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2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 7 - Revenue › Section 2981.

2981. The money in the Psychology Fund shall be used for the administration of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 74, Sec. 9. Effective July 19, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 7 - Revenue › Section 2982.

2982. (a) All licenses expire and become invalid at 12 midnight on the last day of February, 1980, and thereafter shall expire at 12 midnight of the last date of the two-year period from the date the license was issued.
(b) To renew an unexpired license, the licensee, on or before the date on which it would otherwise expire, shall apply for renewal on a form provided by the board, accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 336, Sec. 1. (AB 773) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 7 - Revenue › Section 2983.

2983. Every person to whom a license is issued shall, as a condition precedent to its issuance, and in addition to any application, examination or other fee, pay the prescribed initial license fee.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 658, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 7 - Revenue › Section 2984.

2984. Except as provided in Section 2985, a license that has expired may be renewed at any time within three years after its expiration on 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 renewed after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the prescribed delinquency fee, if any. 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, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the expiration date provided in Section 2982 which next occurs 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. 8. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 7 - Revenue › Section 2985.

2985. A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended, and until it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity, or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which the license was suspended.
A license revoked on disciplinary grounds is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition to reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last preceding regular renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated, plus the delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its revocation.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1677.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 7 - Revenue › Section 2986.

2986. A person who fails to renew his or her license within the three 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 he or she meets the requirements of this chapter provided that he or she:
(a) Has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure.
(b) Establishes to the satisfaction of the board that with due regard for the public interest, he or she is qualified to practice psychology.
(c) Pays all of the fees that would be required if application for licensure was being made for the first time.
The board may provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of an examination fee in those cases in which a license is issued without examination pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 26, Sec. 81. Effective March 30, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 7 - Revenue › Section 2987.

2987. The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be determined by the board, and shall be as follows:
(a) The application fee for a psychologist shall be two hundred thirty-six dollars ($236).
(b) The examination and reexamination fees for the examinations shall be the actual cost to the board of developing, purchasing, and grading of each examination, plus the actual cost to the board of administering each examination.
(c) The application fee for the California Psychology Law and Ethics Examination (CPLEE) shall be one hundred twenty-seven dollars ($127).
(d) The initial license fee for a psychologist shall be two hundred thirty-one dollars ($231).
(e) The biennial renewal fee for a psychologist shall be seven hundred ninety-five dollars ($795). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100).
(f) The application fee for registration as a registered psychological associate under Section 2913 shall be four hundred twenty-four dollars ($424).
(g) The annual renewal fee for registration of a psychological associate shall be two hundred twenty-four dollars ($224). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of four hundred dollars ($400).
(h) The duplicate license or registration fee is five dollars ($5).
(i) The delinquency fee is 50 percent of the renewal fee for each license type, not to exceed three hundred ninety-seven dollars and fifty cents ($397.50).
(j) The endorsement fee is five dollars ($5).
(k) The file transfer fee is ten dollars ($10).
(l) The registration fee for a psychological testing technician shall be seventy-five dollars ($75).
(m) The annual renewal fee for a psychological testing technician is seventy-five dollars ($75).
(n) The fee for Fingerprint Hard Card Processing for Out of State Applicants shall be one hundred eighty-four dollars ($184). Applicants shall also pay the actual cost to the board of processing the fingerprint hard card with the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(o) The fee for a psychological associate to add or change their supervisor shall be two hundred ten dollars ($210). The fee shall be the actual cost to the board of processing the addition or change.
(p) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may reduce any fee prescribed by this section, when, in its discretion, the board deems it administratively appropriate.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 723, Sec. 2. (SB 816) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 7 - Revenue › Section 2987.2.

2987.2. (a) In addition to the fees charged pursuant to Section 2987 for the biennial renewal of a license, the board shall collect an additional fee of twenty dollars ($20) at the time of renewal. The board shall transfer this amount to the Controller who shall deposit the funds in the Mental Health Practitioner Education Fund.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.
(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 557, Sec. 2. (AB 1188) Effective October 7, 2017. Section operative July 1, 2018, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 7 - Revenue › Section 2987.5.

