CHAPTER 13.7. Board of Behavioral Sciences [4990. - 4990.42.]

Chapter 13.7 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 659, Sec. 21.

§§ 4990–4990.42 · 31 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Administration §§ 4990–4990.26.3 · 21 sections

   • § 4990 (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs, a Board of Behavioral Sciences that consists of the following members: (1) Two state licensed clinical…
   • § 4990.01 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the repeal of Section 4990 renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the…
   • § 4990.02 “Board,” as used in this chapter, Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 4980), Chapter 13.5 (commencing with Section 4989.10), Chapter 14 (commencing with…
   • § 4990.04 (a) The board shall appoint an executive officer. This position is designated as a confidential position and is exempt from civil service under subdivision (e)…
   • § 4990.06 Subject to the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code) and except as provided by…
   • § 4990.07 (a) An applicant, registrant, or licensee who has an electronic mail address shall provide the board with that electronic mail address no later than July 1,…
   • § 4990.08 The board shall keep an accurate record of all of its proceedings and a record of all applicants for licensure and all individuals to whom it has issued a…
   • § 4990.09 The board shall not publish on the Internet the final determination of a citation and fine of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or less issued against…
   • § 4990.10 The board may conduct research in, and make studies of problems involved in, the maintaining of professional standards among those engaged in the professions…
   • § 4990.12 The duty of administering and enforcing this chapter, Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 4980), Chapter 13.5 (commencing with Section 4989.10), Chapter 14…
   • § 4990.13 For purposes of license and registration verification, a person may rely upon the licensing and registration information as it is displayed on the board’s…
   • § 4990.14 The board shall have and use a seal bearing the words “The Board of Behavioral Sciences,” and shall otherwise conform to Section 107.5.
   • § 4990.16 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the…
   • § 4990.18 It is the intent of the Legislature that the board employ its resources for each and all of the following functions: (a) The licensure of marriage and family…
   • § 4990.20 (a) The board may adopt rules and regulations as necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and the other chapters it administers and…
   • § 4990.22 (a) The Behavioral Sciences Fund shall be used for the purposes of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this chapter and the chapters listed in Section…
   • § 4990.24 The powers and duties of the board, as set forth in this chapter, shall be subject to the review required by Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473).
   • § 4990.26 Wherever “Board of Behavioral Science Examiners,” “Board of Social Work Examiners of the State of California,” or “Social Worker and Marriage Counselor…
   • § 4990.26.1 (a) Any person applying for a license or registration as a marriage and family therapist, clinical social worker, or professional clinical counselor shall, in…
   • § 4990.26.2 (a) The Legislature finds that there is a need to ensure that professionals of the healing arts who have demonstrable contact with victims and potential…
   • § 4990.26.3 (a) The board shall consider adoption of continuing education requirements including training in the area of recognizing chemical dependency and early…
2. ARTICLE 2. Disciplinary Actions §§ 4990.28–4990.42 · 10 sections

   • § 4990.28 The board may refuse to issue a registration or license under the chapters it administers and enforces whenever it appears that the applicant may be unable to…
   • § 4990.30 (a) A licensed marriage and family therapist, associate marriage and family therapist, licensed clinical social worker, associate clinical social worker,…
   • § 4990.31 The board may deny without a hearing a request to petition for termination of probation or modification of penalty for any of the following reasons: (a) The…
   • § 4990.32 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an accusation filed pursuant to Section 11503 of the Government Code against a licensee or registrant under…
   • § 4990.33 Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in Section 4990.32, the expiration, cancellation, forfeiture, or suspension of a license, registration, or…
   • § 4990.34 (a) The board may place a license or registration issued under the chapters it administers and enforces on probation under the following circumstances: (1) In…
   • § 4990.36 The board, in its discretion, may require a licensee or registrant whose license or registration has been placed on probation or whose license or registration…
   • § 4990.38 The board may deny an application or may suspend or revoke a license or registration issued under the chapters it administers and enforces for any disciplinary…
   • § 4990.40 The board shall revoke a license or registration issued under the chapters it administers and enforces upon a decision made in accordance with the procedures…
   • § 4990.42 The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the…