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CA Bus & Prof Code § 2988 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 2988.

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 request that his or her license be placed on an inactive status. A licensed psychologist who holds an inactive license shall pay a biennial renewal fee, fixed by the board, of no more than forty dollars ($40). A psychologist holding an inactive license shall be exempt from continuing education requirements specified in Section 2915, but shall otherwise be subject to this chapter and shall not engage in the practice of psychology in this state. Licensees on inactive status who have not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure and have completed the continuing education requirements specified in Section 2915 may, upon their request have their license to practice psychology placed on active status.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 658, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2988.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 2988.5.

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 issued by the board, or one capable of being renewed, and whose license is not suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted by the board or subject to discipline under this chapter.(b) The holder of a retired license issued pursuant to this section shall not engage in any activity for which an active license is required. A psychologist holding a retired license shall be permitted to use the title “psychologist, retired” or “retired psychologist.” The designation of retired shall not be abbreviated in any way.(c) A retired license shall not be subject to renewal.(d) The holder of a retired license may apply to obtain an active status license as follows:(1) If that retired license was issued less than three years prior to the application date, the applicant shall meet all of the following requirements:(A) Has not committed an act or crime constituting grounds for denial or discipline of a license.(B) Pays the renewal fee required by this chapter.(C) Completes the continuing professional development required for the renewal of a license within two years of the date of application for restoration.(D) Complies with the fingerprint submission requirements established by the board.(2) Where the applicant has held a retired license for three or more years, the applicant shall do all of the following:(A) Submit a complete application for a new license.(B) Take and pass the California Psychology Law and Ethics Examination.(C) Pay all fees required to obtain a new license.(D) Comply with the fingerprint submission requirements established by the board.(E) Be deemed to have met the educational and experience requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 2914.(F) Establish that he or she has not been subject to denial or discipline of a license.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 484, Sec. 11. (SB 1193) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2988.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 2988.7.

2988.7.  (a) The board may, in its discretion, accept the offer of a surrender of a license. The acceptance of the offer of a surrender shall be in writing.(b) The license surrender shall be public information.(c) The holder of the license that was surrendered pursuant to this section may petition the board for reinstatement after a period of not less than one year after the effective date of the acceptance.(d) The reinstatement proceeding shall be conducted pursuant to Section 2965.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 20. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2989 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 2989.

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.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 44.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2995 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists|ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations|Section 2995.

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, officers, directors, and employees rendering professional services who are psychologists, podiatrists, registered nurses, optometrists, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional clinical counselors, licensed clinical social workers, chiropractors, acupuncturists, or physicians are in compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, this article, and all other statutes and regulations now or hereafter enacted or adopted pertaining to that corporation and the conduct of its affairs.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 389, Sec. 2. (AB 2296) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2996 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists|ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations|Section 2996.

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 violation of, or conspire to violate, any provision or term of this article, the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, or any regulations duly adopted under those laws.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1314, Sec. 15.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2996.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists|ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations|Section 2996.1.

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 effect. In the conduct of its practice, it shall observe and be bound by such statutes and regulations to the same extent as a person licensed under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1314, Sec. 15.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2996.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists|ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations|Section 2996.2.

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 in any manner accrue to the benefit of such shareholder or his or her shares in the psychological corporation.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1314, Sec. 15.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2997 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists|ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations|Section 2997.

2997.  Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of the Corporations Code, each shareholder, director and officer of a psychological corporation, except an assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer, shall be a licensed person as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1314, Sec. 15.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2998 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists|ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations|Section 2998.

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 or abbreviations denoting corporate existence.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1314, Sec. 15.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2999 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists|ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations|Section 2999.

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 provision whereby the capital stock of that corporation owned by a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, or a deceased person, shall be sold to the corporation or to the remaining shareholders of that corporation within any time as those regulations may provide, and (b) that a psychological corporation shall provide adequate security by insurance or otherwise for claims against it by its patients or clients arising out of the rendering of professional services.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 46.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 3000.

3000.  This chapter constitutes the chapter on optometry. It shall be known and may be cited as the Optometry Practice Act.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 3001.

3001.  As used in this chapter, an ophthalmic lens is any lens which has a spherical, cylindrical, or prismatic power or value.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 75. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 3002.

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.(Added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 423.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 3003.

3003.  As used in this chapter, “optometrist” means a person who is licensed to practice optometry in this state under the authority of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 3004.

3004.  (a) As used in this chapter, “board” means the California State Board of Optometry.(b) Any reference in this code or any other code to the “State Board of Optometry” shall be deemed to refer to the “California State Board of Optometry.”(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 76. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 3005.

3005.  As used in this chapter, “place of practice” means any location where optometry is practiced.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 3006.

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, poster, bill, sign, placard, card, label, tag, window display, store sign, radio announcement, or any other means or methods now or hereafter employed to bring to the attention of the public the practice of optometry or the prescribing, fitting, or sale, in connection therewith, of lenses, frames, or other accessories or appurtenances.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 564, Sec. 2. (AB 1708) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3007 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 3007.

