(a) The department shall conduct a quarterly random audit of applications submitted and processed pursuant to Section 5007 or 22511.55 or subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 22511.59 to verify the authenticity of the certificates and information submitted in support of those applications. The department shall seek the cooperation of the Medical Board of California or the appropriate regulatory boards in conducting the audits.
(b) The audit provisions of subdivision (a) only apply to those applications that were initially submitted to the department after January 1, 2001.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 485, Sec. 1. (SB 611) Effective January 1, 2018.)
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