(a) When creating or updating the licensing examination required pursuant to Section 7527, the bureau shall consider all of the following:
(1) Including in the examination questions on the subject of laws relating to privacy and professional ethics.
(2) Supplementing the examination with a separate examination on the subject of professional ethics.
(b) If the bureau determines pursuant to subdivision (a) that a separate professional ethics examination is necessary, the bureau shall require that current licensees take the separate professional ethics examination if this requirement is appropriate.