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2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2914.3.

2914.3. (a) The board shall encourage institutions that offer a doctorate degree program in psychology to include in their biobehavioral curriculum, education and training in psychopharmacology and related topics including pharmacology and clinical pharmacology.
(b) The board shall develop guidelines for the basic education and training of psychologists whose practices include patients with medical conditions and patients with mental and emotional disorders, who may require psychopharmacological treatment and whose management may require collaboration with physicians and other licensed prescribers. In developing these guidelines for training, the board shall consider, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) The American Psychological Association’s guidelines for training in the biological bases of mental and emotional disorders.
(2) The necessary educational foundation for understanding the biochemical and physiological bases for mental disorders.
(3) Evaluation of the response to psychotropic compounds, including the effects and side effects.
(4) Competent basic practical and theoretical knowledge of neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, and neurophysiology relevant to research and clinical practice.
(5) Knowledge of the biological bases of psychopharmacology.
(6) The locus of action of psychoactive substances and mechanisms by which these substances affect brain function and other systems of the body.
(7) Knowledge of the psychopharmacology of classes of drugs commonly used to treat mental disorders.
(8) Drugs that are commonly abused that may or may not have therapeutic uses.
(9) Education of patients and significant support persons in the risks, benefits, and treatment alternatives to medication.
(10) Appropriate collaboration or consultation with physicians or other prescribers to include the assessment of the need for additional treatment that may include medication or other medical evaluation and treatment and the patient’s mental capacity to consent to additional treatment to enhance both the physical and the mental status of the persons being treated.
(11) Knowledge of signs that warrant consideration for referral to a physician.
(c) This section is intended to provide for training of clinical psychologists to improve the ability of clinical psychologists to collaborate with physicians. It is not intended to provide for training psychologists to prescribe medication. Nothing in this section is intended to expand the scope of licensure of psychologists.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 822, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2915.

2915. (a) Except as provided in this section, the board shall issue a renewal license only to a licensed psychologist who has completed 36 hours of approved continuing professional development in the preceding two years.
(b) A licensed psychologist who renews or applies to reinstate their license issued pursuant to this chapter shall certify under penalty of perjury that they are in compliance with this section and shall retain proof of this compliance for submission to the board upon request. False statements submitted pursuant to this section shall be a violation of Section 2970.
(c) Continuing professional development means certain learning activities approved in four different categories:
(1) Professional activities.
(2) Academic activities.
(3) Sponsored continuing education coursework.
(4) Board certification from the American Board of Professional Psychology.
The board may develop regulations further defining acceptable continuing professional development activities.
(d) Continuing education courses approved to meet the requirements of this section shall be approved for credit by organizations approved by the board. An organization previously approved by the board to provide or approve continuing education is deemed approved under this section.
(e) The board may accept continuing education courses approved by an entity that has demonstrated to the board in writing that it has, at a minimum, a 10-year history of providing educational programming for psychologists and has documented procedures for maintaining a continuing education approval program. The board shall adopt regulations necessary for implementing this section.
(f) The administration of this section may be funded through professional license fees and continuing education provider and course approval fees, or both. The fees related to the administration of this section shall not exceed the costs of administering the corresponding provisions of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 9. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2915.4.

2915.4. (a) Effective January 1, 2020, an applicant for licensure as a psychologist shall show, as part of the application, that they have completed a minimum of six hours of coursework or applied experience under supervision in suicide risk assessment and intervention. This requirement shall be met in one of the following ways:
(1) Obtained as part of the applicant’s qualifying graduate degree program. To satisfy this requirement, the applicant shall submit to the board a transcript indicating completion of this coursework. In the absence of this coursework title in the transcript, the applicant shall submit a written certification from the registrar, department chair, or training director of the educational institution or program from which the applicant graduated stating that the coursework required by this section is included within the institution’s curriculum required for graduation at the time the applicant graduated, or within the coursework that was completed by the applicant.
(2) Obtained as part of the applicant’s applied experience. Applied experience can be met in any of the following settings: practicum, internship, or formal postdoctoral placement that meets the requirement of Section 2911, or other qualifying supervised professional experience. To satisfy this requirement, the applicant shall submit to the board a written certification from the director of training for the program or primary supervisor where the qualifying experience has occurred stating that the training required by this section is included within the applied experience.
(3) By taking a continuing education course that meets the requirements of subdivision (e) or (f) of Section 2915 and that qualifies as a continuing education learning activity category specified in paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 2915. To satisfy this requirement, the applicant shall submit to the board a certification of completion.
(b) Effective January 1, 2020, as a one-time requirement, a licensee prior to the time of their first renewal after the operative date of this section, or an applicant for reactivation or reinstatement to an active license status, shall have completed a minimum of six hours of coursework or applied experience under supervision in suicide risk assessment and intervention, as specified in subdivision (a). Proof of compliance with this section shall be certified under penalty of perjury that they are in compliance with this section and shall be retained for submission to the board upon request.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 510, Sec. 53. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2915.5.

