California

Business and Professions Code - BPC

10,525 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 4913 — The income of a veterinary corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person (as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code) shall not in a
• § 4914 — A veterinary 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, rule, or regulation now or hereafte
• § 4915 — It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter, punishable as specified in Section 4831, for any person licensed under this chapter to violate, attempt to violate, directly
• § 4916 — The board may formulate and enforce rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and the objectives of this article, including rules and regulations requiring (1) that the articles of incorporation
• § 4917 — Nothing in this article requires an applicant for or a holder of a certificate of registration of veterinary premises described in Section 4853 to be a veterinary corporation.
• § 492 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, successful completion of any diversion program under the Penal Code, or successful completion of an alcohol and drug problem assessment program under Articl
• § 4920 — For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Adverse event” means an event in which an animal is injured, sickened, rendered unconscious, or killed.
• § 4920.1 — For purposes of liability pursuant to this article, the production and use of whole blood, plasma, blood products, and blood derivatives for purposes of injecting or transfusing the same, or any of th
• § 4920.2 — Each veterinarian who is licensed in California and engages in the production of animal blood and blood component products solely for use in their own practice or for a community blood bank operating
• § 4920.3 — (a) A veterinarian or a community blood bank operating under this article shall not provide payment to a person who provides an animal for the purpose of donating that animal’s blood and blood compone
• § 4920.4 — The board may establish a community blood bank registration fee and annual renewal fee to be paid by community blood banks to cover costs associated with oversight and inspection of the premises.
• § 4920.5 — A community blood bank operating under this article shall comply with blood or blood component product registration requirements under Article 5 (commencing with Section 9241) of Chapter 1.
• § 4920.6 — A community blood bank operating under this article shall submit a quarterly report to the Department of Food and Agriculture every three months that includes all of the following information: (a) The
• § 4920.7 — Each veterinarian who is licensed in California and operates a closed-colony blood bank shall comply with Chapter 1.
• § 4920.8 — A violation of this article by a community blood bank shall constitute a cause for corrective action, suspension, restriction, or the nonrenewal or revocation of a license or registration by the board
• § 4925 — (a) This chapter constitutes the chapter on acupuncture of the Business and Professions Code.
• § 4926 — In its concern with the need to eliminate the fundamental causes of illness, not simply to remove symptoms, and with the need to treat the whole person, the Legislature intends to establish in this ar
• § 4927 — As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Board” means the Acupuncture Board.
• § 4927.5 — (a) For purposes of this chapter, “approved educational and training program” means a school or college offering education and training in the practice of an acupuncturist that meets all of the follow
• § 4928 — (a) The Acupuncture Board, which consists of seven members, shall enforce and administer this chapter.
• § 4928.1 — Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 4928 renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
• § 4928.2 — Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Acupuncture Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.
• § 4929 — Three members of the board shall be acupuncturists with at least five years of experience in acupuncture and four members shall be public members who do not hold a license or certificate as a physicia
• § 493 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, in a proceeding conducted by a board within the department pursuant to law to deny an application for a license or to suspend or revoke a license or otherwise take d
• § 4930 — Each member of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years.
• § 4931 — Each member of the board shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
• § 4933 — (a) The board shall administer this chapter.
• § 4933.5 — The board, by and with the approval of the director, may employ personnel necessary for the administration of this chapter.
• § 4934 — (a) The board, by and with the approval of the director, may appoint an executive officer who is exempt from the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of Title
• § 4934.1 — (a) The Legislature requests the Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy to conduct a comprehensive analysis consisting of the following reviews
• § 4934.2 — The board shall conduct the following studies and reviews, and shall report its findings and recommendations to the department and the Joint Committee on Boards, Commissions, and Consumer Protection n
• § 4935 — (a) (1) It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by imprisonment in a county jail not exce
• § 4936 — (a) It is unprofessional conduct for an acupuncturist to use the title “Doctor” or the abbreviation “Dr.
• § 4937 — An acupuncturist’s license authorizes the holder thereof: (a) To engage in the practice of acupuncture.
• § 4938 — (a) The board shall issue a license to practice acupuncture to any person who makes an application and meets the following requirements: (1) Is at least 18 years of age.
