California Business and Professions Code 2570.27 – (a) The board may discipline a licensee by any or a combination …
(a) The board may discipline a licensee by any or a combination of the following methods:
(1) Placing the license on probation with terms and conditions.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 2570.27
- Board: means the California Board of Occupational Therapy. See California Business and Professions Code 2570.2
- license: includes a license, limited permit, or any other authorization to engage in practice regulated by this chapter. See California Business and Professions Code 2570.26
- Licensee: means any person authorized by a license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.8
- Occupational therapy: means the therapeutic use of purposeful and meaningful goal-directed activities (occupations) with individuals, groups, populations, or organizations, to support participation, performance, and function in roles and situations in home, school, workplace, community, and other settings. See California Business and Professions Code 2570.2
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(2) Suspending the license and the right to practice occupational therapy for a period not to exceed one year.
(3) Revoking the license.
(4) Suspending or staying the disciplinary order, or portions of it, with or without conditions.
(5) Taking other action as the board, in its discretion, deems proper.
(b) The board may issue an initial license on probation, with specific terms and conditions, to any applicant who has violated any provision of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to it, but who has met all other requirements for licensure.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1079, Sec. 6. Effective September 29, 2002.)