2915.5. (a) Any applicant for licensure as a psychologist as a condition of licensure, a minimum of six contact hours of coursework or applied experience in aging and long-term care, which may include, but need not be limited to, the biological, social, and psychological aspects of aging. This coursework shall include instruction on the assessment and reporting of, as well as treatment related to, elder and dependent adult abuse and neglect.
(b) In order to satisfy the coursework requirement of this section, the applicant shall submit to the board a transcript indicating completion of this coursework. In the absence of this coursework title in the transcript, the applicant shall submit a written certification from the registrar, department chair, or training director of the educational institution or program from which the applicant graduated stating that the coursework required by this section is included within the institution’s required curriculum for graduation at the time the applicant graduated, or within the coursework, that was completed by the applicant.
(c) (1) If an applicant does not have coursework pursuant to this section, the applicant may obtain evidence of compliance as part of their applied experience in a practicum, internship, or formal postdoctoral placement that meets the requirement of Section 2911, or other qualifying supervised professional experience.
(2) To satisfy the applied experience requirement of this section, the applicant shall submit to the board a written certification from the director of training for the program or primary supervisor where the qualifying experience occurred stating that the training required by this section is included within the applied experience.
(d) If an applicant does not meet the curriculum or coursework requirement pursuant to this section, the applicant may obtain evidence of compliance by taking a continuing education course that meets the requirements of subdivision (d) or (e) of Section 2915 and that qualifies as a learning activity category specified in paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 2915. To satisfy this requirement, the applicant shall submit to the board a certification of completion.
(e) A written certification made or submitted pursuant to this section shall be done under penalty of perjury.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 510, Sec. 54. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2916.

2916. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any of the provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without such invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1677.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2918.

2918. The confidential relations and communications between psychologist and client shall be privileged as provided by Article 7 (commencing with Section 1010) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence Code.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 757.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2919.

2919. A licensed psychologist shall retain a patient’s health service records for a minimum of seven years from the patient’s discharge date. If the patient is a minor, the patient’s health service records shall be retained for a minimum of seven years from the date the patient reaches 18 years of age.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 89, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2920.

2920. (a) The Board of Psychology shall enforce and administer this chapter. The board shall consist of nine members, four of whom shall be public members.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
(c) 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. 647, Sec. 12. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2920.1.

2920.1. Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board of Psychology 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.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 107, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2921.

2921. Each member of the board shall hold office for a term of four years, and shall serve until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor or until one year shall have elapsed since the expiration of the term for which he or she was appointed, whichever first occurs. No member may serve for more than two consecutive terms.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2922.

2922. In appointing the members of the board, except the public members, the Governor shall use his or her judgment to select psychologists who represent, as widely as possible, the varied professional interests of psychologists in California.
The Governor shall appoint two of the public members and the five licensed members of the board qualified as provided in Section 2923. The Senate Rules Committee and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a public member, and their initial appointment shall be made to fill, respectively, the first and second public member vacancies which occur on or after January 1, 1983.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 589, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2923.

2923. Each member of the board shall have all of the following qualifications:
(a) He or she shall be a resident of this state.
(b) Each member appointed, except the public members shall be a licensed psychologist.
The public members shall not be licentiates of the board or of any board under this division or of any board referred to in the Chiropractic Act or the Osteopathic Act.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2924.

