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2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5 - Medicine › ARTICLE 25 - Recommending Medical Cannabis › Section 2529.6.

2529.6. (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.
(e) This section shall remain in effect until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 294, Sec. 29. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2530.

2530. This act may be cited as the “Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers Licensure Act.”
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 2. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2530.1.

2530.1. The Legislature finds and declares that the practice of speech-language pathology and audiology and hearing aid dispensing in California affects the public health, safety, and welfare and there is a necessity for those professions to be subject to regulation and control.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 3. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2530.3.

2530.3. (a) A person represents themselves to be a speech-language pathologist when they hold themselves out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words “speech pathologist,” “speech pathology,” “speech therapy,” “speech correction,” “speech correctionist,” “speech therapist,” “speech clinic,” “speech clinician,” “language pathologist,” “language pathology,” “logopedics,” “logopedist,” “communicology,” “communicologist,” “aphasiologist,” “voice therapy,” “voice therapist,” “voice pathology,” or “voice pathologist,” “language therapist,” or “phoniatrist,” or any similar titles; or when they purport to treat stuttering, stammering, or other disorders of speech.
(b) A person represents themselves to be an audiologist when they hold themselves out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the terms “audiology,” “audiologist,” “audiological,” “hearing clinic,” “hearing clinician,” “hearing therapist,” or any similar titles.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 510, Sec. 3. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2530.4.

2530.4. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing a speech-language pathologist or audiologist to practice medicine, surgery, or any other form of healing, except that authorized by Section 2530.2.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 26, Sec. 33. Effective March 30, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2530.6.

2530.6. (a) Speech-language pathologists and audiologists supervising speech-language pathology or audiology aides shall register with the board the name of each aide working under their supervision.
(b) The number of aides who may be supervised by a licensee shall be determined by the board.
(c) The supervising audiologist or speech-language pathologist shall be responsible for the extent, kind, and quality of services performed by the aide, consistent with the board’s designated standards and requirements.
(d) A speech-language pathology and audiology aide registration shall expire every two years and is subject to the renewal requirements in Article 6 (commencing with Section 2535).
(e) At the time of registration renewal, the speech-language pathologist or audiologist supervising the speech-language pathology or audiology aide shall update the board on the duties the aide performs while assisting the supervisor in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology, and the training program and assessment methods the supervisor is utilizing to ensure the aide’s continued competency.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. (AB 2686) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2530.7.

2530.7. (a) An applicant, registrant, or licensee who has an email address shall provide the board with that email address no later than July 1, 2023. The email address shall be considered confidential and not subject to public disclosure.
(b)  An applicant, registrant, or licensee shall provide to the board any changes to their email address no later than 30 calendar days after the changes have occurred.
(c) The board shall remind registrants and licensees of their obligation to report and keep current their email address with the board.
(d) For purposes of this section, “applicant, registrant, or licensee” means any person who applies for or holds a license, registration, or approval under this chapter, including, but not limited to, a speech-language pathologist, speech-language pathology aide, speech-language pathology assistant, audiologist, dispensing audiologist, audiology aide, or hearing aid dispenser.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 415, Sec. 5. (AB 2686) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2531.

2531. (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board in which the enforcement, administration, and other regulatory duties of this chapter are vested. The Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board shall consist of nine members, three of whom shall be public members.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, 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. 2022, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. (AB 2686) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2531.02.

2531.02. Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 4. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2531.06.

2531.06. (a) The board is vested with the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction over the licensing and regulation of hearing aid dispensers as provided under Article 8 (commencing with Section 2538.10).
(b) In the performance of the duties and the exercise of the powers vested in the board under this chapter, the board may consult with hearing aid dispenser industry representatives.
(c) For the performance of the duties and the exercise of the powers vested in the board under this chapter, the board shall have possession and control of all records, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, or other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use by the former Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau.
(d) All regulations in Division 13.3 (commencing with Section 1399.100) of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations are continued in existence under the administration of the board until repealed by regulation.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 516, Sec. 7. (SB 305) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2531.1.

