CHAPTER 10. Psychiatric Technicians [4500. - 4548.]
Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1851.
§§ 4500–4548 · 55 sections
ARTICLE 1. Generally §§ 4500–4509.5 · 15 sections
- § 4500 This chapter is known and may be cited as the “Psychiatric Technicians Law.”
- § 4501 (a) As used in this chapter, “board” means the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California. (b) This section shall…
- § 4501.1 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the…
- § 4501.2 Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 4501 renders the successor entity to the board in Section 4501 subject to review by the appropriate policy…
- § 4502 As used in this chapter, “psychiatric technician” means any person who, for compensation or personal profit, implements procedures and techniques that involve…
- § 4502.1 A psychiatric technician, working in a mental health facility or developmental disability facility, when prescribed by a licensed physician and surgeon, may…
- § 4502.2 A psychiatric technician, when prescribed by a licensed physician and surgeon, may withdraw blood from a patient with a mental illness or developmental…
- § 4502.3 (a) A psychiatric technician, when prescribed by a licensed physician and surgeon, may perform the following activities on a patient with a mental illness or…
- § 4503 (a) The board shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that…
- § 4503.1 Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 4503 renders the successor entity to the board in Section 4503 subject to review by the appropriate policy…
- § 4504 (a) The board shall prosecute all persons guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter. (b) The board may employ clerical assistance as it deems…
- § 4505 Except as provided by Section 159.5, the board may employ whatever personnel is necessary for the administration of this chapter.
- § 4507 This chapter shall not apply to the following: (a) Physicians and surgeons licensed pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000) of Division 2. (b)…
- § 4508 This chapter does not prohibit provisions of the services regulated herein with or without compensation or personal profit, when done by the tenets of any…
- § 4509.5 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent persons from performing services described in Section 4502 for purposes of training to qualify for…
ARTICLE 2. Licensure §§ 4510–4519 · 13 sections
- § 4510 (a) The board shall issue a psychiatric technician’s license to each applicant who qualifies and, if required to take it, successfully passes the examination…
- § 4510.1 An applicant for license by examination shall submit a written application in the form prescribed by the board. Provided that the application for licensure is…
- § 4510.2 (a) Applicants and licensees shall provide the board a physical mailing address. (b) Applicants and licensees shall provide the board an electronic mail…
- § 4511 An applicant for a psychiatric technician’s license shall have the following qualifications: (a) Be at least 18 years of age. (b) Have successfully completed…
- § 4511.2 The board shall deny the application for approval made by, and shall revoke the approval given to, any psychiatric technician school that does not give to…
- § 4512 An applicant for a psychiatric technician’s license shall, upon the filing of the application, pay to the board the application fee prescribed by this chapter.
- § 4513 Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, every applicant for a psychiatric technician’s license shall be examined by the board. The examination shall be held…
- § 4515 Upon written application and receipt of the required application fee the board may issue a license to any applicant who possesses a valid unrevoked license or…
- § 4516 Every person licensed under this chapter may be known as a licensed psychiatric technician and may place the letters P.T. after the licensee’s name.
- § 4517 The board may, in its discretion, provide for a continuing education program in connection with the professional functions and courses described in this…
- § 4518 In the event the board adopts a continuing education or blood withdrawal program, the board shall collect an initial approval and a biennial renewal fee as…
- § 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…
- § 4519 (a) In the case of a person who is employed by the state as a psychiatric technician, no state funds shall be expended in releasing the person from duty to…
ARTICLE 3. Disciplinary Proceedings §§ 4520–4524 · 8 sections
- § 4520 Every licensed psychiatric technician under this chapter may be disciplined as provided in this article. The disciplinary proceedings shall be conducted by the…
- § 4521 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…
- § 4521.1 (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…
- § 4521.2 (a) If a psychiatric technician has knowledge that another person has committed any act prohibited by Section 4521, the psychiatric technician shall report…
- § 4521.6 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…
- § 4522 (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…
- § 4523 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…
- § 4524 (a) A person whose license has been revoked, suspended, surrendered, or placed on probation, may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of the…
ARTICLE 4. Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians §§ 4530–4532 · 5 sections
- § 4530 The board shall prepare and maintain a list of approved schools which offer an approved program for psychiatric technicians.
- § 4531 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…
- § 4531.1 (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…
- § 4531.2 (a) The board shall maintain a list of inactive schools and programs for psychiatric technicians seeking board approval. (b) A school or program for…
- § 4532 (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…
ARTICLE 5. Penal Provisions §§ 4540–4543 · 4 sections
- § 4540 After January 1, 1970, no person shall perform services described in Section 4502 without a license issued under this chapter.
- § 4541 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…
- § 4542 (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…
- § 4543 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…
ARTICLE 6. Revenue §§ 4544–4548 · 10 sections
- § 4544 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…
- § 4544.5 The board may establish a biennial renewal period.
- § 4545 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…
- § 4545.1 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…
- § 4545.2 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…
- § 4545.3 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…
- § 4545.4 (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…
- § 4546 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…
- § 4547 (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…
- § 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…