• § 4939 — (a) For purposes of this chapter, “approved credential evaluation service” means an agency or organization that is approved by the board to evaluate education completed outside the United States and i
• § 494 — (a) A board or an administrative law judge sitting alone, as provided in subdivision (h), may, upon petition, issue an interim order suspending any licentiate or imposing license restrictions, includi
• § 494.5 — (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), a state governmental licensing entity shall refuse to issue, reactivate, reinstate, or renew a license and shall suspend a license if a lice
• § 494.6 — (a) A business license regulated by this code may be subject to suspension or revocation if the licensee has been determined by the Labor Commissioner or the court to have violated subdivision (b) of
• § 4940 — (a) The board shall establish standards for the approval of tutorial programs for education and training in the practice of acupuncture, that satisfy the requirements of Section 4938.
• § 4941 — In reviewing applications for licensure based upon the completion of a tutorial program in acupuncture, the board may provide that credit is granted for relevant prior training and experience when tha
• § 4944 — (a) The board shall have the authority to investigate and evaluate each and every applicant applying for a license to practice acupuncture and to make the final determination of the admission of the a
• § 4945 — (a) The board shall establish standards for continuing education for acupuncturists.
• § 4947 — (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the practice of acupuncture by a person licensed as a dentist or a podiatrist, within the scope of their respective licenses, if the licensee
• § 4948 — The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to make unlawful the activities of persons involved in research pursuant to Section 2075.
• § 4949 — The provisions of this chapter shall not prohibit an acupuncturist from another state or country, who is not a licensed acupuncturist in this state, who is the invited guest of a professional acupunct
• § 495 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any entity authorized to issue a license or certificate pursuant to this code may publicly reprove a licentiate or certificate holder thereof, for any act t
• § 4955 — The board may deny, suspend, or revoke, or impose probationary conditions upon, the license of any acupuncturist who is guilty of unprofessional conduct.
• § 4955.1 — The board may deny, suspend, revoke, or impose probationary conditions upon the license of any acupuncturist if he or she is guilty of committing a fraudulent act including, but not be limited to, any
• § 4955.2 — The board may deny, suspend, revoke, or impose probationary conditions upon the license of any acupuncturist if he or she is guilty of committing any one of the following: (a) Gross negligence.
• § 4956 — 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, or duties of an acupuncturist is deeme
• § 4959 — (a) The board may request the administrative law judge, under his or her proposed decision in resolution of a disciplinary proceeding before the board, to direct any licensee found guilty of unprofess
• § 496 — A board may deny, suspend, revoke, or otherwise restrict a license on the ground that an applicant or licensee has violated Section 123 pertaining to subversion of licensing examinations.
• § 4960 — Disciplinary proceedings under this article shall be conducted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Governm
• § 4960.2 — The board in all cases of revocation shall certify the fact of the revocation, under the seal of the board, to the business licensing entity of the cities or counties in which the license of the acupu
• § 4960.5 — (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 penalty, includ
• § 4961 — (a) (1) Every person who is licensed to practice acupuncture in this state shall register, on forms prescribed by the board that may include an application for an initial license or for renewal of a l
• § 4961.1 — (a) The board, or its designee, may, upon complaint, inspect any of the following: (1) Any premise in which acupuncture services, as defined in Section 4937, are provided or reasonably suspected of be
• § 4962 — (a) On and after July 1, 2019, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the board shall require a licensee to provide a separate disclosure that includes the licensee’s probation status, the l
• § 4963 — Whenever any person has engaged in an act or practice which constitutes an offense against this chapter, a superior court of a county on application of the board may issue an injunction or other appro
• § 4964 — The provisions of this article insofar as they are substantially the same as provisions relating to the same subject matter of any previous acupuncture licensure law shall be construed as a restatemen
• § 4965 — (a) Licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire on the last day of the birth month of the licensee during the second year of a two-year term, if not renewed.
• § 4966 — Except as provided in Section 4969, a license that has expired may be renewed at any time within three years after its expiration by filing of an application for renewal on a form provided by the boar
• § 4967 — A person who fails to renew his or her license within three years after its expiration may not renew it, and it may not be restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter, but that person may apply for a
• § 4969 — (a) A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but the renewal does not entitle the acupuncturist, while the license remains suspended, and until it
• § 4970 — The amount of fees prescribed for licensed acupuncturists shall be those set forth in this section unless a lower fee is fixed by the board in accordance with Section 4972: (a) The application fee sha
• § 4971 — (a) The amount of fees prescribed for acupuncture tutorial programs shall be as follows: (1) The application and registration fee to supervise an acupuncture trainee shall be one hundred dollars ($100
• § 4972 — Fees fixed by the board shall be set forth in regulations duly adopted by the board.