2531.1. (a) Each member of the board shall hold office for a term of four years, and shall serve until the appointment and qualification of that member’s successor or until one year has elapsed since the expiration of the term for which the member was appointed, whichever first occurs. No member may serve for more than two consecutive terms.
(b) Notwithstanding the four-year terms set by subdivision (a), commencing on November 30, 2004, members appointed to the board shall serve the terms set forth below. Each of these terms shall count as a full term for purposes of subdivision (a).
(1) The two public members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly, respectively, shall each serve a term of one year.
(2) One licensed speech-language pathologist and one licensed audiologist, as designated by the appointing authority, shall each serve a term of two years.
(3) One licensed speech-language pathologist and one licensed audiologist, as designated by the appointing authority, and the public member who is a licensed physician and surgeon, board certified in otolaryngology, shall each serve a term of three years.
(4) One licensed speech-language pathologist and one licensed audiologist, as designated by the appointing authority, shall each serve a term of four years.
(c) Upon completion of each of the terms described in subdivision (b), a succeeding member shall be appointed to the board for a term of four years.
(d) Each appointing authority shall have the power to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that appointing authority.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. (AB 2686) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2531.2.

2531.2. The membership of the board shall include two licensed speech-language pathologists, two licensed audiologists, one of whom shall be an audiologist that dispenses hearing aids, two licensed hearing aid dispensers, and three public members one of whom is a licensed physician and surgeon, board certified in otolaryngology, and the remaining two public members who 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.
The Governor shall appoint the physician and surgeon member and the other six licensed members qualified as provided in this section. The initial appointments of the licensed hearing aid dispenser members shall be made to fill the first licensed audiologist member vacancy and the first licensed speech-language pathologist member vacancy that occurs on or after January 1, 2010. The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a public member.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 309, Sec. 9. (AB 1535) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2531.3.

2531.3. The board shall examine every applicant for a speech-language pathology license or an audiology license at the time and place designated by the board in its discretion, but at least once in each year; and for that purpose may appoint qualified persons to give the whole or any portion of the examination, who shall be designated as commissioners on examination. A commissioner on examination need not be a member of the board, but shall be subject to the same rules and regulations and shall be entitled to the same fee as if he or she were a member of the board.
The board shall perform all examination functions, including but not limited to, participation in uniform examination systems.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2531.4.

2531.4. The board shall have full authority to investigate and to evaluate each and every applicant applying for a license to practice speech-language pathology or a license to practice audiology and to determine the admission of the applicant to the examination, if administered by the board, or to issue a license, in conformance with the provisions of, and qualifications required by, this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2531.5.

2531.5. The board shall issue, suspend, and revoke licenses and approvals to practice speech-language pathology and audiology as authorized by this chapter.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2531.6.

2531.6. 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. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2531.7.

2531.7. The board shall elect annually a chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members. The board shall hold at least one regular meeting each year. Additional meetings may be held upon call of the chairperson or at the written request of any two members of the board.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2531.75.

2531.75. (a) The board may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive officer. The executive officer shall exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested in them by this chapter.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. (AB 2686) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2531.8.

2531.8. Five members of the board shall at all times constitute a quorum.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2531.9.

2531.9. Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 2531.95.

2531.95. The board shall from time to time adopt the regulations that may be necessary to effectuate this chapter. In adopting 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. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 3 - Licenses › Section 2532.

2532. No person shall engage in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology or represent themselves as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist unless they are licensed in accordance with this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 510, Sec. 4. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 3 - Licenses › Section 2532.1.

2532.1. (a) Each person desiring to obtain a license shall make application to the board, upon a form as prescribed by the board.
(b) A separate license shall be granted in both speech-language pathology and audiology. An applicant may be granted both licenses upon successful completion of the requirements for both licenses.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 3 - Licenses › Section 2532.2.

