Title BPC, California Bus. & Prof. Code

The board may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter for any of the following reasons: (a) Unprofessional conduct, which includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: (1) Incompetence or gross negligence in carrying out usual psychiatric technician functio…

(a) The board may issue an initial license on probation, with specific terms and conditions, to any applicant who has violated any term of this chapter, but who has met all other requirements for licensure and who has successfully completed the examination for licensure within fo…

(a) If a psychiatric technician has knowledge that another person has committed any act prohibited by Section 4521, the psychiatric technician shall report this information to the board in writing and shall cooperate with the board in furnishing information or assistance as may b…

The board may deny any application or may suspend or revoke any license or permit issued under this chapter, for any of the following: (a) The denial of licensure, suspension, restriction of license, or voluntary surrender following the initiation of disciplinary action by anothe…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 4521 or any other law, the board may revoke, suspend, or deny at any time a license under this chapter on any of the grounds for disciplinary action provided in this chapter. The proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with Chap…

A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a psychiatric technician is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The board may order the…

(a) A person whose license has been revoked, suspended, surrendered, or placed on probation, may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of the penalty, including modification or termination of probation, after a period not less than the following minimum periods has…

The board shall admit to examination for a license as a cosmetologist to practice cosmetology any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter, and is qualified as follows: (a) Is not less than 17 years of age. (b) Has complet…

The board shall admit to examination for a license as a barber to practice barbering, any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter, and is qualified as follows: (a) Is not less than 17 years of age. (b) Has completed the 1…

The board shall admit to examination for a license as a hairstylist to practice hairstyling any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter, and is qualified as follows: (a) Is not less than 17 years of age. (b) Has completed…

The board shall admit to examination for a license as an esthetician to practice skin care, any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter, and is qualified as follows: (a) Is not less than 17 years of age. (b) Has completed…

The board shall admit to examination for a license as a manicurist to practice nail care, any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter, and is qualified as follows: (a) Is not less than 17 years of age. (b) Has completed t…

The board shall admit to examination for a license as an electrologist to practice electrolysis, any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter, and is qualified as follows: (a) Is not less than 17 years of age. (b) Has comp…

The board shall grant a license to practice to an applicant if the applicant submits all of the following to the board: (a) A completed application form and all fees required by the board. (b) Proof of a current license issued by another state to practice that meets both of the f…

The board shall prepare and maintain a list of approved schools which offer an approved program for psychiatric technicians. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 338, Sec. 21. (SB 539) Effective January 1, 2012.)

The course of instruction of an approved school shall consist of not less than the number of hours or semester units of instruction required for the other program administered by the board. The subjects of instruction shall include the principles of the care of the mentally disab…

(a) The approval process for a school or program shall be consistent with the following timelines: (1) (A) Upon receipt of a complete letter of intent to submit an application for approval as a school or program for psychiatric technicians, the board shall notify the proposed sch…

(a) The board shall maintain a list of inactive schools and programs for psychiatric technicians seeking board approval. (b) A school or program for psychiatric technicians seeking board approval shall respond to the board within two weeks of each inquiry or request during all ph…

(a) It shall be the duty of the board, through an official representative, to inspect or review all schools or programs for psychiatric technicians in this state at such times as the board shall deem necessary. Written reports of the inspection or review shall be made to the boar…

(a) An apprentice is any person who is licensed by the board to engage in learning or acquiring a knowledge of barbering, cosmetology, skin care, nail care, or electrology, in a licensed establishment under the supervision of a licensee approved by the board. (b) For purposes of …

The apprentice training program shall be conducted in compliance with the Shelley-Maloney Apprentice Labor Standards Act of 1939, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 3070) of Division 3 of the Labor Code, according to apprenticeship standards approved by the administrator of appre…

(a) The board may license as an apprentice in barbering, cosmetology, skin care, or nail care any person who has made application to the board upon the proper form, has paid the fee required by this chapter, and who is qualified as follows: (1) Is over 16 years of age. (2) Has co…

(a) The license of an apprentice shall expire two years from the date the license was issued, or on the date the apprentice is issued a license following the license examination, or if the apprentice fails the license examination twice, on the date the results of the second exami…

An apprentice may do any or all of the acts for which he or she is licensed only in the licensed establishment and under the supervision and employment of a licensee approved by the board. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 788, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2004.)