2924. The Governor has power to remove from office any member of the board for neglect of any duty required by this chapter, for incompetency, or for unprofessional conduct.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2925.

2925. The board shall elect annually a president and vice president from among its members.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 589, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2926.

2926. The board shall hold at least one regular meeting each year. Additional meetings may be held upon call of the chairman or at the written request of any two members of the board.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2927.

2927. Five members of the board shall at all times constitute a quorum.
(Added by renumbering Section 2932 by Stats. 1994, Ch. 26, Sec. 69. Effective March 30, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2927.5.

2927.5. Notice of each regular meeting of the board shall be given in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 26, Sec. 66. Effective March 30, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2929.

2929. The board shall adopt a seal, which shall be affixed to all licenses issued by the board.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2930.

2930. The board shall from time to time adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate this chapter. In adopting rules and regulations the board shall comply with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 14.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2931.

2931. The board shall examine and pass upon the qualifications of the applicants for a license as provided by this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 15.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2933.

2933. (a) Except as provided by Section 159.5, the board shall employ and shall make available to the board within the limits of the funds received by the board all personnel necessary to carry out this chapter. The board may employ, exempt from the State Civil Service Act, an executive officer to the Board of Psychology. The board shall make all expenditures to carry out this chapter. The board may accept contributions to effectuate the purposes of 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. 647, Sec. 13. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2934.

2934. Notwithstanding Section 112, the board may issue, biennially, a current geographical directory of licensed psychologists. The directory may be sent to licensees and to other interested parties at cost.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 18.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2934.1.

2934.1. (a) The board may post on its Internet Web site the following information on the current status of the license for all current and former licensees:
(1) Whether or not the licensee has a record of a disciplinary action.
(2) Any of the following enforcement actions or proceedings against the licensee:
(A) Temporary restraining orders.
(B) Interim suspension orders.
(C) Revocations, suspensions, probations, or limitations on practice ordered by the board or by a court with jurisdiction in the state, including those made part of a probationary order, cease practice order, or stipulated agreement.
(D) Accusations filed by the board, including those accusations that are on appeal, excluding ones that have been dismissed or withdrawn where the action is no longer pending.
(E) Citations issued by the board. Unless withdrawn, citations shall be posted for five years from the date of issuance.
(b) The board may also post on its Internet Web site all of the following historical information in its possession, custody, or control regarding all current and former licensees:
(1) Institutions that awarded the qualifying educational degree and type of degree awarded.
(2) A link to the licensee’s professional Internet Web site. Any link that provides access to a licensee’s professional Internet Web site, once clicked, shall be accompanied by a notification that informs the Internet Web site viewer that they are no longer on the board’s Internet Web site.
(c) The board may also post other information designated by the board in regulation.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 484, Sec. 9. (SB 1193) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2936.

2936. The board shall adopt a program of consumer and professional education in matters relevant to the ethical practice of psychology. The board shall establish as its standards of ethical conduct relating to the practice of psychology, the “Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct” published by the American Psychological Association (APA). Those standards shall be applied by the board as the accepted standard of care in all licensing examination development and in all board enforcement policies and disciplinary case evaluations.
To facilitate consumers in receiving appropriate psychological services, all licensees and registrants shall be required to post, in a conspicuous location in their principal psychological business office, a notice which reads as follows:
“NOTICE TO CONSUMERS: The Department of Consumer Affair’s Board of Psychology receives and responds to questions and complaints regarding the practice of psychology. If you have questions or complaints, you may contact the board by email at bopmail@dca.ca.gov, on the Internet at www.psychology.ca.gov, by calling 1-866-503-3221, or by writing to the following address:
Board of Psychology
1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite –215
Sacramento, California 95834”
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 316, Sec. 10. (SB 1466) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 3 - License › Section 2940.

2940. To obtain a license from the board, an applicant shall submit any applications and pay any applicable fees as prescribed in Section 2987. These fees shall not be refunded by the board.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 456, Sec. 60. (SB 786) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 3 - License › Section 2941.

