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CA Bus & Prof Code § 488 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1.5 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES|CHAPTER 2 - Denial of Licenses|Section 488.

488.  (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, following a hearing requested by an applicant pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 485, the board may take any of the following actions:(1) Grant the license effective upon completion of all licensing requirements by the applicant.(2) Grant the license effective upon completion of all licensing requirements by the applicant, immediately revoke the license, stay the revocation, and impose probationary conditions on the license, which may include suspension.(3) Deny the license.(4) Take other action in relation to denying or granting the license as the board in its discretion may deem proper.(b) This section does not in any way modify or otherwise affect the existing authority of the following entities in regard to licensure:(1) The State Athletic Commission.(2) The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.(3) The California Horse Racing Board.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 995, Sec. 11. (AB 2138) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative July 1, 2020, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 489 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1.5 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES|CHAPTER 2 - Denial of Licenses|Section 489.

489.  Any agency in the department which is authorized by law to deny an application for a license upon the grounds specified in Section 480 or 496, may without a hearing deny an application upon any of those grounds, if within one year previously, and after proceedings conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, that agency has denied an application from the same applicant upon the same ground.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 2.5. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 490 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1.5 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES|CHAPTER 3 - Suspension and Revocation of Licenses|Section 490.

490.  (a) In addition to any other action that a board is permitted to take against a licensee, a board may suspend or revoke a license on the ground that the licensee has been convicted of a crime, if the crime is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the business or profession for which the license was issued.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a board may exercise any authority to discipline a licensee for conviction of a crime that is independent of the authority granted under subdivision (a) only if the crime is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the business or profession for which the licensee’s license was issued.(c) A conviction within the meaning of this section means a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere. An action that a board is permitted to take following the establishment of a conviction may be taken when the time for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal, or when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code.(d) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the application of this section has been made unclear by the holding in Petropoulos v. Department of Real Estate (2006) 142 Cal.App.4th 554, and that the holding in that case has placed a significant number of statutes and regulations in question, resulting in potential harm to the consumers of California from licensees who have been convicted of crimes. Therefore, the Legislature finds and declares that this section establishes an independent basis for a board to impose discipline upon a licensee, and that the amendments to this section made by Chapter 33 of the Statutes of 2008 do not constitute a change to, but rather are declaratory of, existing law.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 2. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 490.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1.5 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES|CHAPTER 3 - Suspension and Revocation of Licenses|Section 490.5.

490.5.  A board may suspend a license pursuant to Section 17520 of the Family Code if a licensee is not in compliance with a child support order or judgment.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 3. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 491 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1.5 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES|CHAPTER 3 - Suspension and Revocation of Licenses|Section 491.

491.  Upon suspension or revocation of a license by a board on one or more of the grounds specified in Section 490, the board shall:(a) Send a copy of the provisions of Section 11522 of the Government Code to the ex-licensee.(b) Send a copy of the criteria relating to rehabilitation formulated under Section 482 to the ex-licensee.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 678.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 492 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1.5 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES|CHAPTER 3 - Suspension and Revocation of Licenses|Section 492.

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 Article 5 (commencing with Section 23249.50) of Chapter 12 of Division 11 of the Vehicle Code, shall not prohibit any agency established under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of this code, or any initiative act referred to in that division, from taking disciplinary action against a licensee or from denying a license for professional misconduct, notwithstanding that evidence of that misconduct may be recorded in a record pertaining to an arrest.This section shall not be construed to apply to any drug diversion program operated by any agency established under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of this code, or any initiative act referred to in that division.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 26, Sec. 15. Effective March 30, 1994.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 493 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1.5 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES|CHAPTER 3 - Suspension and Revocation of Licenses|Section 493.

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 disciplinary action against a person who holds a license, upon the ground that the applicant or the licensee has been convicted of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of the licensee in question, the record of conviction of the crime shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that the conviction occurred, but only of that fact.(b) (1) Criteria for determining whether a crime is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the business or profession the board regulates shall include all of the following:(A) The nature and gravity of the offense.(B) The number of years elapsed since the date of the offense.(C) The nature and duties of the profession.(2) A board shall not categorically bar an applicant based solely on the type of conviction without considering evidence of rehabilitation.(c) As used in this section, “license” includes “certificate,” “permit,” “authority,” and “registration.”(d) This section does not in any way modify or otherwise affect the existing authority of the following entities in regard to licensure:(1) The State Athletic Commission.(2) The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.(3) The California Horse Racing Board.(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 995, Sec. 13. (AB 2138) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative July 1, 2020, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 494.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1.5 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES|CHAPTER 3 - Suspension and Revocation of Licenses|Section 494.6.