2987.5. Every person licensed under this chapter is exempt from the payment of the renewal fee in any one of the following instances:
While engaged in full-time active service in the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines, or in the United States Public Health Service, or while a volunteer in the Peace Corps or Vista.
Every person exempted from the payment of the renewal fee by this section shall not engage in any private practice and shall become liable for the fee for the current renewal period upon the completion of his or her period of full-time active service and shall have a period of 60 days after becoming liable within which to pay the fee before the delinquency fee becomes applicable. Any person who completes his or her period of full-time active service within 60 days of the end of a renewal period is exempt from the payment of the renewal fee for that period.
The time spent in that full-time active service or full-time training and active service shall not be included in the computation of the three-year period for renewal of a license provided in Section 2986.
The exemption provided by this section shall not be applicable if the person engages in any practice for compensation other than full-time service in the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines or in the United States Public Health Service or the Peace Corps or Vista.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 829, Sec. 71. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 7 - Revenue › Section 2988.

2988. A licensed psychologist who for reasons, including, but not limited to, retirement, ill health, or absence from the state, is not engaged in the practice of psychology, may apply to the board to request that their license be placed on an inactive status. A licensed psychologist who holds an inactive license shall pay a biennial renewal fee, fixed by the board, of two hundred twenty-one dollars ($221). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of four hundred dollars ($400). A psychologist holding an inactive license shall be exempt from continuing education requirements specified in Section 2915, but shall otherwise be subject to this chapter and shall not engage in the practice of psychology in this state. Licensees on inactive status who have not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure and have completed the continuing education requirements specified in Section 2915 may, upon their request, have their license to practice psychology placed on active status.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 723, Sec. 3. (SB 816) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 7 - Revenue › Section 2988.5.

2988.5. (a) The board may issue, upon an application prescribed by the board and payment of a fee not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75), a retired license to a psychologist who holds a current license issued by the board, or one capable of being renewed, and whose license is not suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted by the board or subject to discipline under this chapter.
(b) The holder of a retired license issued pursuant to this section shall not engage in any activity for which an active license is required. A psychologist holding a retired license shall be permitted to use the title “psychologist, retired” or “retired psychologist.” The designation of retired shall not be abbreviated in any way.
(c) A retired license shall not be subject to renewal.
(d) The holder of a retired license may apply to obtain an active status license as follows:
(1) If that retired license was issued less than three years prior to the application date, the applicant shall meet all of the following requirements:
(A) Has not committed an act or crime constituting grounds for denial or discipline of a license.
(B) Pays the renewal fee required by this chapter.
(C) Completes the continuing professional development required for the renewal of a license within two years of the date of application for restoration.
(D) Complies with the fingerprint submission requirements established by the board.
(2) Where the applicant has held a retired license for three or more years, the applicant shall do all of the following:
(A) Submit a complete application for a new license.
(B) Take and pass the California Psychology Law and Ethics Examination.
(C) Pay all fees required to obtain a new license.
(D) Comply with the fingerprint submission requirements established by the board.
(E) Be deemed to have met the educational and experience requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 2914.
(F) Establish that he or she has not been subject to denial or discipline of a license.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 484, Sec. 11. (SB 1193) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 7 - Revenue › Section 2988.7.

2988.7. (a) The board may, in its discretion, accept the offer of a surrender of a license. The acceptance of the offer of a surrender shall be in writing.
(b) The license surrender shall be public information.
(c) The holder of the license that was surrendered pursuant to this section may petition the board for reinstatement after a period of not less than one year after the effective date of the acceptance.
(d) The reinstatement proceeding shall be conducted pursuant to Section 2965.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 20. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 7 - Revenue › Section 2989.

2989. The fees in this article shall be fixed by the board and shall be set forth with the regulations which are duly adopted under this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 44.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations › Section 2995.

2995. A psychological corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, so long as that corporation and its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees rendering professional services who are psychologists, podiatrists, registered nurses, optometrists, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional clinical counselors, licensed clinical social workers, chiropractors, acupuncturists, or physicians are in compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, this article, and all other statutes and regulations now or hereafter enacted or adopted pertaining to that corporation and the conduct of its affairs.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 389, Sec. 2. (AB 2296) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations › Section 2996.

2996. It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed under this chapter to violate, attempt to violate, directly or indirectly, or assist in or abet the violation of, or conspire to violate, any provision or term of this article, the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, or any regulations duly adopted under those laws.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1314, Sec. 15.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations › Section 2996.1.