2941. (a) Each applicant for licensure as a psychologist shall take and pass any examination required by the board. An applicant may be examined for knowledge in any theoretical or applied fields of psychology, as well as professional skills and judgment in the use of psychological techniques and methods and the ethical practice of psychology, as the board deems appropriate.
(b) Each applicant shall pay any applicable examination fees as prescribed in Section 2987. These fees shall not be refunded by the board.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 456, Sec. 62. (SB 786) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 3 - License › Section 2942.

2942. The board may examine by written or computer-assisted examination or by both. All aspects of the examination shall be in compliance with Section 139. The examination shall be available for administration at least twice a year at the time and place and under supervision as the board may determine. The passing grades for the examinations shall be established by the board in regulations and shall be based on psychometrically sound principles of establishing minimum qualifications and levels of competency.
The board may utilize examinations for a psychologist’s license under a uniform examination system, and for that purpose the board may make arrangements with organizations to supply and administer examination materials.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 14. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 3 - License › Section 2943.

2943. The board may examine for knowledge in whatever theoretical or applied fields in psychology as it deems appropriate. It may examine the candidate with regard to his or her professional skills and his or her judgment in the utilization of psychological techniques and methods.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 24.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 3 - License › Section 2946.

2946. (a) The board shall grant a license to any person who passes the board’s supplemental licensing examination and, at the time of application, has been licensed for at least two years by a psychology licensing authority in another state or territory of the United States or Canadian province if the requirements for obtaining a certificate or license to practice psychology in that state, territory, or province were substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter.
(b) A psychologist certified or licensed in another state, territory, or province who has applied to the board for a license in this state may perform activities and services of a psychological nature without a valid California license for a period not to exceed 180 calendar days from the time of submitting their application or from the commencement of residency in this state, whichever first occurs.
(c) A psychologist certified or licensed in another state or province who is married to, or in a domestic partnership or other legal union with, an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States and who has made application to the board for a license in this state may perform activities and services of a psychological nature without a valid license for a period not to exceed twelve months from the time of submitting their application or from the commencement of residency in this state, whichever first occurs.
(d) The board at its discretion may waive the examinations when in the judgment of the board the applicant has already demonstrated competence in areas covered by the examinations. The board at its discretion may waive the examinations for diplomates of the American Board of Professional Psychology. An applicant shall take and pass the required examinations unless waived by the board pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 693, Sec. 5.5. (AB 107) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 3 - License › Section 2948.

2948. The board shall issue a license to all applicants who meet the requirements of this chapter and who pay to the board the initial license fee provided in Section 2987.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 3 - License › Section 2949.

2949. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to public meetings, a committee of the board formed to address issues relating to licensure, and to which the board delegates authority to consider and decide requests from an applicant or licensee pertaining to their qualifications for licensure, may convene in closed session to consider and decide a request from an applicant or licensee for either of the following:
(1) An extension of time to gain supervised professional experience to meet the experience requirements for licensure.
(2) An extension of time to hold a psychological associate registration beyond the maximum period otherwise allowed pursuant to regulations.
(b) The committee shall only convene in closed session to the extent that it is necessary to protect the privacy of the applicant or licensee.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 17. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 3.5 - Research Psychoanalysts › Section 2950.

2950. (a) Graduates of the Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute, the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute, the San Diego Psychoanalytic Center, or institutes deemed equivalent by the board who have completed clinical training in psychoanalysis may engage in psychoanalysis as an adjunct to teaching, training, or research and hold themselves out to the public as psychoanalysts, and students in those institutes may engage in psychoanalysis under supervision, if the students and graduates do not hold themselves out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words “psychological,” “psychologist,” “psychology,” “psychometrists,” “psychometrics,” or “psychometry,” or that they do not state or imply that they are licensed to practice psychology.
(b) Those students and graduates seeking to engage in psychoanalysis under this article shall register with the board, presenting evidence of their student or graduate status. The board may suspend or revoke the exemption of those persons for unprofessional conduct as defined in Sections 726, 2960, 2960.6, 2969, and 2996.
(c) Each application for registration as a research psychoanalyst or student research psychoanalyst shall be made upon an online electronic form, or other form, provided by the board, and each application form shall contain a legal verification by the applicant certifying under penalty of perjury that the information provided by the applicant is true and correct and that any information in supporting documents provided by the applicant is true and correct.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 294, Sec. 30. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative January 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 2954.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 3.5 - Research Psychoanalysts › Section 2951.