• § 4974 — The board shall report to the Controller at the beginning of each month for the month preceding the amount and source of all revenue received by it pursuant to this chapter, and shall pay the entire a
• § 4975 — An acupuncture corporation is a corporation which is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, so long as that corporation and its shareholders,
• § 4976 — 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
• § 4977 — An acupuncture 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 Article 4 (commencing with Section 4955).
• § 4977.1 — The income of an acupuncture corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person (as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code) shall not in
• § 4977.2 — Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and officer of an acupuncture corporation, except an assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer, shall be
• § 4978 — The name of an acupuncture corporation and any name or names under which it may render professional services shall contain words “acupuncture” or “acupuncturist” and wording or abbreviations denoting
• § 4979 — The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article, including, but not limited to, regulations requiring (a) that the bylaws of an acupuncture corpora
• § 498 — A board may revoke, suspend, or otherwise restrict a license on the ground that the licensee secured the license by fraud, deceit, or knowing misrepresentation of a material fact or by knowingly omitt
• § 4980 — (a) (1) Many California families and many individual Californians are experiencing difficulty and distress and are in need of wise, competent, caring, compassionate, and effective counseling in order
• § 4980.01 — (a) This chapter shall not be construed to constrict, limit, or withdraw the Medical Practice Act, the Clinical Social Worker Practice Act, the Nursing Practice Act, the Licensed Professional Clinical
• § 4980.02 — (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the practice of marriage and family therapy shall mean the application of psychotherapeutic and family systems theories, principles, and methods in the delivery o
• § 4980.03 — (a) “Board,” as used in this chapter, means the Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• § 4980.04 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Act.
• § 4980.05 — The settings described in Section 4980.
• § 4980.06 — (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) “Nonexempt setting” means any type of setting that does not qualify as an exempt setting, as specified in Section 4980.
• § 4980.08 — (a) The title “licensed marriage, family and child counselor” or “marriage, family and child counselor” is hereby renamed “licensed marriage and family therapist” or “marriage and family therapist,” r
• § 4980.09 — (a) (1) The title “marriage and family therapist intern” or “marriage and family therapist registered intern” is hereby renamed “associate marriage and family therapist” or “registered associate marri
• § 4980.10 — A person engages in the practice of marriage and family therapy when he or she performs or offers to perform or holds himself or herself out as able to perform this service for remuneration in any for
• § 4980.11 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 4980, a person who holds a license in another jurisdiction of the United States as a marriage and family therapist may provide marriage and family therapy services in this
• § 4980.30 — Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a person shall not practice, or advertise the performance of, marriage and family therapy services unless the person has applied to the board for a licens
• § 4980.31 — A licensee shall display their license in a conspicuous place in the licensee’s primary place of practice when rendering professional clinical services in person.
• § 4980.32 — (a) A licensee or registrant shall provide a client with a notice written in at least 12-point type prior to initiating psychotherapy services, or as soon as practicably possible thereafter, that read
• § 4980.34 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the board employ its resources for each and all of the following functions: (a) The licensing of marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, profe
• § 4980.35 — (a) The Legislature acknowledges that the basic obligation to provide a complete and accurate application for a marriage and family therapist license lies with the applicant.
• § 4980.36 — (a) This section shall apply to the following: (1) Applicants for licensure or registration who begin graduate study before August 1, 2012, and do not complete that study on or before December 31, 201
• § 4980.37 — (a) This section shall apply to applicants for licensure or registration who began graduate study before August 1, 2012, and completed that study on or before December 31, 2018.
• § 4980.38 — (a) Each educational institution preparing applicants to qualify for registration or licensure shall notify each of its students by means of its public documents or otherwise in writing that its degre
• § 4980.39 — (a) An applicant for licensure whose education qualifies him or her under Section 4980.
