2005 California Business and Professions Code Sections 4984-4984.9 Article 4. Revenue

4984.  (a) Licenses issued under this chapter shall expire no more
than 24 months after the issue date.  The expiration date of the
original license shall be set by the board.
   (b) To renew an unexpired license, the licensee, on or before the
expiration date of the license, shall do all of the following:
   (1) Apply for a renewal on a form prescribed by the board.
   (2) Pay a two-year renewal fee prescribed by the board.
   (3) Certify compliance with the continuing education requirements
set forth in Section 4980.54.
   (4) Notify the board whether he or she has been convicted, as
defined in Section 490, of a misdemeanor or felony, or whether any
disciplinary action has been taken by any regulatory or licensing
board in this or any other state, subsequent to the licensee's last
renewal.
4984.1.  A license that has expired may be renewed at any time
within five years after its expiration on filing an application for
renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of the renewal
fee in effect on the last regular renewal date.  If the license is
renewed after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent
to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this
chapter.
4984.2.  A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be
renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not
entitle the licensee, while it remains suspended and until it is
reinstated, to engage in the activity to  which the license relates,
or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or
judgment by which it was suspended.
4984.3.  A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in
this article, but it may not be renewed.  If it is reinstated after
its expiration, the licensee shall, as a condition precedent to its
reinstatement, pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the
renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the
date on which it is reinstated, plus the delinquency fee, if any,
accrued at the time of its revocation.
4984.4.  A license that is not renewed within five years after its
expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued
thereafter, but the licensee may apply for and obtain a new license
if:
   (a) No fact, circumstance, or condition exists that, if the
license were issued, would justify its revocation or suspension.
   (b) He or she pays the fees that would be required if he or she
were applying for a license for the first time.
   (c) He or she takes and passes the current licensing examinations
as specified in subdivision (g) of Section 4980.40.
4984.5.  The board shall report each month to the Controller the
amount and source of all revenue received pursuant to this chapter
and at the same time pay the entire amount thereof into the State
Treasury for credit to the Behavioral Sciences Fund.
4984.6.  (a) The Behavioral Sciences Fund shall be used for the
purposes of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this
chapter.
   (b) The board shall keep any records as will reasonably ensure
that funds expended in the administration of each licensing or
registration category shall bear a reasonable relation to the revenue
derived from each category, and shall so notify the department no
later than May 31 of each year.
   (c) Surpluses, if any, may be used in such a way so as to bear a
reasonable relation to the revenue derived from each category, and
may include, but not be limited to, expenditures for education and
research related to each of the licensing or registration categories.
4984.7.  The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter that
relate to licensing of persons to engage in the business of marriage
and family therapy is that established by the following schedule:
   (a) The fee for applications for examination received on or after
January 1, 1987, shall be one hundred dollars ($100).
   (b) The fee for issuance of the initial license shall be a maximum
of one hundred eighty dollars ($180).
   (c) For those persons whose license expires on or after January 1,
1996, the renewal fee shall be a maximum of one hundred eighty
dollars ($180).
   (d) The delinquency fee shall be ninety dollars ($90).  Any person
who permits his or her license to become delinquent may have it
restored only upon the payment of all fees that he or she would have
paid if the license had not become delinquent, plus the payment of
any and all outstanding delinquency fees.
   (e) For those persons registering as interns on or after January
1, 1996, the registration fee shall be seventy-five dollars ($75).
   (f) For those persons whose registration as an intern expires on
or after January 1, 1996, the renewal fee shall be seventy-five
dollars ($75).
   (g) The standard written examination fee shall be one hundred
dollars ($100).  After successfully passing the standard written
examination, each applicant for the clinical vignette written
examination shall submit one hundred dollars ($100).  Applicants
failing to appear for any examination, once having been scheduled,
shall forfeit any examination fees paid.  Effective January 1, 2005,
the examination fees for the standard written and clinical vignette
written examinations shall be based on the actual cost to the board
of developing, purchasing, and grading of each examination, plus the
actual cost to the board of administering each examination.  The
written examination fees shall be adjusted periodically by regulation
to reflect the actual costs incurred by the board.
   (h) An applicant who fails any standard or clinical vignette
written examination may within one year from the notification date of
that failure, retake the examination as regularly scheduled without
further application upon payment of one hundred dollars ($100) for
the standard written reexamination and one hundred dollars ($100) for
the clinical vignette written reexamination.  Thereafter, the
applicant shall not be eligible for further examination until he or
she files a new application, meets all current requirements, and pays
all fees required.  Persons failing to appear for the reexamination,
once having been scheduled, shall forfeit any reexamination fees
paid.
   (i) The fee for rescoring any written examination shall be twenty
dollars ($20).
   (j) The fee for issuance of any replacement registration, license,
or certificate shall be twenty dollars ($20).
   (k) The fee for issuance of a certificate or letter of good
standing shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).
   With regard to all license, examination, and other fees, the board
shall establish fee amounts at or below the maximum amounts
specified in this chapter.
4984.75.  In addition to the fees charged pursuant to Section 4984.7
for the biennial renewal of a license pursuant to Section 4984, the
board shall collect an additional fee of ten dollars ($10) at the
time of renewal.  The board shall transfer this amount to the
Controller who shall deposit the funds in the Mental Health
Practitioner Education Fund.
4984.8.  A licensed marriage and family therapist may apply to the
board to request that his or her license be placed on inactive
status. A licensee who holds an inactive license shall pay a biennial
fee of half of the active renewal fee and shall be exempt from
continuing education requirements specified in Section 4980.54, but
shall otherwise be subject to this chapter and shall not engage in
the practice of marriage and family therapy in this state. A licensee
on inactive status who  has not committed any acts or crimes
constituting grounds for denial of licensure may, upon his or her
request, have his or her license to practice marriage and family
therapy placed on active status.  A licensee requesting his or her
license to be placed on active status at any time between a renewal
cycle shall pay the remaining half of the renewal fee.  A licensee
requesting to reactivate from an inactive status whose license will
expire less than one year from the date of the request shall be
required to complete 18 hours of continuing education for license
renewal.  A licensee requesting to reactivate from an inactive status
whose license will expire more than one year from the date of the
request shall be required to complete 36 hours of continuing
education for license renewal.
4984.9.  A licensee or registrant shall give written notice to the
board of a name change within 30 days after each change, giving both
the old and new names.  A copy of the legal document authorizing the
name change, such as a court order or marriage certificate, shall be
submitted with the notice.