Bill Text: CA SB1480 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Professions and vocations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-09-19 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 571, Statutes of 2018. [SB1480 Detail]
Download: California-2017-SB1480-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
May 10, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Senate
April 17, 2018 |
Senate Bill | No. 1480 |
Introduced by Senator Hill |
February 16, 2018 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 101 of the Business and Professions Code, as added by Section 4 of Chapter 828 of the Statutes of 2017, is amended to read:101.
The department is comprised of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 328 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:328.
(a) In order to implement the Consumer Protection Enforcement Initiative of 2010, the director, through the Division of Investigation, shall implement “Complaint Prioritization Guidelines” for boards to utilize in prioritizing their respective complaint and investigative workloads. The guidelines shall be used to determine the referral of complaints to the division and those that are retained by the health care boards for investigation.SEC. 3.
Section 1007 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:1007.
Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of regulatory fees necessary to carry out the responsibilities required by the Chiropractic Initiative Act and this chapter are fixed in the following schedule:SEC. 4.
Section 2499.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:2499.5.
The following fees apply to certificates to practice podiatric medicine.The amount of fees prescribed for doctors of podiatric medicine shall be determined by the board and shall be as described below. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be fixed by the board in amounts not to exceed the actual costs of providing the service for which the fee is collected.(b)The oral examination fee shall be seven hundred dollars ($700), or the actual cost, whichever is lower, and shall be paid by each applicant. If the applicant’s credentials are insufficient or if the applicant does not desire to take the examination, and has so notified the board 30 days prior to the examination date, only the examination fee is returnable to the applicant. The board may charge an examination fee for any subsequent reexamination of the applicant.
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(k)The filing fee to appeal the failure of an oral examination shall be no more than one hundred dollars ($100).
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SEC. 5.
Section 2816 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:2816.
The nonrefundable fee to be paid by a registered nurse for an evaluation of his or her qualifications to use the title “public health nurse” shallSEC. 6.
Section 2892.6 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:2892.6.
The board shall collect an initial approval fee and a biennialSEC. 7.
Section 2892.7 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:2892.7.
The board shall collect an initial approval and a biennial renewal fee in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) unless a higher fee, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), is established by the board, from any provider of a course in intravenous therapy, blood withdrawal, or intravenous therapy with blood withdrawal, who requests approval by the board of such a course for purposes of intravenous therapy, blood withdrawal, or intravenous therapy with blood withdrawal requirements under this chapter. That fee, however, shall not exceed the regulatory cost required for the board to administer the approval of intravenous therapy, blood withdrawal, or intravenous therapy with blood withdrawal courses by intravenous therapy, blood withdrawal, or intravenous therapy with blood withdrawal providers.SEC. 8.
Section 2895 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:2895.
The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter in connection with the issuance of licenses under its provisions(b)
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(h)The fee to be paid for a duplicate license shall be in an amount not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) and may be fixed by the board at an amount no more than fifty dollars ($50).
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SEC. 3.SEC. 9.
Section 3147 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:3147.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 114, an expired optometrist license may be renewed at any time within three years after its expiration, and a retired license issued for less than three years may be reactivated to active status, by filing an application for renewal or reactivation on a form prescribed by the board, paying all accrued and unpaid renewal fees or reactivation fees determined by the board, paying any delinquency fees prescribed by the board, and submitting proof of completion of the required number of hours of continuing education for the last two years, as prescribed by the board pursuant to Section 3059. Renewal or reactivation to active status under this section shall be effective on the date on which all of those requirements are satisfied. If so renewed or reactivated to active status, the license shall continue as provided in Sections 3146 and 3147.5.SEC. 10.
Section 3680 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:3680.
(a) The application fee for a doctor of naturopathic medicine shall be no more thanSEC. 11.
Section 4518 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:4518.
In the event the board adopts a continuing education or blood withdrawal program, the boardSEC. 12.
Section 4518.1 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:4518.1.
The board shall collect an initial approval and a biennial renewal fee in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) unless a higher fee, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), is established by the board, from any provider of continuing education or a course to meet the certification requirements for blood withdrawal who requests approval by the board of the course for purposes of continuing education or blood withdrawal requirements under this chapter. That fee, however, shall not exceed the regulatory cost required for the board to administer the approval of continuing education or blood withdrawal by continuing education or blood withdrawal providers.SEC. 13.