2951. (a) The use of any controlled substance or the use of any of the dangerous drugs specified in Section 4022, or of alcoholic beverages, to the extent, or in such a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to the registrant, or to any other person or to the public, or to the extent that this use impairs the ability of the registrant to practice safely or more than one misdemeanor or any felony conviction involving the use, consumption, or self-administration of any of the substances referred to in this section, or any combination thereof, constitutes unprofessional conduct. The record of the conviction is conclusive evidence of this unprofessional conduct.
(b) A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this section. The board may order discipline of the registrant in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 2960) or may order the denial of the registration 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 imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing this person to withdraw their plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation, complaint, information, or indictment.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 294, Sec. 30. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative January 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 2954.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 3.5 - Research Psychoanalysts › Section 2952.

2952. (a) Each person to whom registration is granted under the provisions of this chapter shall pay into the Psychology Fund a fee to be fixed by the board at a sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(b) The registration shall expire after two years. The registration may be renewed biennially at a fee fixed by the board at a sum not in excess of seventy-five dollars ($75). Students seeking to renew their registration shall present to the board evidence of their continuing student status.
(c) The money in the Psychology Fund shall be used for the administration of this chapter. Any moneys within the Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California collected pursuant to Section 2529.5 as it read before the enactment of the statute that added this section, shall be deposited in the Psychology Fund.
(d) The board may employ, subject to civil service regulations, whatever additional clerical assistance is necessary for the administration of this article.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 294, Sec. 30. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative January 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 2954.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 3.5 - Research Psychoanalysts › Section 2953.

2953. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the board shall revoke the registration of any person who has been required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code for conduct that occurred on or after January 1, 2017.
(b) This section shall not apply to a person who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code solely because of a misdemeanor conviction under Section 314 of the Penal Code.
(c) This section shall not apply to a person who has been relieved under Section 290.5 of the Penal Code of their duty to register as a sex offender, or whose duty to register has otherwise been formally terminated under California law.
(d) A proceeding to revoke a registration pursuant to 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.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 294, Sec. 30. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative January 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 2954.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 3.5 - Research Psychoanalysts › Section 2954.

2954. This article shall take effect on January 1, 2025.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 294, Sec. 30. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 4 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2960.05.

2960.05. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (e), any accusation filed against a licensee pursuant to Section 11503 of the Government Code shall be filed within three years from the date the board discovers the alleged act or omission that is the basis for disciplinary action, or within seven years from the date the alleged act or omission that is the basis for disciplinary action occurred, whichever occurs first.
(b) An accusation filed against a licensee pursuant to Section 11503 of the Government Code alleging the procurement of a license by fraud or misrepresentation is not subject to the limitations set forth in subdivision (a).
(c) The limitation provided for by subdivision (a) shall be tolled for the length of time required to obtain compliance when a report required to be filed by the licensee or registrant with the board pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 800) of Chapter 1 is not filed in a timely fashion.
(d) If an alleged act or omission involves a minor, the seven-year limitations period provided for by subdivision (a) and the 10-year limitations period provided for by subdivision (e) shall be tolled until the minor reaches the age of majority.
(e) An accusation filed against a licensee pursuant to Section 11503 of the Government Code alleging sexual misconduct shall be filed within three years after the board discovers the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action, or within 10 years after the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action occurs, whichever occurs first. This subdivision shall apply to a complaint alleging sexual misconduct received by the board on and after January 1, 2002.
(f) The limitations period provided by subdivision (a) shall be tolled during any period if material evidence necessary for prosecuting or determining whether a disciplinary action would be appropriate is unavailable to the board due to an ongoing criminal investigation.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 617, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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2960.1. Notwithstanding Section 2960, any proposed decision or decision issued under this chapter in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, that contains any finding of fact that the licensee or registrant engaged in any act of sexual contact, as defined in Section 2960, shall contain an order of revocation. The revocation shall not be stayed by the administrative law judge. A proposed or issued decision that contains a finding that the licensee or registrant engaged in an act of sexual abuse, sexual behavior, or sexual misconduct, as those terms are defined in Section 2960, may contain an order of revocation.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 298, Sec. 2. (SB 401) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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2960.2. (a) A licensee shall meet the requirements set forth in subdivision (f) of Section 1031 of the Government Code prior to performing either of the following:
(1) An evaluation of a peace officer applicant’s emotional and mental condition.
(2) An evaluation of a peace officer’s fitness for duty.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2005.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 777, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004. Section operative January 1, 2005, by its own provisions.)
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2960.5. 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. The procedures set forth in Article 12.5 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1 shall apply to any denial of a license or registration pursuant to this section.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 384, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
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2960.6. The board may deny any application for, or may suspend or revoke a license or registration issued under this chapter for, any of the following:
(a) The revocation, suspension, or other disciplinary action imposed by another state or country on a license, certificate, or registration issued by that state or country to practice psychology shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action for unprofessional conduct against that licensee or registrant in this state. A certified copy of the decision or judgment of the other state or country shall be conclusive evidence of that action.
(b) The revocation, suspension, or other disciplinary action by any board established in this division, or the equivalent action of another state’s or country’s licensing agency, of the license of a healing arts practitioner shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action against that licensee or registrant under this chapter. The grounds for the action shall be substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a psychologist or psychological assistant. A certified copy of the decision or judgment shall be conclusive evidence of that action.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1275, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 4 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2961.