2532.2. Except as required by Section 2532.25, to be eligible for licensure by the board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, the applicant shall possess all of the following qualifications:
(a) Possess at least a master’s degree in speech-language pathology or audiology from an educational institution approved by the board or qualifications deemed equivalent by the board.
(b) (1) Submit evidence of the satisfactory completion of supervised clinical practice with individuals representative of a wide spectrum of ages and communication disorders. The board shall establish by regulation the required number of clock hours, not to exceed 375 clock hours, of supervised clinical practice necessary for the applicant.
(2) The clinical practice shall be under the direction of an educational institution approved by the board.
(c) Submit evidence of no less than 36 weeks of satisfactorily completed supervised professional full-time experience or 72 weeks of professional part-time experience obtained under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist or a speech-language pathologist or audiologist having qualifications deemed equivalent by the board. This experience shall be evaluated and approved by the board. The required professional experience shall follow completion of the requirements listed in subdivisions (a) and (b). Full time is defined as at least 36 weeks in a calendar year and a minimum of 30 hours per week. Part time is defined as a minimum of 72 weeks and a minimum of 15 hours per week.
(d) (1) Pass an examination or examinations approved by the board. The board shall determine the subject matter and scope of the examinations and may waive the examination upon evidence that the applicant has successfully completed an examination approved by the board. Written examinations may be supplemented by oral examinations as the board shall determine. An applicant who fails his or her examination may be reexamined at a subsequent examination upon payment of the reexamination fee required by this chapter.
(2) A speech-language pathologist or audiologist who holds a license from another state or territory of the United States or who holds equivalent qualifications as determined by the board and who has completed no less than one year of full-time continuous employment as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist within the past three years is exempt from the supervised professional experience in subdivision (c).
(e) As applied to licensure as an audiologist, this section shall apply to applicants who graduated from an approved educational institution on or before December 31, 2007.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 316, Sec. 7. (SB 1466) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 3 - Licenses › Section 2532.25.

2532.25. (a) An applicant seeking licensure as an audiologist shall possess a doctorate in audiology earned from an educational institution approved by the board. The board may, in its discretion, accept qualifications it deems to be equivalent to a doctoral degree in audiology. The board shall not, however, accept as equivalent qualifications graduation from a master’s program that the applicant was enrolled in on or after January 1, 2008.
(b) In addition to meeting the qualifications specified in subdivision (a), an applicant seeking licensure as an audiologist shall do all of the following:
(1) Submit evidence of the satisfactory completion of supervised clinical practice with individuals representative of a wide spectrum of ages and audiological disorders. The board shall establish by regulation the required number of clock hours of supervised clinical practice necessary for the applicant. The clinical practice shall be under the direction of an audiology doctoral program at an educational institution approved by the board.
(2) Submit evidence of no less than 12 months of satisfactorily completed supervised professional full-time experience or its part-time equivalent obtained under the supervision of a licensed audiologist or an audiologist having qualifications deemed equivalent by the board. This experience shall be completed under the direction of an audiology doctoral program at an educational institution approved by the board.
(3) Pass an examination or examinations approved by the board. The board shall determine the subject matter and scope of the examination or examinations and may waive an examination upon evidence that the applicant has successfully completed an examination approved by the board. Written examinations may be supplemented by oral examinations as the board shall determine. An applicant who fails an examination may be reexamined at a subsequent examination upon payment of the reexamination fee required by this chapter.
(c) This section shall apply to applicants who graduate from an approved educational institution on and after January 1, 2008.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 415, Sec. 10. (AB 2686) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 3 - Licenses › Section 2532.3.