2996.1. A psychological corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to do which would constitute unprofessional conduct under any statute or regulation now or hereafter in effect. In the conduct of its practice, it shall observe and be bound by such statutes and regulations to the same extent as a person licensed under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1314, Sec. 15.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations › Section 2996.2.

2996.2. The income of a psychological corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, shall not in any manner accrue to the benefit of such shareholder or his or her shares in the psychological corporation.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1314, Sec. 15.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations › Section 2997.

2997. Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of the Corporations Code, each shareholder, director and officer of a psychological corporation, except an assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer, shall be a licensed person as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1314, Sec. 15.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations › Section 2998.

2998. The name of a psychological corporation and any name or names under which it may render professional services shall contain one of the words specified in subdivision (c) of Section 2902, and wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1314, Sec. 15.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations › Section 2999.

2999. The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article, including regulations requiring (a) that the bylaws of a psychological corporation shall include a provision whereby the capital stock of that corporation owned by a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, or a deceased person, shall be sold to the corporation or to the remaining shareholders of that corporation within any time as those regulations may provide, and (b) that a psychological corporation shall provide adequate security by insurance or otherwise for claims against it by its patients or clients arising out of the rendering of professional services.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 888, Sec. 46.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 10 - Psychological Testing Technicians › Section 2999.100.

2999.100. (a) “Psychological testing technician” means an individual not otherwise authorized to provide psychological and neuropsychological testing under this chapter who is registered with the board and is authorized to perform the following functions:
(1) Administer and score standardized objective psychological and neuropsychological tests.
(2) Observe and describe clients’ test behavior and test responses.
(b) A psychological testing technician shall not perform the following functions:
(1) Select tests or versions of tests.
(2) Interpret test results.
(3) Write test reports.
(4) Provide test feedback to clients.
(c) A psychological testing technician shall only use the titles “psychological testing technician” or “neuropsychological testing technician.” A psychological testing technician shall not use the title “psychologist” or any title incorporating the word “psychologist.”
(d) Failure to comply with this section shall be grounds for disciplinary action.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 622, Sec. 1. (SB 1428) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 2999.105.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 10 - Psychological Testing Technicians › Section 2999.101.

2999.101. To register as a psychological testing technician, a person shall submit the following to the board:
(a) An application that includes the following information:
(1) The applicant’s name, identification, and contact information.
(2) The applicant’s supervisor’s name, license number, and contact information.
(3) Attestation under penalty of perjury that the information provided on the application is true and correct.
(b) Proof of completion of a bachelor’s degree or graduate degree, or proof of current enrollment in a graduate degree program, from a regionally accredited university, college, or professional school, in either of the following subjects:
(1) Psychology.
(2) Education, with the field of specialization in educational psychology, counseling psychology, or school psychology.
(c) (1) Proof of completion of a minimum of 80 hours total of education and training relating to psychological or neuropsychological test administration and scoring that includes the following:
(A) At least 20 hours of direct observation, including at least 10 hours of direct observation of a licensed psychologist administering and scoring tests, and at least 10 hours of direct observation of either a licensed psychologist or registered psychological testing technician administering and scoring tests.
(B) At least 40 hours of administering and scoring tests in the presence of a licensed psychologist.
(C) At least 20 hours of education on topics including law and ethics, confidentiality, and best practices for test administration and scoring.
(2) Education and training may be obtained by doing any combination of the following:
(A) Participating in individual or group instruction provided by a licensed psychologist.
(B) Engaging in independent learning directed by a licensed psychologist.
(C) Completing graduate-level coursework at a regionally accredited university, college, or professional school.
(D) Taking continuing education courses from organizations with board approval pursuant to Section 2915.
(3) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a person engaged in gaining the experience required by this subdivision from administering and scoring psychological and neuropsychological tests.
(d) The registration fee for a psychological testing technician as specified in Section 2987.
(e) Electronic fingerprint image scans for a state- and federal-level criminal offender record information search conducted through the Department of Justice.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 622, Sec. 1. (SB 1428) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 2999.105.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 10 - Psychological Testing Technicians › Section 2999.102.

