(a) (1) In addition to publishing the summary required by Section 11317, the bureau shall provide on the internet information regarding the status of every license and registration issued by the bureau in accordance with the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code) and the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code). The public information to be provided on the internet shall include information on suspensions and revocations of licenses and registrations issued by the bureau and accusations filed pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) relative to persons or businesses subject to licensure, registration, or regulation by the bureau. The information shall not include personal information, including home telephone number, date of birth, or social security number. The bureau shall disclose a licensee‘s or registrant’s address of record. However, the bureau shall allow a licensee or registrant to provide a post office box number or other alternate address, instead of the licensee’s home address, as the address of record. This section shall not preclude the bureau from also requiring a licensee or registrant who has provided a post office box number or other alternative mailing address as the licensee’s address of record to provide a physical business address or residence address only for the bureau’s internal administrative use and not for disclosure as the licensee’s or registrant’s address of record or disclosure on the internet.

(2) In addition to the information required by subdivision (a), the bureau shall provide, on the internet, the continuing education course information provided by a licensee when an individual applies for licensure renewal.

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(b) The bureau shall not provide on the internet identifying information with respect to private reprovals or letters of warning, which shall remain confidential.

(c) For purposes of this section, “internet” has the meaning set forth in paragraph (6) of subdivision (f) of Section 17538.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 32. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)