2532.3. (a) Upon approval of an application filed pursuant to Section 2532.1, and upon the payment of the fee prescribed by subdivision (i) of Section 2534.2, the board may issue a temporary license for a period of six months from the date of issuance to a speech-language pathologist or audiologist who holds an unrestricted license from another state or territory of the United States or who holds equivalent qualifications as determined by the board and has made application to the board for a license in this state.
(b) A temporary license shall terminate upon notice thereof by certified mail, return receipt requested, if it is issued by mistake or if the application for permanent licensure is denied.
(c) Upon written application, the board may reissue a temporary license to any person who has applied for a regular renewable license pursuant to Section 2532.1, and who, in the judgment of the board, has been excusably delayed in completing his or her application or the minimum requirements for a regular license. The board may not reissue a temporary license more than twice to any one person.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 655, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 3 - Licenses › Section 2532.4.

2532.4. (a) The board may direct applicants to be examined for knowledge in whatever theoretical or applied fields in speech-language pathology or audiology it deems appropriate. It may examine the applicant with regard to his or her professional skills and his or her judgment in the utilization of speech-language pathology or audiology techniques and methods.
(b) The examination may be written or oral or both. The examination shall be given at least once a year at the time and place and under such supervision as the board may determine. The board shall determine what shall constitute a passing grade.
(c) The board shall keep an accurate recording of any oral examination and keep the recordings as well as any written examination as part of its records for at least two years following the date of examination.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 3 - Licenses › Section 2532.5.

2532.5. Every person holding a license under this chapter shall display it conspicuously in their primary place of practice.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 510, Sec. 5. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 3 - Licenses › Section 2532.7.

2532.7. (a) Upon approval of an application filed pursuant to Section 2532.1, and upon payment of the fee prescribed by Section 2534.2, the board may issue a required professional experience (RPE) temporary license for a period to be determined by the board to an applicant who is obtaining the required professional experience specified in subdivision (c) of Section 2532.2 or paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2532.25.
(b) Effective July 1, 2003, no person shall obtain the required professional experience for licensure in either an exempt or nonexempt setting, as defined in Section 2530.5, unless he or she is licensed in accordance with this section or is completing the final clinical externship of a board-approved audiology doctoral training program in accordance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2532.25 in another state.
(c) A person who obtains an RPE temporary license outside the State of California shall not be required to hold a temporary license issued pursuant to subdivision (a) if the person is completing the final clinical externship of an audiology doctoral training program in accordance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2532.25.
(d) Any experience obtained in violation of this act shall not be approved by the board.
(e) An RPE temporary license shall terminate upon notice thereof by certified mail, return receipt requested, if it is issued by mistake or if the application for permanent licensure is denied.
(f) Upon written application, the board may reissue an RPE temporary license for a period to be determined by the board to an applicant who is obtaining the required professional experience specified in subdivision (c) of Section 2532.2 or paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2532.25.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 316, Sec. 8. (SB 1466) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 3 - Licenses › Section 2532.8.

2532.8. (a) The board shall, until January 1, 2027, deem a person who holds a valid Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Council for Clinical Certification to have met the educational and experience requirements set forth for speech-language pathologists in Section 2532.2.
(b) The board shall, until January 1, 2027, deem a person who holds either a valid Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Council for Clinical Certification or a valid American Board of Audiology certificate issued by the American Academy of Audiology to have met the educational and experience requirements set forth for audiologists in Section 2532.2 and 2532.25.
(c) If an applicant qualifying for licensure under this section has obtained any equivalent qualifications in violation of the laws and regulations governing the practices of speech-language pathology or audiology or has not met the requirements for licensure, the applicant shall correct the deficiency to qualify for licensure. If the deficiency is not cured within one year from the date of the deficiency notice, the application for licensure is deemed abandoned.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 415, Sec. 11. (AB 2686) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 4 - Denial, Suspension, Revocation, and Probation › Section 2533.1.

2533.1. 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 speech-language pathologist, audiologist, or hearing aid dispenser is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The board may order a licensee be disciplined or denied a license as provided in Section 2533 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, 1203.4a, or 1203.41 of the Penal Code allowing the 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, information, or indictment.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 415, Sec. 14. (AB 2686) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 4 - Denial, Suspension, Revocation, and Probation › Section 2533.2.

