{"id":"AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-020","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"California Department of Consumer Affairs, Director (umbrella agency for the Medical Board, Osteopathic Medical Board, Board of Registered Nursing, Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians, Board of Pharmacy, State Board of Optometry, Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Physical Therapy Board, Occupational Therapy Board, Board of Psychology, Board of Behavioral Sciences, Veterinary Medical Board, Cemetery and Funeral Bureau and the other Division 2 boards); State level","state":"CA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-HEALTH-BOARDS","eco":"","issuer":"Kimberly Kirchmeyer, Director, Department of Consumer Affairs","authority":"Executive Order N-39-20 (Ex. CA-012); Cal. Gov\u0027t Code § 8571","instrument":"DCA Waiver DCA-20-01, Order Waiving License Renewal Requirements","title":"Order Waiving License Renewal Requirements (continuing education and renewal examinations waived for Division 2 licenses expiring Mar. 31 - June 30, 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-03-31","effective":"2020-03-31","end":"Applied to licenses expiring through June 30, 2020; extended by DCA-20-27, DCA-20-53 (Ex. 032), DCA-20-69, DCA-20-89, DCA-21-117, DCA-21-134, DCA-21-152 (Ex. 038), DCA-21-175 (Ex. 041) and DCA-21-194 (Ex. 043) to Oct. 31, 2021","startDate":"2020-03-31","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","OTHER"],"addressees":["every individual licensed under Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, chiropractors, physical and occupational therapists, psychologists, behavioral-health licensees, veterinarians, funeral licensees and others)"],"clause":"Pursuant to the Governor\u0027s Executive Order N-39-20, during the State of Emergency, the Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs may waive any statutory or regulatory professional licensing requirements pertaining to individuals licensed pursuant to Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code (the Code). Accordingly, for individuals whose active licenses expire between March 31, 2020, and June 30, 2020, the Director temporarily waives: 1. any statutory or regulatory requirement that individuals renewing a license pursuant to Division 2 of the Code take and pass an examination in order to renew; and 2. any statutory or regulatory requirement that individuals renewing a license pursuant to Division 2 of the Code complete continuing education... in order to renew.","enforcement":"Conditions of the waiver operate as license conditions; each practice act\u0027s unprofessional-conduct provisions (e.g., Bus. \u0026 Prof. Code §§ 2234, 2761, 4301, 4883) remain in force","functions":["HR credentialing and renewal (every healing-arts profession)","OF administration (renewal compliance)"],"notes":"The first DCA waiver; the renewal-waiver chain it began ran, in successive orders, to Oct. 31, 2021 and was therefore in force on every day of 2021Q3 (Exs. 041, 043)","sourceUrl":"https://www.dca.ca.gov/licensees/continuing_ed.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":591618,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-020","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-020","citation":"Kimberly Kirchmeyer, Director, Department of Consumer Affairs, DCA Waiver DCA-20-01, Order Waiving License Renewal Requirements (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-020)","stateName":"California","related":["AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-021","AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-022","AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-023","AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-024","AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-025","AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-026","AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-027","AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-028","AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-029","AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-030"]}