Section 4548 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:4548.
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:(b)
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(h)The fee to be paid for a duplicate license shall be in an amount not less than twenty dollars ($20) and may be fixed by the board at an amount no more than fifty dollars ($50).
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(k)The biennial fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for renewal for a provider of an approved continuing education course or a course to meet the certification requirements for blood withdrawal shall be in an amount not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150), and may be fixed by the board at an amount no more than two hundred dollars ($200).
SEC. 14.
Section 4809.7 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:4809.7.
The board shall establish a regular inspection program that will provide for random, unannouncedSEC. 4.SEC. 15.
Section 4826.4 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:4826.4.
(a) A California-licensed veterinarian at premises registered in accordance with Section 4853 that is located within a 25-mile radius of any condition of emergency specified in Section 8558 of the Government Code may, in good faith, do both of the following in addition to any other acts authorized by law:SEC. 5.SEC. 16.
Section 4829.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:4829.5.
(a) Each time a veterinarian initially prescribes, dispenses, or furnishes a dangerous drug, as defined in Section 4022, to an animal patient in an outpatient setting, the veterinarian shall offer to provide, in person or through electronic means, to the client responsible for the animal, or his or her agent, a consultation that includes the following information:SEC. 6.SEC. 17.
Section 4830 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:4830.
(a) This chapter does not apply to:SEC. 7.SEC. 18.
Section 4836.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:4836.2.
(a) Applications for a veterinary assistant controlled substance permit shall be upon a form furnished by the board.SEC. 8.SEC. 19.
Section 4841.2 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:4841.2.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a graduate of a recognized veterinary college shall not perform animal health care tasks otherwise performed by a registered veterinary technician unless the graduate has obtained licensure or registration as otherwise required under this chapter.SEC. 20.
Section 11506 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:11506.
This part shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.SEC. 9.SEC. 21.
Section 7000 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:7000.
The definitions in this chapter apply to this division, Division 8 (commencing with Section 8100) and Division 102 (commencing with Section 102100) of this code and Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 7600) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.SEC. 10.SEC. 22.
Section 7103 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:7103.
(a) Every person, upon whom the duty of interment is imposed by law, who omits to perform that duty within a reasonable time is guilty of a misdemeanor.SEC. 11.SEC. 23.
Section 8731 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:8731.
(a) The cemetery authority may appoint a board of trustees of not less than three in number as trustees of its endowment care fund. The members of the board of trustees shall hold office subject to the direction of the cemetery authority.SEC. 12.SEC. 24.
Section 8778.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:8778.5.
Each special care trust fund established pursuant to this article shall be administered in compliance with the following requirements:SEC. 13.SEC. 25.
Section 8785 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:8785.
Any person, partnership, or corporation administering, managing, or having responsibility for endowment care or special care funds who violates the provisions of this chapter relating to the collection, investment, or use of those funds shall be punished either by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not exceeding six months or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or by both such imprisonment and fine, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months, or two or three years. If the violator is a cemetery licensee or the holder of a certificate of authority, he, she, or it shall be subject to disciplinary action as provided in Article 6 (commencing with Section 7686) of Chapter 12 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.SEC. 14.SEC. 26.
Section 103775 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:103775.
(a) Every person, except a parent informant for a certificate of live birth and as provided in subdivision (b), who is responsible for supplying information who refuses or fails to furnish correctly any information in his or her possession that is required by this part, or furnishes false information affecting any certificate or record required by this part, is guilty of a misdemeanor.SEC. 15.SEC. 27.
Section 103780 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:103780.
(a) Every person, except as provided in subdivision (b), who willfully alters or knowingly possesses more than one altered document, other than as permitted by this part, or falsifies any certificate of birth, fetal death, or death, or marriage license, or any record established by this part is guilty of a misdemeanor.SEC. 28.
Section 5 of the Chiropractic Act, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 533 of the Statutes of 1983, is amended to read:Sec. 5.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to practice chiropractic in this state without a license so to do.The
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SEC. 29.
Section 12 of the Chiropractic Act, as amended by Section 78 of Chapter 429 of the Statutes of 2017, is amended to read:Sec. 12.
(a) Licenses issued under the provisions of this section expire at 12 midnight on the last day of the month of birth of licentiates of the board.(d)(1)Until January 1, 2019, the renewal fee shall be three hundred dollars ($300).
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