2533.2. Proceedings under this article 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.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 746, Sec. 14.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 4 - Denial, Suspension, Revocation, and Probation › Section 2533.3.

2533.3. Except as provided in Section 2538.42, 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 one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 7. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 4 - Denial, Suspension, Revocation, and Probation › Section 2533.4.

2533.4. Whenever a person other than a licensed speech-language pathologist, audiologist, or hearing aid dispenser has engaged in an act or practice which constitutes an offense under this chapter, a superior court of any county, on application of the board, may issue an injunction or other appropriate order restraining the conduct. Proceedings under this section shall be governed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The board may commence action in the superior court under this section on its own motion.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 415, Sec. 15. (AB 2686) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 4 - Denial, Suspension, Revocation, and Probation › Section 2533.5.

2533.5. (a) The board may prosecute a person for a violation of this chapter.
(b) The board shall hear and decide a matter, including, but not limited to, a contested case or a petition for reinstatement or modification of probation, or may assign the matter to an administrative law judge in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a hearing 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 renumbering Section 2538.19 by Stats. 2017, Ch. 454, Sec. 8. (AB 1706) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 5 - Revenue › Section 2534.

2534. There is in the State Treasury the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund. The board shall report to the Controller at the beginning of each month for the month preceding the amount and source of all revenue received by it pursuant to this chapter and shall pay the entire amount thereof to the Treasurer for deposit in the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund. All money in the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 454, Sec. 7. (AB 1706) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 5 - Revenue › Section 2534.1.

2534.1. The board shall keep records that will reasonably ensure that funds expended in the administration of each licensing or registration category shall bear a reasonable relation to the revenue derived from each category.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 5 - Revenue › Section 2534.2.

2534.2. The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter is that established by the following schedule:
(a) (1) The application fee and renewal fee for speech-language pathologists and nondispensing audiologists shall be established by the board in an amount that does not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) but is sufficient to support the functions of the board that relate to the functions authorized by this chapter, excluding Article 9 (commencing with Section 2539.1).
(2) The application fee and renewal fee for dispensing audiologists shall be established by the board in an amount that does not exceed two hundred eighty dollars ($280) but is sufficient to support the functions of the board that relate to the functions authorized by this chapter.
(b) The delinquency fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).
(c) The reexamination fee shall be established by the board in an amount that does not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75).
(d) The registration fee and renewal fee of an aide shall be established by the board in an amount that does not exceed thirty dollars ($30).
(e) A fee to be set by the board of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) shall be charged for each application for approval as a speech-language pathology assistant.
(f) A fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) shall be charged for the issuance of and for the renewal of each approval as a speech-language pathology assistant, unless a lower fee is established by the board.
(g) The duplicate wall certificate fee is twenty-five dollars ($25).
(h) The duplicate renewal receipt fee is twenty-five dollars ($25).
(i) The application fee and renewal fee for a temporary license is thirty dollars ($30).
(j) The fee for issuance of a license status and history certification letter shall be established by the board in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 415, Sec. 17. (AB 2686) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 6 - Licensing and Registration › Section 2535.

2535. (a) All licenses issued as of January 1, 1992, shall expire at 12 a.m. of the last date of the birth month of the licensee during the second year of a two-year term if not renewed.
(b) All licenses issued under this chapter, except those licenses issued pursuant to subdivision (a), shall expire at 12 a.m. of the last date of the birth month of the licensee during the second year of a two-year term, if not renewed.
(c) To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, on or before the date of expiration of the license, apply for renewal on a form provided by the board, accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 6 - Licensing and Registration › Section 2535.2.

