(a) Practice privileges are subject to revocation, suspension, fines, or other disciplinary sanctions for any conduct that would be grounds for discipline against a licensee of the board or for any conduct in violation of this article or regulations implementing this article.
(b) Practice privileges are subject to discipline during any time period in which they are valid, under administrative suspension, or expired.
(c) The board may recover its costs pursuant to Section 5107 as part of any disciplinary proceeding against the holder of a practice privilege.
(d) An individual whose practice privilege has been revoked may apply for a new practice privilege not less than one year after the effective date of the board’s decision revoking the individual’s practice privilege unless a longer time period, not to exceed three years, is specified in the board’s decision revoking the practice privilege.
(e) The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), including, but not limited to, the commencement of a disciplinary proceeding by the filing of an accusation by the board shall apply under this article.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.
(Repealed (on Jan. 1, 2014) and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 411, Sec. 18. (SB 1405) Effective January 1, 2013. Section operative January 1, 2019, by its own provisions, subject to conditions in Section 5096.10.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018