2961. The board may deny an application for, or issue subject to terms and conditions, or suspend or revoke, or impose probationary conditions upon, a license or registration after a hearing as provided in Section 2965.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 31.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 4 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2962.

2962. (a) A person whose license or registration has been revoked, suspended, or surrendered, or who has been placed on probation, may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of the penalty, including modification or termination of probation, after a period of not less than the following minimum periods has elapsed from the effective date of the decision ordering that disciplinary action:
(1) At least three years for reinstatement of a license revoked or surrendered.
(2) At least two years for early termination of probation of three years or more.
(3) At least two years for modification of a condition of probation.
(4) At least one year for early termination of probation of less than three years.
(b) The board may require an examination for that reinstatement.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 489, a person whose application for a license or registration has been denied by the board, for violations of Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475) of this chapter, may reapply to the board for a license or registration only after a period of three years has elapsed from the date of the denial.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 836, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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2963. A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions and duties of a psychologist or psychological assistant 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 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 allowing the person to withdraw his or her 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. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 33.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 4 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2964.

2964. Whenever the board orders a license revoked for cause, with the exception of nonpayment of fees, or restores a license, these facts shall be reported to all other state psychology licensing boards.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 34.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 4 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2964.3.

2964.3. Any person required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code, is not eligible for licensure or registration by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 589, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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2964.5. The board at its discretion may require any licensee placed on probation or whose license is suspended, to obtain additional professional training, to pass an examination upon the completion of that training, and to pay the necessary examination fee. The examination may be written or oral or both, and may include a practical or clinical examination.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1091, Sec. 5.)
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2964.6. An administrative disciplinary decision that imposes terms of probation may include, among other things, a requirement that the licensee who is being placed on probation pay the monetary costs associated with monitoring the probation.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 708, first Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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2965. The proceedings under this article shall be conducted by the board in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 35.)
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2970. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by both.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 12. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 5 - Penalties › Section 2971.

2971. Whenever any person other than a licensed psychologist has engaged in any act or practice that constitutes an offense against this chapter, the superior court of any county, on application of the board, may issue an injunction or other appropriate order restraining that conduct. Proceedings under this section shall be governed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7, Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that it shall be presumed that there is no adequate remedy at law, and that irreparable damage will occur if the continued violation is not restrained or enjoined. On the written request of the board, or on its own motion, the board may commence action in the superior court under this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 41. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 7 - Revenue › Section 2980.

2980. There is in the State Treasury the Psychology Fund. The board shall report to the Controller at the beginning of each calendar month, for the month preceding, the amount and source of all revenue received by it, pursuant to this chapter, and shall pay the entire amount thereof to the Treasurer for deposit into that fund. All revenue received by the board from fees authorized to be charged relating to the practice of psychology shall be deposited into that fund as provided in this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 42. Effective January 1, 1998.)