2999.102. (a) All psychological testing technician services shall be provided under the direct supervision of a licensed psychologist.
(b) A supervisor of psychological testing technicians shall satisfy all of the following requirements:
(1) Be employed by, or contracted to, the same work setting as the psychological testing technician they are supervising.
(2) Be available in-person, by telephone, or by other appropriate technology at all times the psychological testing technician provides services.
(3) Be responsible for all of the following:
(A) Ensuring that the extent, kind, and quality of the services that the psychological testing technician provides are consistent with the psychological testing technician’s training and experience.
(B) Monitoring the psychological testing technician’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
(C) Informing the client prior to the rendering of services by a psychological testing technician that the technician is registered as a psychological testing technician and is functioning under the direction and supervision of the supervisor.
(c) A psychological testing technician shall notify the board of any change to their direct supervisor. To add or change a supervisor, a psychological testing technician shall submit the following:
(1) Registrant’s name, registration number, and contact information.
(2) New or additional supervisor’s name, license number, and contact information.
(3) Current supervisor’s name, license number, and contact information.
(4) Attestation under penalty of perjury that the information provided on the application is true and correct.
(5) The fee to add or change a supervisor for a psychological testing technician, as specified in Section 2987.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 622, Sec. 1. (SB 1428) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 2999.105.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 10 - Psychological Testing Technicians › Section 2999.103.

2999.103. (a) A psychological testing technician shall renew their registration annually by submitting the following to the board:
(1) The registrant’s name, registration number, and contact information.
(2) The supervisor’s name, license number, and contact information.
(3) Disclosure as to whether or not the registrant has been convicted of any violation of the law in this or any other state, the United States or its territories, military court, or other country, omitting traffic infractions under five hundred dollars ($500) not involving alcohol, a dangerous drug, or a controlled substance, since the issuance or previous renewal of their registration.
(4) Disclosure as to whether or not the registrant has had a license or registration disciplined by a governmental agency or other disciplinary body, since the issuance or previous renewal of their registration. Discipline includes, but is not limited to, suspension, revocation, voluntary surrender, probation, reprimand, or any other restriction on a license or registration held.
(5) Attestation under penalty of perjury that the information provided on the application is true and correct.
(6) The annual renewal fee for a psychological testing technician as specified in Section 2987.
(b) Without renewal, a psychological testing technician registration expires annually. If the registration expires, then the person who was registered:
(1) Shall not provide psychological testing technician services.
(2) Shall renew within 60 days after its expiration and pay the renewal and delinquency fees as specified in Section 2987, or the registration shall be canceled and a new application for registration shall be submitted to the board.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 622, Sec. 1. (SB 1428) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 2999.105.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 10 - Psychological Testing Technicians › Section 2999.104.

2999.104. Nothing in this article shall be construed to expand or constrict the scope of practice of a person who is licensed under any other provision of this division.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 622, Sec. 1. (SB 1428) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 2999.105.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists › ARTICLE 10 - Psychological Testing Technicians › Section 2999.105.

2999.105. This article shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 622, Sec. 1. (SB 1428) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 3000.

3000. This chapter constitutes the chapter on optometry. It shall be known and may be cited as the Optometry Practice Act.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 3001.

3001. As used in this chapter, an ophthalmic lens is any lens which has a spherical, cylindrical, or prismatic power or value.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 75. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 3002.

3002. As used in this chapter, a trial frame or test lens is any frame or lens used in testing the eye, which is not sold and is not for sale to clients.
(Added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 423.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 3003.

3003. As used in this chapter, “optometrist” means a person who is licensed to practice optometry in this state under the authority of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 3004.

3004. (a) As used in this chapter, “board” means the California State Board of Optometry.
(b) Any reference in this code or any other code to the “State Board of Optometry” shall be deemed to refer to the “California State Board of Optometry.”
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 76. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 3005.

3005. As used in this chapter, “place of practice” means any location where optometry is practiced.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 3006.

3006. As used in this chapter, the term “advertise” and any of its variants include the use of a newspaper, magazine, the Internet, or other publication, book, notice, circular, pamphlet, letter, handbill, poster, bill, sign, placard, card, label, tag, window display, store sign, radio announcement, or any other means or methods now or hereafter employed to bring to the attention of the public the practice of optometry or the prescribing, fitting, or sale, in connection therewith, of lenses, frames, or other accessories or appurtenances.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 564, Sec. 2. (AB 1708) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 3007.