2535.2. Except as provided in Section 2535.3, a license that has expired may be renewed at any time within five years after its expiration upon filing of an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the license is not renewed on or before its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the prescribed delinquency fee. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which all renewal fees are paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the expiration date provided in Section 2535, after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire and become invalid if it is not again renewed.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 435, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 6 - Licensing and Registration › Section 2535.4.

2535.4. A person who fails to renew their license within the five years after its expiration may not renew it, and it may not be restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter, but that person may apply for and obtain a new license if they meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Have not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475).
(b) Take and pass the examination or examinations, if any, that would be required of them if an initial application for licensure was being made, or otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the board that, with due regard for the public interest, they are qualified to practice as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, as the case may be.
(c) Pays all of the fees that would be required if an initial application for licensure was being made. In addition, the board may charge the applicant a fee to cover the actual costs of any examination that it may administer.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 510, Sec. 6. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 7 - Speech-Language Pathology Corporations and Audiology Corporations › Section 2536.

2536. A speech-language pathology corporation or an audiology corporation is a corporation which is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, so long as that corporation and its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees rendering professional services who are speech-language pathologists or audiologists are in compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, this article, and all other statutes and regulations now or hereafter enacted or adopted pertaining to the corporation and the conduct of its affairs.
With respect to a speech-language pathology corporation or an audiology corporation, the governmental agency referred to in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act is the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 7 - Speech-Language Pathology Corporations and Audiology Corporations › Section 2537.

2537. It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed under this chapter to violate, attempt to violate, directly or indirectly, or assist in or abet the violation of, or conspire to violate, any provision or term of this article, the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, or any regulations duly adopted under those laws.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1314, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 7 - Speech-Language Pathology Corporations and Audiology Corporations › Section 2537.1.

2537.1. A speech-language pathology corporation or an audiology corporation shall not do or fail to do any act that the doing or failing to do would constitute unprofessional conduct under any statute or regulation now or hereafter in effect. In the conduct of its practice, it shall observe and be bound by those statutes and regulations to the same extent as a person holding a license under this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 26, Sec. 39. Effective March 30, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 7 - Speech-Language Pathology Corporations and Audiology Corporations › Section 2537.2.

2537.2. Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of the Corporations Code, each shareholder, director and officer of a speech-language pathology corporation or an audiology corporation, except an assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer, shall be a licensed person as defined in Section 13401.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 26, Sec. 40. Effective March 30, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 7 - Speech-Language Pathology Corporations and Audiology Corporations › Section 2537.3.

2537.3. The income of a speech-language pathology corporation or an audiology corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, shall not in any manner accrue to the benefit of that shareholder or their share in the speech-language pathology or audiology corporation.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 510, Sec. 7. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 7 - Speech-Language Pathology Corporations and Audiology Corporations › Section 2537.4.

2537.4. (a) The name of a speech-language pathology corporation under which it may render professional services shall include one of the words specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2530.3 and the word “corporation” or wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence.
(b) The name of an audiology corporation under which it may render professional services shall include one of the words specified in subdivision (b) of Section 2530.3 and the word “corporation” or wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence.
(Added by renumbering Section 2538 by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1058, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 7 - Speech-Language Pathology Corporations and Audiology Corporations › Section 2537.5.

2537.5. The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article, and the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, including regulations requiring any of the following:
(a) That the bylaws of a speech-language pathology corporation or an audiology corporation shall include a provision whereby the capital stock of the corporation owned by a disqualified person as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, or by the estate of a deceased person shall be sold to the corporation or to the remaining shareholders of the corporation within that time as the regulations may provide.
(b) That a speech-language pathology corporation or an audiology corporation shall provide adequate security by insurance or otherwise for claims against it by its patients arising out of the rendering of professional services.
(Added by renumbering Section 2539 by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1058, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers › ARTICLE 7.5 - Speech-Language Pathology Assistant › Section 2538.

2538. A person seeking approval as a speech-language pathology assistant shall make application to the board for that approval.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1058, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1999.)