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CA Bus & Prof Code § 4521.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 3 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 4521.1.

4521.1.  (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 licensure and who has successfully completed the examination for licensure within four years of the date of issuance of the initial license.(b) Specific terms and conditions may include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Continuing medical, psychiatric, or psychological treatment.(2) Ongoing participation in a specified rehabilitation program.(3) Abstention from the use of alcohol or drugs.(4) Compliance with all provisions of this chapter.(c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and for purposes of this section, when deciding whether to issue a probationary license, the board shall request that an applicant with a dismissed conviction provide proof of that dismissal and shall give special consideration to applicants whose convictions have been dismissed pursuant to Section 1203.4 or 1203.4a of the Penal Code.(2) The board shall also take into account and consider any other reasonable documents or individual character references provided by the applicant that may serve as evidence of rehabilitation as deemed appropriate by the board.(d) The board may modify or terminate the terms and conditions imposed on the probationary license upon receipt of a petition from the applicant or licensee.(e) For purposes of issuing a probationary license to qualified new applicants, the board shall develop standard terms of probation that shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) A three-year limit on the individual probationary license.(2) A process to obtain a standard license for applicants who were issued a probationary license.(3) Supervision requirements.(4) Compliance and quarterly reporting requirements.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 675, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4521.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 3 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 4521.2.

4521.2.  (a) If a psychiatric technician has knowledge that another person has committed any act prohibited by Section 4521, the psychiatric technician shall report this information to the board in writing and shall cooperate with the board in furnishing information or assistance as may be required.(b) Any employer of a psychiatric technician shall report to the board the suspension or termination for cause, or resignation for cause, of any psychiatric technician in their employ. In the case of psychiatric technicians employed by the state, the report shall not be made until after the conclusion of the review process specified in Section 52.6 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations and Skelly v. State Personnel Bd. (1975) 15 Cal.3d 194. The reporting required herein shall not constitute a waiver of confidentiality of medical records. The information reported or disclosed shall be kept confidential except as provided in subdivision (d), and shall not be subject to discovery in civil cases.(c) An employment agency or nursing registry shall report to the board the rejection from assignment of a licensed psychiatric technician by a health facility or home health care provider due to acts that would be cause for suspension or termination as described in subdivision (d).(d) For purposes of this section, “suspension, termination, or resignation for cause” or “rejection from assignment” are defined as suspension, termination, or resignation from employment, or rejection from assignment, for any of the following reasons:(1) Use of controlled substances or alcohol to such an extent that it impairs the licensee’s ability to safely practice as a psychiatric technician.(2) Unlawful sale of controlled substances or other prescription items.(3) Patient or client abuse, neglect, physical harm, or sexual contact with a patient or client.(4) Falsification of medical records.(5) Gross negligence or incompetence.(6) Theft from patients or clients, other employees, or the employer.(e) Failure of an employer to make a report required by this section is punishable by an administrative fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation.(f) Pursuant to Section 43.8 of the Civil Code, no person shall incur any civil penalty as a result of making any report required by this chapter.(g) The board shall implement this section contingent upon necessary funding being provided in the annual Budget Act.(h) For purposes of this section, “employer” includes employment agencies and nursing registries.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 632, Sec. 45. (AB 1536) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4521.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 3 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 4521.6.

4521.6.  The board may deny any application or may suspend or revoke any license or permit issued under this chapter, for any of the following:(a) The denial of licensure, suspension, restriction of license, or voluntary surrender following the initiation of disciplinary action by another state or other government agency, of a license, registration, permit, or certificate to practice as a health care professional shall constitute grounds for denial of a permit or license or for disciplinary action against a licensee. A certified copy of the finding from another state which establishes an act which if committed in California would be grounds for discipline shall be conclusive evidence of that action.(b) The denial of licensure, suspension, restriction of license, or voluntary surrender following the initiation of disciplinary action by another California health care professional licensing board shall constitute grounds for denial of a permit or license or for disciplinary action against a licensee. A certified copy of the decision or judgment shall be conclusive evidence of that action.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1289, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4522 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 3 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 4522.