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. If the patient is a minor, the patient’s records shall be retained for a minimum of seven years from the date he or she completes treatment of the patient and at least until the patient reaches 19 years of age.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 276, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3010.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 3010.1.

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. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 77. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3010.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 3010.5.

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. The board consists of 11 members, five of whom shall be public members and one of the nonpublic members shall be an individual registered as a dispensing optician, spectacle lens dispenser, or contact lens dispenser. The registered dispensing member shall be registered pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550) and in good standing with the board.Six members of the board shall constitute a quorum.(b) The board shall, with respect to conducting investigations, inquiries, and disciplinary actions and proceedings, have the authority previously vested in the board as created pursuant to former Section 3010. The board may enforce any disciplinary actions undertaken by that board.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed. Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 78. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3011 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 3011.

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 engaged in the practice of optometry at the time of appointment or who are members of the faculty of a school of optometry. The public members shall not be a licentiate of the board or of any other board under this division or of any board referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600.No person except the registered dispensing member, including the public members, shall be eligible to membership on the board who is a stockholder in or owner of or a member of the board of trustees of any school of optometry or who shall be financially interested, directly or indirectly, in any concern manufacturing or dealing in optical supplies at wholesale.No person shall serve as a member of the board for more than two consecutive terms.A member of the faculty of a school of optometry may be appointed to the board; however, no more than two faculty members of schools of optometry may be on the board at any one time. Faculty members of the board shall not serve as public members.(b) The amendments to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to appointments made on or after January 1, 2016.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 5. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3013 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 3013.

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 expiration of the term for which he or she was appointed, whichever first occurs.(b) Vacancies occurring shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.(c) The Governor shall appoint three of the public members, five members qualified as provided in Section 3011, and the registered dispensing member as provided in Section 3010.5. The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a public member.(d) No board member serving between January 1, 2000, and June 1, 2002, inclusive, shall be eligible for reappointment.(e) For initial appointments made on or after January 1, 2003, one of the public members appointed by the Governor and two of the professional members shall serve terms of one year. One of the public members appointed by the Governor and two of the professional members shall serve terms of three years. The remaining public member appointed by the Governor and the remaining two professional members shall serve terms of four years. The public members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each serve for a term of four years.(f) The initial appointment of a registered dispensing optician, spectacle lens dispenser, or contact lens dispenser member shall replace the optometrist member whose term expired on June 1, 2015.(g) The amendments to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to appointments made on or after January 1, 2016.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 6. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3014 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 3014.

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.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3014.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 3014.6.

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 in him or her by this chapter.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 79. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3016 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 3016.

3016.  Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3017 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 3017.

3017.  The board shall hold regular meetings every calendar quarter.Special meetings shall be held upon request of a majority of the members of the board or upon the call of the president.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3018 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 3018.

3018.  The board shall keep an accurate record of all of its licensees, proceedings, and meetings.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3019 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 3019.

3019.  The board shall keep a record of all prosecutions for violations of this chapter and of all applications for licensure and examination.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7 - Optometry|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 3020.

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 opticians, spectacle lens dispensers, and contact lens dispensers, registered pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550). The committee shall consist of five members, one of whom shall be a registered dispensing optician registered pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550), one of whom shall be a spectacle lens dispenser or contact lens dispenser registered pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550), two of whom shall be public members, and one of whom shall be a member of the board. Initial appointments to the committee shall be made by the board. The board shall stagger the terms of the initial members appointed. The filling of vacancies on the committee shall be made by the board upon recommendations by the committee.(b) The committee shall be responsible for:(1) Recommending registration standards and criteria for the registration of dispensing opticians, nonresident contact lens sellers, spectacle lens dispensers, and contact lens dispensers.(2) Reviewing of the disciplinary guidelines relating to registered dispensing opticians, nonresident contact lens sellers, spectacle lens dispensers, and contact lens dispensers.(3) Recommending to the board changes or additions to regulations adopted pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550).(4) Carrying out and implementing all responsibilities and duties imposed upon it pursuant to this chapter or as delegated to it by the board.(c) The committee shall meet at least twice a year and as needed in order to conduct its business.(d) Recommendations by the committee regarding scope of practice or regulatory changes or additions shall be approved, modified, or rejected by the board within 90 days of submission of the recommendation to the board. If the board rejects or significantly modifies the intent or scope of the recommendation, the committee may request that the board provide its reasons in writing for rejecting or significantly modifying the recommendation, which shall be provided by the board within 30 days of the request.(e) After the initial appointments by the board pursuant to subdivision (a), the Governor shall appoint the registered dispensing optician members and the public members. The committee shall submit a recommendation to the board regarding which board member should be appointed to serve on the committee, and the board shall appoint the member to serve. Committee members shall serve a term of four years except for the initial staggered terms. A member may be reappointed, but no person shall serve as a member of the committee for more than two consecutive terms.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 80. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)