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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.14
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.14
An initial applicant who has not been actively engaged in the practice of occupational therapy within the past five years shall provide to the board, in addition to the requirements for licensure under Section 2570.6, any of the following: (a) Evidence of continued competency as
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.15
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.15
Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants trained outside of the United States and its possessions shall be required to satisfy the examination requirements of Section 2570.7. The board shall require that these applicants have completed educational and supervise
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.16
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.16
Initial license and renewal fees shall be established by the board in an amount that does not exceed a ceiling of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per year. The board shall establish the following additional fees: (a) An application fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50). (b) A la
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.17
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.17
(a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of a twenty-five dollar ($25) fee, a retired license to an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant who holds a license that is current and active, or capable of being renewed pursuant to Section 2570.10,
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.18
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.18
(a) A person shall not represent to the public by title, education, or background, or by description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that the person is authorized to practice occupational therapy in this state, unless authorized to practice occupational therapy
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.18.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.18.5
(a) An occupational therapist shall document the occupational therapist’s evaluation, goals, treatment plan, and summary of treatment in the client record. (b) An occupational therapy assistant shall document the services provided in the client record. (c) Occupational therapists
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.19
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.19
(a) There is hereby created a California Board of Occupational Therapy, hereafter referred to as the board. The board shall enforce and administer this chapter. (b) The members of the board shall consist of the following: (1) Three occupational therapists who shall have practiced
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.19.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.19.5
Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 2570.19 renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.2
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Appropriate supervision of an aide” means that the responsible occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall provide direct in-sight supervision when the aide is providing delegated client-relat
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.20
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.20
(a) The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions of this chapter, evaluate the qualifications for licensure, and may approve the examinations for licensure under this chapter. (b) The board shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Ac
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.21
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.21
Subject to Sections 107 and 154, the board may employ an executive officer and other officers and employees
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.22
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.22
All fees collected by the board shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the Occupational Therapy Fund which is hereby created. The money in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for expenditure by the board to defray its expens
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.23
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.23
Any person who violates Section 2570.3 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment of not more than one year in a county jail, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.24
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.24
If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end,
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.25
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.25
Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California Board of Occupational Therapy in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the prote
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.26
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.26
(a) The board may, after a hearing, deny, suspend, revoke, or place on probation a license, inactive license, or limited permit. (b) As used in this chapter, “license” includes a license, limited permit, or any other authorization to engage in practice regulated by this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.27
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.27
(a) The board may discipline a licensee by any or a combination of the following methods: (1) Placing the license on probation with terms and conditions. (2) Suspending the license and the right to practice occupational therapy for a period not to exceed one year. (3) Revoking th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.28
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.28
The board may deny or discipline a licensee for any of the following: (a) Unprofessional conduct, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Incompetence or gross negligence in carrying out usual occupational therapy functions. (2) Repeated similar negligent acts in carryi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.29
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.29
In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct within the meaning of this chapter, it is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this chapter to do any of the following: (a) Obtain or possess in violation of law, or prescribe, or, except as directed by a
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.3
(a) A person shall not practice occupational therapy or hold themselves out as an occupational therapist or as being able to practice occupational therapy, or to render occupational therapy services in this state unless the person is licensed as an occupational therapist under th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.30
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.30
The board shall retain jurisdiction to proceed with any investigation, action or disciplinary proceeding against a license, or to render a decision suspending or revoking a license, regardless of the expiration, lapse, or suspension of the license by operation of law, by order or
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.31
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.31
If a license is suspended, the holder may not practice occupational therapy during the term of suspension. Upon the expiration of the term of suspension, the license shall be reinstated and the holder entitled to resume practice under any remaining terms of the discipline, unless
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.32
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.32
(a) A holder of a license that has been revoked, suspended, or placed on probation, may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of a penalty, including reduction or termination of probation, after a period not less than the applicable following minimum period has ela
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.36
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.36
If a licensee has knowledge that an applicant or licensee may be in violation of, or has violated, any of the statutes or regulations administered by the board, the licensee shall report this information to the board in writing and shall cooperate with the board in providing info
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2570.4
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any of the following persons: (a) Any person licensed or otherwise recognized in this state by any other law or regulation when that person is engaged in the professio