California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 2 — Healing Arts, Chapter 13.7 — Board of Behavioral Sciences, Article 1 — Administration, Section 4990.16
Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
Notes
Establishes protection of the public as the board’s highest priority when exercising licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Requires public protection to prevail whenever it conflicts with other interests the board seeks to promote, making it paramount over those competing interests in the specified functions.
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