California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 1 - Administration and General Provisions

• Section 2600.
  This chapter may be cited as the Physical Therapy Practice Act.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1284.)
• Section 2601.
  For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless otherwise specified:(a) “Board” means the Physical Therapy Board of California.(b) “Physical therapist”...
• Section 2602.
  (a) The Physical Therapy Board of California, hereafter referred to as the board, shall enforce and administer this chapter.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until...
• Section 2602.1.
  Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Physical Therapy Board of California in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever...
• Section 2603.
  The members of the board shall consist of four physical therapists, only one of whom shall be involved in physical therapy education, and three public...
• Section 2603.5.
  (a) The physical therapist members of the board shall be appointed from persons having all of the following qualifications:(1) Be a resident of California.(2) Possess a valid and...
• Section 2604.
  The members of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years, expiring on the first day of June of each year.The Governor...
• Section 2605.
  The board shall do all of the following:(a) Evaluate the qualifications of applicants for licensure.(b) Provide for the examinations of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants and...
• Section 2606.
  Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 829, Sec. 9. Effective...
• Section 2607.
  The board may employ, subject to law, such clerical assistants and, except as provided in Section 159.5, other employees as it may deem necessary to...
• Section 2607.5.
  (a) The board may employ an executive officer exempt from the provisions of the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division...
• Section 2608.
  The procedure in all matters and proceedings relating to the denial, suspension, revocation, or probationary restriction of licenses issued by the board under this chapter...
• Section 2608.5.
  Each member of the board, or any licensed physical therapist appointed by the board, may inspect, or require reports from, a general or specialized hospital...
• Section 2611.
  The board shall meet at least three times each calendar year, meeting at least once each calendar year in northern California and once each calendar...
• Section 2612.
  The board shall comply with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3...
• Section 2613.
  The board may appoint qualified persons to give the whole or any portion of any examination as provided in this chapter, who shall be designated...
• Section 2614.
  The board shall hear all matters, including, but not limited to, any contested case or any petition for reinstatement, restoration, or modification of probation. Except...
• Section 2615.
  The board shall adopt those regulations as may be necessary to effectuate this chapter. In adopting regulations the board shall comply with Chapter 3.5 (commencing...

Last modified: October 22, 2018