or indirectly, or assist in or abet the v
• § 2996.1 — A psychological corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to do which would constitute unprofessional conduct under any statute or regulation now or hereafter in
• § 2996.2 — The income of a psychological corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, shall not i
• § 2997 — Except as provided in Sections 13401.
• § 2998 — The name of a psychological corporation and any name or names under which it may render professional services shall contain one of the words specified in subdivision (c) of Section 2902, and wording o
• § 2999 — The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article, including regulations requiring (a) that the bylaws of a psychological corporation shall include a
• § 2999.100 — (a) “Psychological testing technician” means an individual not otherwise authorized to provide psychological and neuropsychological testing under this chapter who is registered with the board and is a
• § 2999.101 — To register as a psychological testing technician, a person shall submit the following to the board: (a) An application that includes the following information: (1) The applicant’s name, identificatio
• § 2999.102 — (a) All psychological testing technician services shall be provided under the direct supervision of a licensed psychologist.
• § 2999.103 — (a) A psychological testing technician shall renew their registration annually by submitting the following to the board: (1) The registrant’s name, registration number, and contact information.
• § 2999.104 — Nothing in this article shall be construed to expand or constrict the scope of practice of a person who is licensed under any other provision of this division.
• § 2999.105 — This article shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
• § 2999.106 — (a) The Board of Psychology shall require an applicant for registration as a psychological testing technician, as defined in Section 2999.
• § 3 — All persons who, at the time this code goes into effect, hold office under any of the acts repealed by this code, which offices are continued by this code, shall continue to hold the same according to
• § 30 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, any board, as defined in Section 22, the State Bar of California, and the Department of Real Estate shall, at the time of issuance of the license, require that t
• § 300 — This chapter may be cited as the Consumer Affairs Act.
• § 3000 — This chapter constitutes the chapter on optometry.
• § 3001 — As used in this chapter, an ophthalmic lens is any lens which has a spherical, cylindrical, or prismatic power or value.
• § 3002 — As used in this chapter, a trial frame or test lens is any frame or lens used in testing the eye, which is not sold and is not for sale to clients.
• § 3003 — As used in this chapter, “optometrist” means a natural person who is licensed to practice optometry in this state under the authority of this chapter.
• § 3004 — (a) As used in this chapter, “board” means the California State Board of Optometry.
• § 3004.5 — As used in this chapter, “person” means a natural person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other organization, or any combination thereof.
• § 3005 — As used in this chapter, “place of practice” means any location where optometry is practiced.
• § 3006 — As used in this chapter, the term “advertise” and any of its variants include the use of a newspaper, magazine, the Internet, or other publication, book, notice, circular, pamphlet, letter, handbill,
• § 3007 — An optometrist shall retain a patient’s records for a minimum of seven years from the date he or she completes treatment of the patient.
• § 301 — It is the intent of the Legislature and the purpose of this chapter to promote and protect the interests of the people as consumers.
• § 3010.1 — Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California State Board of Optometry in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.
• § 3010.5 — (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a California State Board of Optometry in which the enforcement of this chapter is vested.
• § 3011 — (a) Members of the board, except the public members and the registered dispensing member, shall be appointed only from persons who are registered optometrists of the State of California and actually e
• § 3013 — (a) Each member of the board shall hold office for a term of four years, and shall serve until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor or until one year shall have elapsed since the
• § 3014 — The board shall elect from its membership a president, a vice president, and a secretary who shall hold office for one year or until the election and qualification of a successor.
• § 3014.6 — (a) The board may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive officer and who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested
• § 3016 — Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
• § 3017 — The board shall hold regular meetings every calendar quarter.
• § 3018 — The board shall keep an accurate record of all of its licensees, proceedings, and meetings.
• § 3019 — The board shall keep a record of all prosecutions for violations of this chapter and of all applications for licensure and examination.
• § 302 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Department” means the Department of Consumer Affairs.
• § 3020 — (a) There shall be established under the California State Board of Optometry a dispensing optician committee to advise and make recommendations to the board regarding the regulation of dispensing opti
• § 3021 — The board shall have rulemaking authority with respect to Chapter 5.
• § 3023 — For the purposes of this chapter, the board shall accredit schools, colleges, and universities in or out of this state providing optometric education, that it finds giving a sufficient program of stud
• § 3023.1 — (a) The nonresident contact lens seller program established under Chapter 5.
• § 3024 — The board may grant or refuse to grant an optometrist license as provided in this chapter and may revoke or suspend the license of any optometrist for any of the causes specified in this chapter.
• § 3024.5 — (a) Information sent from an email account of the board to a valid email address provided by an applicant, registrant, or licensee is presumed to have been delivered to the provided email address.
• § 3025 — The board may make and promulgate rules and regulations governing procedure of the board, the admission of applicants for examination for a license as an optometrist, and the practice of optometry.