• § 4980.395 — (a) On or after July 1, 2023, an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall show, as part of the application, that they have completed a minimum of three hours of training or cou
• § 4980.396 — (a) On or after January 1, 2021, an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall show, as part of the application, that they have completed a minimum of six hours of coursework or
• § 4980.397 — (a) A registrant or an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall pass the following two examinations as prescribed by the board: (1) A California law and ethics examination.
• § 4980.398 — (a) Each applicant who had previously taken and passed the standard written examination but had not passed the clinical vignette examination shall also obtain a passing score on the clinical examinati
• § 4980.399 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 4980.
• § 4980.40 — An applicant for licensure shall satisfy all of the following qualifications: (a) Meet the educational requirements of Section 4980.
• § 4980.41 — (a) An applicant for licensure whose education qualifies them under Section 4980.
• § 4980.42 — (a) Trainees performing services in any work setting specified in Section 4980.
• § 4980.43 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all applicants shall have an active associate registration with the board in order to gain postdegree hours of supervised experience.
• § 4980.43.1 — (a) All trainees, associates, and applicants for licensure shall be under the supervision of a supervisor at all times.
• § 4980.43.2 — (a) Except for experience gained by attending workshops, seminars, training sessions, or conferences, as described in paragraph (10) of subdivision (c) of Section 4980.
• § 4980.43.3 — (a) A trainee, associate, or applicant for licensure shall only perform mental health and related services as an employee or volunteer, and not as an independent contractor.
• § 4980.43.4 — (a) A trainee, associate, or applicant for licensure shall only perform mental health and related services at the places where their employer permits business to be conducted.
• § 4980.43.5 — The board may audit the records of any supervisor to verify the completion of the supervisor qualifications specified by this chapter and by regulation.
• § 4980.44 — An associate marriage and family therapist employed under this chapter shall comply with the following requirements: (a) Inform each client or patient prior to performing any mental health and related
• § 4980.46 — Any licensed marriage and family therapist who owns a business using a fictitious business name shall not use any name that is false, misleading, or deceptive, and shall inform the patient, prior to t
• § 4980.48 — (a) A trainee shall, prior to performing any professional services, inform each client or patient that the trainee is an unlicensed marriage and family therapist trainee, provide the name of the train
• § 4980.49 — (a) A marriage and family therapist shall retain a client’s or patient’s health service records for a minimum of seven years from the date therapy is terminated.
• § 4980.50 — (a) Every applicant who meets the educational and experience requirements and applies for a license as a marriage and family therapist shall be examined by the board.
• § 4980.54 — (a) The Legislature recognizes that the education and experience requirements in this chapter constitute only minimal requirements to ensure that an applicant is prepared and qualified to take the lic
• § 4980.55 — As a model for all therapeutic professions, and to acknowledge respect and regard for the consuming public, all licensed marriage and family therapists are encouraged to provide to each client, at an
• § 4980.57 — (a) The board shall require a licensee who began graduate study prior to January 1, 2004, to take a continuing education course during his or her first renewal period after the operative date of this
• § 4980.60 — (a) The board may adopt those rules and regulations as may be necessary to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter.
• § 4980.70 — Except as provided by Section 159.
• § 4980.72 — The board may issue a license to a person who, at the time of submitting an application for a license pursuant to this chapter, holds a license in another jurisdiction of the United States as a marria
• § 4980.74 — (a) This section applies to persons with education gained from an out-of-state school or experience gained outside of California who apply for licensure or registration and who do not qualify for a li
• § 4980.76 — An applicant for licensure or registration with a degree obtained from an educational institution outside the United States shall provide the board with a comprehensive evaluation of the degree perfor
• § 4980.78 — (a) This section applies to persons with education gained from an out-of-state school who apply for licensure or registration and who do not qualify for a license under Section 4980.
• § 4980.81 — This section applies to persons subject to Section 4980.
• § 4982 — The board may deny a license or registration or may suspend or revoke the license or registration of a licensee or registrant if the licensee or registrant has been guilty of unprofessional conduct.
• § 4982.01 — (a) The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall require an applicant for marriage and family therapist licensure or registration as an associate marriage and family therapist, as defined in Sections 4980,
• § 4982.1 — The board may refuse to issue any registration or license whenever it appears that an applicant may be unable to practice his or her profession safely due to mental illness or chemical dependency.
