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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2660.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2660.1
A patient, client, or customer of a licentiate under this chapter is conclusively presumed to be incapable of giving free, full, and informed consent to any sexual activity which is a violation of Section 726.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2660.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2660.2
(a) The board may refuse a license to any applicant guilty of unprofessional conduct or sexual activity referred to in Section 2660.1. The board may, in its sole discretion, issue a public letter of reprimand or may issue a probationary license to any applicant for a license who
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2660.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2660.3
In lieu of filing or prosecuting a formal accusation against a licensee, the board may, upon stipulation or agreement by the licensee, issue a public letter of reprimand after it has conducted an investigation or inspection as provided for in this chapter. The public letter of re
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2660.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2660.4
A licensee who fails or refuses to comply with a request from the board for the medical records of a patient, that is accompanied by that patient’s written authorization for release of records to the board, within 15 days of receiving the request and authorization shall pay to th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2660.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2660.5
The board shall deny a physical therapist license or physical therapist assistant license to an applicant who is required to register pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code. This section does not apply to an applicant who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to S
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2660.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2660.7
In addition to the penalties prescribed by Section 123, if the board determines that an applicant for licensure or a licensee has engaged, or has attempted to engage, in conduct that subverts or undermines the integrity of the examination process as described in Section 123, the
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2660.8
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2660.8
A licensee whose matter has been heard by an administrative law judge of the Medical Quality Hearing Panel as designated in Section 11371 of the Government Code, or whose default has been entered or who has entered into a stipulation for disciplinary action with the board, may, i
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2661
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2661
A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The board may order discipline of the licensee in accordance with Section 2660 or the board may take action as authorized in Section 26
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2661.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2661.5
(a) In any order issued in resolution of a disciplinary proceeding before the board, the board may request the administrative law judge to direct any licensee found guilty of unprofessional conduct to pay to the board a sum not to exceed the actual and reasonable costs of the inv
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2661.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2661.6
(a) The board shall establish a probation monitoring program to monitor probationary licenses. (b) The program may employ nonpeace officer staff to perform its probation monitoring. (c) The program shall be funded with moneys in the Physical Therapy Fund.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2661.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2661.7
(a) A person whose license has been revoked or suspended, or who has been placed on probation, may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of penalty, including modification or termination of probation, after a period of not less than the following minimum periods ha
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2662
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2662
It is the intent of the Legislature that the board shall seek ways and means to identify and rehabilitate physical therapists and physical therapist assistants whose competency is impaired due to abuse of dangerous drugs or alcohol so that they may be treated and returned to the
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2663
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2663
The board shall establish and administer a substance abuse rehabilitation program, hereafter referred to as the rehabilitation program, for the rehabilitation of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants whose competency is impaired due to the abuse of drugs or alcoho
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2664
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2664
(a) Any rehabilitation evaluation committee established by the board shall have at least three members. In making appointments to a rehabilitation evaluation committee, the board shall consider the appointment of persons who are either recovering from substance abuse and have bee
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2665
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2665
Each rehabilitation evaluation committee has the following duties and responsibilities: (a) To evaluate physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who request participation in the rehabilitation program and to make recommendations. In making recommendations, the commit
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2666
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2666
(a) Criteria for acceptance into the rehabilitation program shall include all of the following: (1) The applicant shall be licensed as a physical therapist or as a physical therapist assistant by the board and shall be a resident of California. (2) The applicant shall be found to
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2667
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2667
All board and rehabilitation evaluation committee records and records of proceedings and participation of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in a program shall be confidential and are not subject to discovery or subpoena.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2668
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2668
(a) A fee to cover the actual cost of administering the program shall be charged for participation in the program. If the board contracts with any other entity to carry out this article, at the discretion of the board, the fee may be collected and retained by that entity. (b) If
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2669
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2669
Participation in a rehabilitation program shall not be a defense to any disciplinary action that may be taken by the board. This section does not preclude the board from commencing disciplinary action against a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who is terminated
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2670
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2670
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by both.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2672
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2672
Whenever any person has engaged or is about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute or will constitute an offense against this chapter, the superior court of any county, on application of the board, or 10 or more persons holding physical therapist licenses issued under
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2680
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2680
The board shall keep a record of its proceedings under this chapter, and a register of all persons licensed under it. The register shall show the name of every living licensee, his or her last known place of residence, and the date and number of his or her license as a physical t
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2681
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2681
Within 10 days after the beginning of each calendar month the board shall report to the State Controller the amount and source of all collections made from persons licensed or seeking to be licensed under this chapter and at the same time pay all such sums into the State Treasury
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2682
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2682
There is in the State Treasury the Physical Therapy Fund. All collections from persons licensed or seeking to be licensed shall be paid by the board into the Physical Therapy Fund after reporting to the Controller at the beginning of each month the amount and source of the collec
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2687
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2687
All fees earned by the board and all fines and forfeitures of bail to which the board is entitled shall be reported at the beginning of each month, for the month preceding, to the State Controller. At the same time, the entire amount of these collections shall be paid into the St