After January 1, 1970, no person shall perform services described in Section 4502 without a license issued under this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1323.)

It is unlawful for any person to use any title or letters that imply that the person is a certified or licensed psychiatric technician unless at the time of so doing the person holds a valid, unexpired, and unrevoked certificate or license issued under this chapter. (Amended by S…

(a) It is unlawful for any person willfully to make any false representation or impersonate any other person in connection with any examination or application for a license. (b) It is unlawful for any person to permit or aid any other person in any manner to impersonate that pers…

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20) nor mor…

(a) Every application for admission to examination and licensure shall be in writing, on forms prepared and furnished by the board. (b) Each application shall be accompanied by the required fee, and shall contain proof of the qualifications of the applicant for examination and li…

(a) The examination of applicants for a license shall consist of a written examination that evaluates competency in protecting the health and safety of consumers of the services provided by licensees. (b) The examination shall include written tests to determine the applicant’s sk…

All examinations shall be prepared by or under the direction of the board. The board shall establish standards and procedures governing administration and grading and shall exercise supervision as may be necessary to assure compliance therewith. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 788, …

The board shall deliver to every person failing any examination provided for in this chapter the total grade received on the examination. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 422, Sec. 4. (SB 1492) Effective January 1, 2019.)

Licenses in the practice of the occupation for which the license was sought shall be issued by the board to any applicant who satisfactorily passes an examination, who possesses the other qualifications required by law and who has remitted the license fee required by this chapter…

The board may contract or otherwise arrange for reasonably required physical accommodations and facilities to conduct examinations. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 788, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 2004.)

If an applicant fails to complete his or her application within one year after it has been filed, or fails to take the examination within one year after becoming eligible therefor, the application shall be considered abandoned and the fee forfeited. An application submitted after…

A license expires each year on that date prescribed by the board, if not renewed. To renew an unexpired license the holder thereof shall, on or before each of the dates on which it would otherwise expire, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the board, and pay the renewal fe…

The board may establish a biennial renewal period. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 996.)

Except as provided in Section 4545.2, a license that has expired may be renewed at any time within four years after its expiration on filing an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board, payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees, and payment of all fees requi…

A suspended certificate is subject to expiration in the same manner as provided in this article for an unsuspended certificate, is subject to renewal in the same manner as provided in this article for an unsuspended certificate, and is subject to the provisions of this section re…

A revoked certificate is subject to expiration in the same manner as provided in this article for an unrevoked certificate, but it may not be renewed. An application for reinstatement of a revoked certificate shall be deemed an application for reinstatement of a revoked license a…

A certificate and the holder thereof are subject to this section in the same manner as are a license and the holder thereof. A license that is not renewed within four years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter, but the holder may a…

(a) The board, upon application and payment of the fee established pursuant to subdivision (h), shall issue a retired license to a licensee if the licensee holds an unrestricted license on the date of application. (b) An applicant may elect to retire upon renewal or upon submissi…

The board shall report each month to the Controller the amount and source of all revenue received by it pursuant to this chapter and at the same time pay the entire amount thereof into the State Treasury for credit to the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund. (Amen…

(a) All expenses incurred in the operation of this chapter or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 2840) shall be paid out of the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund from the revenue received by the board under this chapter or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section …

The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter in connection with the issuance of licenses under its provisions shall be according to the following schedule: (a) The fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for licensure by examination by applicants who have successful…

(a) For purposes of this chapter, “establishment” means any premises, building or part of a building where any activity licensed under this chapter is practiced. (b) “Establishment” also includes any premises, building, or part of a building in which natural hair styling is pract…