• § 4982.15 — (a) The board may place a license or registration on probation under the following circumstances: (1) In lieu of, or in addition to, any order of the board suspending or revoking the license or regist
• § 4982.25 — The board may deny an application, or may suspend or revoke a license or registration issued under this chapter, for any of the following: (a) Denial of licensure, revocation, suspension, restriction,
• § 4982.26 — The board shall revoke any license issued under this chapter upon a decision made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Ti
• § 4982.3 — The proceedings conducted under this article shall be held in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
• § 4983 — Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand
• § 4983.1 — In addition to other proceedings provided for in this chapter, whenever any person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices which constitute, or will constitute, an offense against
• § 4984 — (a) Licenses issued under this chapter shall expire no more than 24 months after the issue date.
• § 4984.01 — (a) The associate marriage and family therapist registration shall expire one year from the last day of the month in which it was issued.
• § 4984.1 — A licensee may renew a license at any time within three years after its expiration by completing all of the actions described in subdivision (b) of Section 4984 and paying any delinquency fees.
• § 4984.2 — 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 it remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to
• § 4984.3 — A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed.
• § 4984.4 — A license that is not renewed within three years after its expiration shall not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued; however, the former licensee may apply for and obtain a new license if th
• § 4984.41 — (a) (1) The board shall issue, upon submission of a completed application as prescribed by this section and payment of the fee fixed by this chapter, a retired license to a marriage and family therapi
• § 4984.5 — The board shall report each month to the Controller the amount and source of all revenue received pursuant to this chapter and at the same time pay the entire amount thereof into the State Treasury fo
• § 4984.7 — (a) The board shall assess the following fees relating to the licensure of marriage and family therapists: (1) The application fee for an associate registration shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($15
• § 4984.72 — (a) Effective January 1, 2016, an applicant who fails the clinical examination may, within one year from the notification date of that failure, retake the examination as regularly scheduled without fu
• § 4984.75 — (a) In addition to the fees charged pursuant to Section 4984.
• § 4984.8 — (a) A licensee may apply to the board to request that his or her license be placed on inactive status.
• § 4984.9 — A licensee or registrant shall give written notice to the board of a name change, giving both the old and new names.
• § 4987.5 — A marriage and family therapy 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
• § 4987.6 — 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
• § 4987.7 — The name of a marriage and family therapy corporation shall contain one or more of the words “marriage,” “family,” or “child” together with one or more of the words “counseling,” “counselor,” “therapy
• § 4987.8 — Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and officer of a marriage and family therapy corporation shall be a licensed person as defined in the Moscone-
• § 4988 — The income of a marriage and family therapy corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person (as defined in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corpora
• § 4988.1 — A marriage and family therapy 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, rule or regulation
• § 4988.2 — The board may formulate and enforce rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article, including rules and regulations requiring (a) that the articles of incorporation or
• § 4989 — The powers and duties of the board, as set forth in this chapter, shall be subject to the review required by Division 1.
• § 4989.10 — This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as, the Educational Psychologist Practice Act.
• § 4989.12 — The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
• § 4989.13 — A person engages in the practice of educational psychology when he or she performs or offers to perform or holds himself or herself out as able to perform this service for remuneration in any form, in
• § 4989.14 — (a) The practice of educational psychology is the performance of any of the following professional functions pertaining to academic learning processes or the educational system or both: (1) Educationa
• § 4989.16 — (a) A person appropriately credentialed by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing may perform the functions authorized by that credential in a public school without a license issued under this chapte
• § 4989.17 — (a) A licensee shall provide a client with a notice written in at least 12-point type prior to initiating psychological services, or as soon as practicably possible thereafter, that reads as follows:
• § 4989.18 — The board may, by rules or regulations, adopt, amend, or repeal rules of professional conduct appropriate to the establishment and maintenance of a high standard of integrity and dignity in the profes
• § 4989.20 — (a) The board may issue a license as an educational psychologist if the applicant satisfies, with proof satisfactory to the board, the following requirements: (1) Possession of, at minimum, a master’s
• § 4989.22 — (a) Only persons who satisfy the requirements of Section 4989.