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 Section 244 of the Labor Code and the court or Labor Commissioner has taken into consideration any harm such a suspension or revocation would cause to employees of the licensee, as well as the good faith efforts of the licensee to resolve any alleged violations after receiving notice.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a licensee of an agency within the Department of Consumer Affairs who has been found by the Labor Commissioner or the court to have violated subdivision (b) of Section 244 of the Labor Code may be subject to disciplinary action by his or her respective licensing agency.(c) An employer shall not be subject to suspension or revocation under this section for requiring a prospective or current employee to submit, within three business days of the first day of work for pay, an I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 1. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 495 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1.5 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES|CHAPTER 4 - Public Reprovals|Section 495.

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 that would constitute grounds to suspend or revoke a license or certificate. Any proceedings for public reproval, public reproval and suspension, or public reproval and revocation shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, or, in the case of a licensee or certificate holder under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Health Services, in accordance with Section 100171 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 220, Sec. 2. Effective August 4, 1997.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 496 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1.5 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES|CHAPTER 5 - Examination Security|Section 496.

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.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1022, Sec. 3.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 498 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1.5 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES|CHAPTER 5 - Examination Security|Section 498.

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 omitting to state a material fact.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1289, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 499 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1.5 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES|CHAPTER 5 - Examination Security|Section 499.

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 fact or knowingly omitted to state a material fact to the board regarding the application.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1289, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 900 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1.5 - Exemption From Licensure|Section 900.

900.  (a) Nothing in this division applies to a health care practitioner licensed in another state or territory of the United States who offers or provides health care for which he or she is licensed, if the health care is provided only during a state of emergency as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 8558 of the Government Code, which emergency overwhelms the response capabilities of California health care practitioners and only upon the request of the Director of the Emergency Medical Services Authority.(b) The director shall be the medical control and shall designate the licensure and specialty health care practitioners required for the specific emergency and shall designate the areas to which they may be deployed.(c) Health care practitioners shall provide, upon request, a valid copy of a professional license and a photograph identification issued by the state in which the practitioner holds licensure before being deployed by the director.(d) Health care practitioners deployed pursuant to this chapter shall provide the appropriate California licensing authority with verification of licensure upon request.(e) Health care practitioners providing health care pursuant to this chapter shall have immunity from liability for services rendered as specified in Section 8659 of the Government Code.(f) For the purposes of this section, “health care practitioner” means any person who engages in acts which are the subject of licensure or regulation under this division or under any initiative act referred to in this division.(g) For purposes of this section, “director” means the Director of the Emergency Medical Services Authority who shall have the powers specified in Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 270, Sec. 1. (AB 2699) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 920 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1.6 - Health Care Professional Disaster Response Act|Section 920.

920.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Health Care Professional Disaster Response Act.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1085, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 921 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1.6 - Health Care Professional Disaster Response Act|Section 921.

921.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:(1) In times of national or state disasters, a shortage of qualified health care practitioners may exist in areas throughout the state where they are desperately required to respond to public health emergencies.(2) Health care practitioners with lapsed or inactive licenses could potentially serve in those areas where a shortage of qualified health care practitioners exists, if licensing requirements were streamlined and fees curtailed.(b) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to address these matters through the provisions of the Health Care Professional Disaster Response Act.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1085, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 922 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1.6 - Health Care Professional Disaster Response Act|Section 922.

922.  (a) A physician and surgeon who satisfies the requirements of Section 2439 but whose license has been expired for less than five years may be licensed under this chapter.(b) To be licensed under this chapter, a physician and surgeon shall complete an application, on a form prescribed by the Medical Board of California, and submit it to the board, along with the following:(1) Documentation that the applicant has completed the continuing education requirements described in Article 10 (commencing with Section 2190) of Chapter 5 for each renewal period during which the applicant was not licensed.(2) A complete set of fingerprints as required by Sections 144 and 2082, together with the fee required for processing those fingerprints.(c) An applicant shall not be required to pay any licensing, delinquency, or penalty fees for the issuance of a license under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1085, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Prescription Lenses and Ophthalmic and Optometric Assistants|Section 2540.

2540.  No person other than a physician and surgeon or optometrist may measure the powers or range of human vision or determine the accommodative and refractive status of the human eye or the scope of its functions in general or prescribe ophthalmic devices.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 148, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2541 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Prescription Lenses and Ophthalmic and Optometric Assistants|Section 2541.