4522.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 4521 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 chapter. The proceedings under this section 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, and the board shall have all the powers granted therein.(b) The board may deny a license to an applicant on any of the grounds specified in Section 480.(c) In addition to the requirements provided in Sections 485 and 486, upon denial of an application for a license, the board shall provide a statement of reasons for the denial that does the following:(1) Evaluates evidence of rehabilitation submitted by the applicant, if any.(2) Provides the board’s criteria relating to rehabilitation, formulated pursuant to Section 482, that takes into account the age and severity of the offense, and the evidence relating to participation in treatment or other rehabilitation programs.(3) If the board’s decision was based on the applicant’s prior criminal conviction, justifies the board’s denial of a license and conveys the reasons why the prior criminal conviction is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a licensed psychiatric technician.(d) Commencing July 1, 2009, all of the following shall apply:(1) If the denial of a license is due at least in part to the applicant’s state or federal criminal history record, the board shall, in addition to the information provided pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c), provide to the applicant a copy of the applicant’s criminal history record if the applicant makes a written request to the board for a copy, specifying an address to which it is to be sent.(A) The state or federal criminal history record shall not be modified or altered from its form or content as provided by the Department of Justice.(B) The criminal history record shall be provided in such a manner as to protect the confidentiality and privacy of the applicant’s criminal history record and the criminal history record shall not be made available by the board to any employer.(C) The board shall retain a copy of the applicant’s written request and a copy of the response sent to the applicant, which shall include the date and the address to which the response was sent.(2) The board shall make that information available upon request by the Department of Justice or the Federal Bureau of Investigation.(e) Notwithstanding Section 487, the board shall conduct a hearing of a license denial within 90 days of receiving an applicant’s request for a hearing. For all other hearing requests, the board shall determine when the hearing shall be conducted.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 632, Sec. 46. (AB 1536) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4523 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 3 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 4523.

4523.  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 psychiatric technician is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The board may order the license suspended or revoked or may decline to issue a license, when the time for appeal has lapsed, or the judgment or 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 the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing the person to withdraw the plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation, information, or indictment.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 632, Sec. 47. (AB 1536) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4524 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 3 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 4524.

4524.  (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 termination of probation, after a period not less than the following minimum periods has elapsed from the effective date of the disciplinary order or if any portion of the order is stayed by the board itself or by the superior court, from the date the disciplinary action is actually implemented in its entirety:(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, at least three years for the reinstatement of a license that was revoked or surrendered, except that the board may, in its sole discretion, specify in its order a lesser period of time, which shall be no less than one year to petition for reinstatement.(2) At least two years for the early termination of a probation period of three years or more.(3) At least one year for the early termination of a probation period of less than three years.(4) At least one year for the modification of a condition of probation, or for the reinstatement of a license revoked for mental or physical illness.(b) The board shall give notice to the Attorney General of the filing of the petition. The petitioner and the Attorney General shall be given timely notice by letter of the time and place of the hearing on the petition, and an opportunity to present both oral and documentary evidence and argument to the board. The petitioner shall at all times have the burden of proof to establish by clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner is entitled to the relief sought in the petition.(c) The board itself or the administrative law judge, if one is designated by the board, shall hear the petition and shall prepare a written decision setting forth the reasons supporting the decision.(d) The board may grant or deny the petition or may impose any terms and conditions that it reasonably deems appropriate as a condition of reinstatement or reduction of penalty.(e) No petition shall be considered while the petitioner is under sentence for any criminal offense, including any period during which the petitioner is on court-imposed probation or parole or subject to an order of registration pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code. No petition shall be considered while there is an accusation or petition to revoke probation pending against the petitioner.(f) Except in those cases where the petitioner has been disciplined for a violation of Section 822, the board may in its discretion deny without hearing or argument any petition that is filed pursuant to this section within a period of two years from the effective date of a prior decision following a hearing under this section.(g) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to alter the provisions of Sections 822 and 823.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 632, Sec. 48. (AB 1536) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4530 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 4 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians|Section 4530.

4530.  The board shall prepare and maintain a list of approved schools which offer an approved program for psychiatric technicians.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 338, Sec. 21. (SB 539) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4531 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 4 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians|Section 4531.

