2007 California Business and Professions Code Article 7. Fiscal Administration

CA Codes (bpc:2680-2689)

2680.  The board shall keep a record of its proceedings under this
chapter, and a register of all persons licensed under it.  The
register shall show the name of every living licensee, his or her
last known place of residence, and the date and number of his or her
license as a physical therapist.  The board shall compile a list of
physical therapists authorized to practice physical therapy in the
state.  Any interested person is entitled to obtain a copy of that
list upon application to the board and payment of such amount as may
be fixed by the board which amount shall not exceed the cost of the
list so furnished.


2681.  Within 10 days after the beginning of each calendar month the
board shall report to the State Controller the amount and source of
all collections made from persons licensed or seeking to be licensed
under this chapter and at the same time pay all such sums into the
State Treasury, where they shall be credited to the Physical Therapy
Fund.



2682.  There is in the State Treasury the Physical Therapy Fund.
All collections from persons licensed or approved or seeking to be
licensed or approved shall be paid by the board into the fund after
reporting to the Controller at the beginning of each month the amount
and source of the collections.  All money in the Physical Therapy
Fund is appropriated to carry out the purposes of this chapter.




2683.  Except as provided in Section 2684, the provisions of Article
19 (commencing with Section 2420) of Chapter 5 apply to the issuance
and govern the expiration and renewal of licenses issued under this
chapter.


2684.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 2422, any license or approval for
the practice of physical therapy shall expire at midnight on the
last day of the birth month of the licensee or holder of the approval
during the second year of a two-year term, if not renewed.
   (b) To renew an unexpired license or approval, the licensee or the
holder of the approval shall, on or before the dates on which it
would otherwise expire, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the
board, pay the prescribed renewal fee, and submit proof of the
completion of continuing education or competency required by the
board pursuant to Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 2676). The
licensee or holder of the approval shall disclose on his or her
license renewal application any misdemeanor or other criminal offense
for which he or she has been found guilty or to which he or she has
pleaded guilty or no contest.
   (c) A license or approval that has expired may be renewed within
five years upon payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees and
satisfaction of the requirements described in subdivision (b).



2685.  At least 60 days before the expiration of any license or
approval, the board shall mail to each licensee under this chapter,
at the latest address furnished by the licensee to the executive
officer, a notice stating the amount of the renewal fee and the date
on which it is due, and that failure to pay it on or before the due
date will result in expiration of the license.



2687.  All fees earned by the board and all fines and forfeitures of
bail to which the board is entitled shall be reported at the
beginning of each month, for the month preceding, to the State
Controller. At the same time, the entire amount of these collections
shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the
Physical Therapy Fund.
   This fund shall be for the use of the board to pay all salaries
and all other expenses necessarily incurred in carrying into effect
the provisions of this chapter.



2688.  The amount of fees provided in connection with licenses or
approvals for the practice of physical therapy is as follows:
   (a) The application fee for a physical therapist's license shall
be established by the board at not more than seventy-five dollars
().  The application fee for an applicant under Section 2653 shall
be established by the committee at not more than one hundred
twenty-five dollars (5).
   (b) The examination and reexamination fees for the physical
therapist examination, physical therapist assistant examination, and
the examination to demonstrate knowledge of the rules and regulations
related to the practice of physical therapy shall be the actual cost
to the board of the development and writing of, or purchase of the
examination, and grading of each written examination, plus the actual
cost of administering each examination.
   (c) The initial license fee for a physical therapist license shall
be fixed by the examining board at not more than one hundred fifty
dollars (0).
   (d) The renewal fee for a physical therapist license shall be
fixed by the examining board at not more than one hundred fifty
dollars (0).
   (e) A fee to be set by the board of not more than seventy-five
dollars () shall be charged for each application for approval as a
physical therapist assistant.
   (f) A fee to be set by the examining board of not more than one
hundred fifty dollars (0) shall be charged for the issuance of and
for the renewal of each approval as a physical therapist assistant.

   (g) Notwithstanding Section 163.5, the delinquency fee shall be 50
percent of the renewal fee in effect.
   (h) The duplicate wall certificate fee shall not exceed twenty
dollars ().  The duplicate renewal receipt fee shall not exceed
twenty dollars ().
   (i) The endorsement or letter of good standing fee is thirty
dollars ().
   (j) The amount of any fee established by statute or by the board
pursuant to statutory authority that is in effect when this section
becomes operative on January 1, 1999, pursuant to subdivision (k),
shall remain in effect after that operative date, unless the board
establishes a fee amount that is less or greater than the previously
established fee amount as permitted by law.
   (k) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1999.



2688.5.  The board shall submit a report to the fiscal and
appropriate policy committees of the legislature whenever the board
increases any fee.  The report shall specify the justification for
the increase and the percentage of the fee increase to be used for
enforcement purposes.



2689.  (a) The board may establish by regulation suitable
application and renewal fees of not more than two hundred dollars
(0), for persons certified to perform electromyographical testing
pursuant to Section 2620.5, based upon the cost of operating the
certification program.  The application fee shall be paid by the
applicant at the time the application is filed and the renewal fee
shall be paid as provided in Section 2683.
   (b) The board shall charge an examination and reexamination fee of
five hundred dollars (0) to applicants who are examined and who
have been found to otherwise meet the board's standards for
certification.