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DCA Waiver DCA-20-01, Order Waiving License Renewal Requirements

Order Waiving License Renewal Requirements (continuing education and renewal examinations waived for Division 2 licenses expiring Mar. 31 - June 30, 2020)

Kimberly Kirchmeyer, Director, Department of Consumer Affairs · 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 (Sector regulator)

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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 · California
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Executive Order N-39-20 (Ex. CA-012); Cal. Gov't Code § 8571
Issued
2020-03-31 Mar. 31, 2020
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 (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 31, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Health care ordersOther
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)
Functions reached
  • HR credentialing and renewal (every healing-arts profession)
  • OF administration (renewal compliance)
Collection
State health licensing boards AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS

Operative words

Pursuant to the Governor's 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's unprofessional-conduct provisions (e.g., Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 2234, 2761, 4301, 4883) remain in force

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)

Retrieval note

Dated March 31, 2020; signature on file.

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