4531.  The course of instruction of an approved school shall consist of not less than the number of hours or semester units of instruction required for the other program administered by the board. The subjects of instruction shall include the principles of the care of the mentally disabled and the developmentally disabled. Clinical inpatient experience shall be an integral part of that prescribed or equivalent course of study and training. The experience shall be obtained in a state hospital, except where the board finds that the requirement is not feasible due either to the distance of a state hospital from the school or the unavailability, as determined by the State Department of Developmental Services or the State Department of State Hospitals, of state hospital clinical training placements.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 5. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4531.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 4 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians|Section 4531.2.

4531.2.  (a) The board shall maintain a list of inactive schools or programs for psychiatric technicians seeking board approval.(b) A school or program for psychiatric technicians seeking board approval shall respond to the board within two weeks of each inquiry or request during all phases. A school or program that does not respond within two weeks, or fails to pay the required fees, shall be designated as inactive.(c) A school or program for psychiatric technicians seeking board approval that remains on the inactive list for 90 days shall be taken out of consideration for a new program and may only reapply after six months.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 632, Sec. 50. (AB 1536) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4532 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 4 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians|Section 4532.

4532.  The board shall provide for the periodic inspection or review of all psychiatric technician schools in this state. Written reports of the inspection or review shall be made to the board, which shall then approve the psychiatric technician schools that meet the standards prescribed by it.If the board determines from a report that any approved school is not maintaining its prescribed standards, it shall immediately give the school a notice in writing specifying the defect. If the defect is not corrected the board shall, after written notice, remove the school from the approved list.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 338, Sec. 23. (SB 539) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 5 - Penal Provisions|Section 4540.

4540.  After January 1, 1970, no person shall perform services described in Section 4502 without a license issued under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1323.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4541 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 5 - Penal Provisions|Section 4541.

4541.  It is unlawful for any person to use any title or letters that imply that the person is a certified or licensed psychiatric technician unless at the time of so doing the person holds a valid, unexpired, and unrevoked certificate or license issued under this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 632, Sec. 51. (AB 1536) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4542 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 5 - Penal Provisions|Section 4542.

4542.  (a) It is unlawful for any person willfully to make any false representation or impersonate any other person in connection with any examination or application for a license.(b) It is unlawful for any person to permit or aid any other person in any manner to impersonate that person in connection with any examination or application for a license.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 632, Sec. 52. (AB 1536) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4543 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 5 - Penal Provisions|Section 4543.

4543.  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 nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 18. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4544 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4544.

4544.  A license expires each year on that date prescribed by the board, if not renewed. To renew an unexpired license the holder thereof shall, on or before each of the dates on which it would otherwise expire, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the board, and pay the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 376, Sec. 6.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4544.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4544.5.

4544.5.  The board may establish a biennial renewal period.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 996.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4545 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4545.

4545.  Except as provided in Section 4545.2, a license that has expired may be renewed at any time within four years after its expiration on filing an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board, payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees, and payment of all fees required by this chapter. If the license is renewed more than 30 days after its expiration, the holder, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 4544 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.A certificate which was forfeited for failure to renew under the law in effect before October 1, 1961, shall, for the purposes of this article, be considered to have expired on the date that it became forfeited.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 435, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4545.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4545.1.

4545.1.  A suspended certificate is subject to expiration in the same manner as provided in this article for an unsuspended certificate, is subject to renewal in the same manner as provided in this article for an unsuspended certificate, and is subject to the provisions of this section relating to a suspended license.A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not entitle the holder of the license, while it remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the activity to which the license relates, or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which it was suspended.(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1323.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4545.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 10 - Psychiatric Technicians|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4545.2.

4545.2.  A revoked certificate is subject to expiration in the same manner as provided in this article for an unrevoked certificate, but it may not be renewed. An application for reinstatement of a revoked certificate shall be deemed an application for reinstatement of a revoked license and shall be processed as such. The board shall issue a psychiatric technician’s license to each holder of a psychiatric technician certificate who qualifies for reinstatement pursuant to this chapter and who applies for reinstatement.A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the holder of the license shall, as a condition precedent to its reinstatement, pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated, plus the delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its revocation.(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1323.)