California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 1 — Department of Consumer AffairsChapter 4 — Consumer AffairsArticle 3.6 — Uniform Standards Regarding Substance-Abusing Healing Arts LicenseesSection 315.2
(a) A board, as described in Section 315, shall order a licensee of the board to cease practice if the licensee tests positive for any substance that is prohibited under the terms of the licensee’s probation or diversion program.
(b) An order to cease practice under this section shall not be governed by the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(c) A cease practice order under this section shall not constitute disciplinary action.
(d) This section shall have no effect on the Board of Registered Nursing pursuant to Article 3.1 (commencing with Section 2770) of Chapter 6 of Division 2.
Notes
Requires a board covered by the substance-abuse standards to order a licensee to cease practice after testing positive for a substance prohibited by probation or a diversion program. Exempts the order from specified administrative-hearing procedures, states it is not disciplinary action, and provides that the section has no effect on the Board of Registered Nursing under the referenced law.
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