2541.  A prescription ophthalmic device includes each of the following:(a) Any spectacle or contact lens ordered by a physician and surgeon or optometrist, that alters or changes the visual powers of the human eye.(b) Any contact lens described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (n) of Section 520 of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 360j and following).(c) Any plano contact lens that is marketed or offered for sale in this state. “Plano contact lens” means a zero-power or noncorrective contact lens intended to change the appearance of the normal eye in a decorative fashion.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 148, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2541.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Prescription Lenses and Ophthalmic and Optometric Assistants|Section 2541.1.

2541.1.  (a) A spectacle lens prescription shall include all of the following:(1) The dioptric power of the lens. When the prescription needed by the patient has not changed since the previous examination, the prescriber may write on the prescription form “copy lenses currently worn” instead.(2) The expiration date of the prescription.(3) The date of the issuance of the prescription.(4) The name, address, telephone number, prescriber’s license number, and signature of the prescribing optometrist or physician and surgeon.(5) The name of the person to whom the prescription is issued.(b) The expiration date of a spectacle lens prescription shall not be less than two years and shall not exceed four years from the date of issuance unless the patient’s history or current circumstances establish a reasonable probability of changes in the patient’s vision of sufficient magnitude to necessitate reexamination earlier than two years, or presence or probability of visual abnormalities related to ocular or systemic disease indicates, the need for reexamination of the patient earlier than two years. In no circumstances shall the expiration date be shorter than the period of time recommended by the prescriber for reexamination of the patient. Establishing an expiration date that is not consistent with this section shall be regarded as unprofessional conduct by the board that issued the prescriber’s certificate to practice.(c) The prescriber of a spectacle lens shall orally inform the patient of the expiration date of a spectacle lens prescription at the time the prescription is issued. The expiration date of a prescription may be extended by the prescriber and transmitted by telephone, electronic mail, or any other means of communication. An oral prescription for a spectacle lens shall be reduced to writing and a copy of that writing shall be sent to the prescriber prior to the delivery of the lenses to the person to whom the prescription is issued.(d) A prescriber of a spectacle lens shall abide by the rules pertaining to spectacle lens prescriptions and eye examinations adopted by the Federal Trade Commission found in Part 456 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(e) An expired prescription may be filled if all of the following conditions exist:(1) The patient’s spectacles are lost, broken, or damaged to a degree that renders them unusable.(2) Upon dispensing a prescription pursuant to this subdivision, the person dispensing shall recommend that the patient return to the optometrist or physician and surgeon who issued the prescription for an eye examination and provide the prescriber with a written notification of the prescription that was filled.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 17. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2541.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Prescription Lenses and Ophthalmic and Optometric Assistants|Section 2541.3.

2541.3.  (a) The State Department of Public Health, the California State Board of Optometry, and the Medical Board of California shall prepare and adopt quality standards and adopt regulations relating to prescription ophthalmic devices, including, but not limited to, lenses, frames, and contact lenses. In promulgating these rules and regulations, the department and the boards shall adopt the current standards of the American National Standards Institute regarding ophthalmic materials. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the department and the boards from jointly adopting subsequent standards that are equivalent or more stringent than the current standards of the American National Standards Institute regarding ophthalmic materials.(b) No individual or group that deals with prescription ophthalmic devices, including, but not limited to, distributors, registered dispensing opticians or ophthalmic businesses, manufacturers, laboratories, optometrists, or ophthalmologists shall sell, dispense, or furnish any prescription ophthalmic device that does not meet the minimum standards set by the State Department of Public Health, the California State Board of Optometry, or the Medical Board of California.(c) Any violation of the regulations adopted by the State Department of Public Health, the California State Board of Optometry, or the Medical Board of California pursuant to this section shall be a misdemeanor.(d) Any optometrist, ophthalmologist, or dispensing optician who violates the regulations adopted by the State Department of Public Health, the California State Board of Optometry, the Medical Board of California, or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California pursuant to this section shall be subject to disciplinary action by the individual’s licensing board.(e) The California State Board of Optometry, the Medical Board of California, or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California may send any prescription ophthalmic device to the State Department of Public Health for testing as to whether or not the device meets established standards adopted pursuant to this section, which testing shall take precedence over any other prescription ophthalmic device testing being conducted by the department. The department may conduct the testing in its own facilities or may contract with any other facility to conduct the testing.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 19. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2541.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Prescription Lenses and Ophthalmic and Optometric Assistants|Section 2541.6.

2541.6.  No prescription ophthalmic device that does not meet the standards adopted by the State Department of Public Health, the California State Board of Optometry, the Medical Board of California, or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California under Section 2541.3 shall be purchased with state funds.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 20. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)