• § 4989.23 — (a) On or after January 1, 2021, an applicant for licensure as an educational psychologist shall show, as part of the application, that they have completed a minimum of six hours of coursework or appl
• § 4989.23.1 — (a) On or after July 1, 2023, an applicant for licensure as an educational psychologist shall show, as part of the application, that they have completed a minimum of three hours of training or coursew
• § 4989.24 — (a) The board shall not issue a license to a person who has been convicted of a crime in this or any other state or in a territory of the United States that involves sexual abuse of children or who is
• § 4989.26 — The board may refuse to issue a license to an applicant if it appears he or she may be unable to practice safely due to mental illness or chemical dependency.
• § 4989.28 — The board may deny an application for licensure if the applicant is or has been guilty of unprofessional conduct as described in Section 4989.
• § 4989.30 — A license issued under this chapter shall expire no later than 24 months after its date of issue.
• § 4989.32 — To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, on or before the expiration date of the license, take all of the following actions: (a) Apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the board.
• § 4989.34 — (a) To renew a license, a licensee shall certify to the board, on a form prescribed by the board, completion in the preceding two years of not less than 36 hours of approved continuing education in, o
• § 4989.36 — A licensee may renew a license that has expired at any time within three years after its expiration date by taking all of the actions described in Section 4989.
• § 4989.38 — 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 it remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to
• § 4989.40 — A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article and shall not be renewed.
• § 4989.42 — A license that is not renewed within three years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter.
• § 4989.44 — (a) A licensee may apply to the board to request that his or her license be placed on inactive status.
• § 4989.45 — (a) (1) The board shall issue, upon submission of a completed application as prescribed by this section and payment of the fee fixed by this chapter, a retired license to a licensed educational psycho
• § 4989.46 — A licensee shall give written notice to the board of a name change, providing both the old and new names.
• § 4989.47 — Any licensed educational psychologist who conducts a private practice under a fictitious business name shall not use any name that is false, misleading, or deceptive, and shall inform the patient, pri
• § 4989.48 — A licensee shall display their license in a conspicuous place in the licensee’s primary place of practice when rendering professional clinical services in person.
• § 4989.49 — “Advertising,” as used in this chapter, includes, but is not limited to, any public communication as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 651, the issuance of any card, sign, or device to any person,
• § 4989.50 — Except as authorized by this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to practice educational psychology or use any title or letters that imply that he or she is a licensed educational psychologist unle
• § 4989.51 — (a) A licensed educational psychologist shall retain a client’s health service records for a minimum of seven years from the date therapy is terminated.
• § 4989.52 — All consideration, compensation, or remuneration received by the licensee shall be in relation to professional counseling services actually provided by the licensee.
• § 4989.54 — The board may deny a license or may suspend or revoke the license of a licensee if the person has been guilty of unprofessional conduct.
• § 4989.55 — (a) The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall require an applicant for licensure as an educational psychologist, as defined in Sections 4989.
• § 4989.56 — The board shall revoke the license of a licensee, other than one who is also licensed as a physician and surgeon, who uses or offers to use drugs in the course of his or her practice as an educational
• § 4989.58 — The board shall revoke the license of a licensee upon a decision that contains a finding of fact that the licensee engaged in an act of sexual contact, as defined in Section 729, when that act is with
• § 4989.60 — A person whose license has been suspended or revoked shall not, until the reinstatement of his or her license, engage in any activity to which the license relates or any other activity or conduct in v
• § 4989.62 — All proceedings by the board to suspend, revoke, or to take other disciplinary action against a licensee shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division
• § 4989.64 — In addition to other proceedings provided for in this chapter, whenever a person has engaged, or is about to engage, in an act or practice that constitutes, or will constitute, an offense against this
• § 4989.66 — A person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 4989.68 — (a) The board shall assess the following fees relating to the licensure of educational psychologists: (1) The application fee for licensure shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
• § 4989.70 — The board shall report each month to the Controller the amount and source of all revenue received pursuant to this chapter and at the same time pay the entire amount thereof into the State Treasury fo
• § 499 — A board may revoke, suspend, or otherwise restrict a license on the ground that the licensee, in support of another person’s application for license, knowingly made a false statement of a material fac
• § 4990 — (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs, a Board of Behavioral Sciences that consists of the following members: (1) Two state licensed clinical social workers.
• § 4990.01 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the repeal of Section 4990 renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
• § 4990.02 — “Board,” as used in this chapter, Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 4980), Chapter 13.