3007. An optometrist shall retain a patient’s records for a minimum of seven years from the date he or she completes treatment of the patient. If the patient is a minor, the patient’s records shall be retained for a minimum of seven years from the date he or she completes treatment of the patient and at least until the patient reaches 19 years of age.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 276, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3010.1.

3010.1. Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California State Board of Optometry in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 77. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3010.5.

3010.5. (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a California State Board of Optometry in which the enforcement of this chapter is vested. The board consists of 11 members, five of whom shall be public members and one of the nonpublic members shall be an individual registered as a dispensing optician, spectacle lens dispenser, or contact lens dispenser. The registered dispensing member shall be registered pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550) and in good standing with the board.
Six members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
(b) The board shall, with respect to conducting investigations, inquiries, and disciplinary actions and proceedings, have the authority previously vested in the board as created pursuant to former Section 3010. The board may enforce any disciplinary actions undertaken by that board.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed. Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 78. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3011.

3011. (a) Members of the board, except the public members and the registered dispensing member, shall be appointed only from persons who are registered optometrists of the State of California and actually engaged in the practice of optometry at the time of appointment or who are members of the faculty of a school of optometry. The public members shall not be a licentiate of the board or of any other board under this division or of any board referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600.
No person except the registered dispensing member, including the public members, shall be eligible to membership on the board who is a stockholder in or owner of or a member of the board of trustees of any school of optometry or who shall be financially interested, directly or indirectly, in any concern manufacturing or dealing in optical supplies at wholesale.
No person shall serve as a member of the board for more than two consecutive terms.
A member of the faculty of a school of optometry may be appointed to the board; however, no more than two faculty members of schools of optometry may be on the board at any one time. Faculty members of the board shall not serve as public members.
(b) The amendments to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to appointments made on or after January 1, 2016.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 5. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3013.

3013. (a) Each member of the board shall hold office for a term of four years, and shall serve until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor or until one year shall have elapsed since the expiration of the term for which he or she was appointed, whichever first occurs.
(b) Vacancies occurring shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
(c) The Governor shall appoint three of the public members, five members qualified as provided in Section 3011, and the registered dispensing member as provided in Section 3010.5. The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a public member.
(d) No board member serving between January 1, 2000, and June 1, 2002, inclusive, shall be eligible for reappointment.
(e) For initial appointments made on or after January 1, 2003, one of the public members appointed by the Governor and two of the professional members shall serve terms of one year. One of the public members appointed by the Governor and two of the professional members shall serve terms of three years. The remaining public member appointed by the Governor and the remaining two professional members shall serve terms of four years. The public members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each serve for a term of four years.
(f) The initial appointment of a registered dispensing optician, spectacle lens dispenser, or contact lens dispenser member shall replace the optometrist member whose term expired on June 1, 2015.
(g) The amendments to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to appointments made on or after January 1, 2016.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 6. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3014.

3014. The board shall elect from its membership a president, a vice president, and a secretary who shall hold office for one year or until the election and qualification of a successor.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3014.6.

3014.6. (a) The board may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive officer and who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested in him or her by this chapter.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 79. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3016.

3016. Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3017.

3017. The board shall hold regular meetings every calendar quarter.
Special meetings shall be held upon request of a majority of the members of the board or upon the call of the president.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3018.

3018. The board shall keep an accurate record of all of its licensees, proceedings, and meetings.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3019.

3019. The board shall keep a record of all prosecutions for violations of this chapter and of all applications for licensure and examination.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3020.

3020. (a) There shall be established under the California State Board of Optometry a dispensing optician committee to advise and make recommendations to the board regarding the regulation of dispensing opticians, spectacle lens dispensers, and contact lens dispensers, registered pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550). The committee shall consist of five members, one of whom shall be a registered dispensing optician registered pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550), one of whom shall be a spectacle lens dispenser or contact lens dispenser registered pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550), two of whom shall be public members, and one of whom shall be a member of the board. Initial appointments to the committee shall be made by the board. The board shall stagger the terms of the initial members appointed. The filling of vacancies on the committee shall be made by the board upon recommendations by the committee.
(b) The committee shall be responsible for:
(1) Recommending registration standards and criteria for the registration of dispensing opticians, nonresident contact lens sellers, spectacle lens dispensers, and contact lens dispensers.
(2) Reviewing of the disciplinary guidelines relating to registered dispensing opticians, nonresident contact lens sellers, spectacle lens dispensers, and contact lens dispensers.
(3) Recommending to the board changes or additions to regulations adopted pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550).
(4) Carrying out and implementing all responsibilities and duties imposed upon it pursuant to this chapter or as delegated to it by the board.
(c) The committee shall meet at least twice a year and as needed in order to conduct its business.
(d) Recommendations by the committee regarding scope of practice or regulatory changes or additions shall be approved, modified, or rejected by the board within 90 days of submission of the recommendation to the board. If the board rejects or significantly modifies the intent or scope of the recommendation, the committee may request that the board provide its reasons in writing for rejecting or significantly modifying the recommendation, which shall be provided by the board within 30 days of the request.
(e) After the initial appointments by the board pursuant to subdivision (a), the Governor shall appoint the registered dispensing optician members and the public members. The committee shall submit a recommendation to the board regarding which board member should be appointed to serve on the committee, and the board shall appoint the member to serve. Committee members shall serve a term of four years except for the initial staggered terms. A member may be reappointed, but no person shall serve as a member of the committee for more than two consecutive terms.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 80. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3021.

3021. The board shall have rulemaking authority with respect to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550) in accordance with Section 3025. Regulations adopted pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550) by the Medical Board of California prior to the effective date of this section shall continue to be valid, except that any reference to the board or division contained therein shall be construed to mean the California State Board of Optometry, unless the context determines otherwise.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 81. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3023.

3023. For the purposes of this chapter, the board shall accredit schools, colleges, and universities in or out of this state providing optometric education, that it finds giving a sufficient program of study for the preparation of optometrists.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3023.1.

3023.1. (a) The nonresident contact lens seller program established under Chapter 5.45 (commencing with Section 2546) and the registered dispensing optician, spectacle lens dispensing, and contact lens dispensing programs established under Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550) are hereby transferred from the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California and placed under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Optometry.
(b) All the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdictions of the Medical Board of California under Chapter 5.45 (commencing with Section 2546) and Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550) shall be transferred to the State Board of Optometry.
(c) For the performance of the duties and the exercise of the powers vested in the board under Chapter 5.45 (commencing with Section 2546) and Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 2550), the State Board of Optometry 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 Medical Board of California.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 405, Sec. 16. (AB 684) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3024.

3024. The board may grant or refuse to grant an optometrist license as provided in this chapter and may revoke or suspend the license of any optometrist for any of the causes specified in this chapter.
It shall have the power to administer oaths and to take testimony in the exercise of these functions.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 473, Sec. 4. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3025.

3025. The board may make and promulgate rules and regulations governing procedure of the board, the admission of applicants for examination for a license as an optometrist, and the practice of optometry. All of those rules and regulations shall be in accordance with and not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter. The rules and regulations shall be adopted, amended, or repealed in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 473, Sec. 5. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3025.1.

3025.1. The board may adopt rules and regulations that are, in its judgment, reasonable and necessary to ensure that optometrists have the knowledge to adequately protect the public health and safety by establishing educational requirements for admission to the examinations for licensure.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 653, Sec. 12. (SB 1489) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3025.2.

3025.2. The board may adopt rules and regulations that are, in its judgment, reasonable and necessary to ensure that optometrists have the knowledge to adequately protect the public health and safety by governing its accreditation of schools, colleges, and universities that provide optometric education. In promulgating these rules and regulations, or in extending accreditation, the board may, to the extent that it deems consistent with the purposes of this chapter, recognize, accept, or adopt the advice, recommendation, accreditation, or approval of a nationally recognized accrediting agency or organization.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3025.5.

3025.5. The board may adopt regulations prescribing minimum standards governing the optometric services offered or performed, the equipment, or the sanitary conditions, in all offices for the practice of optometry, which are necessary to protect the health and safety of persons availing themselves of the services offered or performed in such offices.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1464.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3025.6.

3025.6. The board may adopt regulations clarifying the level of training and the level of supervision of assistants.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1150, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 7 - Optometry › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3025.7.

3025.7. Except as provided in Sections 3102 and 3103, nothing contained in Section 651.3 shall be construed as authorizing the board to adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations relating to price fixing or advertising of commodities.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 393, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)