California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 2 — Healing Arts, Chapter 13.7 — Board of Behavioral Sciences, Article 2 — Disciplinary Actions, Section 4990.28
The board may refuse to issue a registration or license under the chapters it administers and enforces whenever it appears that the applicant may be unable to practice his or her profession safely due to mental illness or chemical dependency. The procedures set forth in Article 12.5 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1 shall apply to denial of a license or registration pursuant to this section.
Notes
Allows the board to refuse a registration or license when an applicant appears unable to practice safely because of mental illness or chemical dependency. Requires denials on that basis to follow the procedures in the specified Article 12.5 provisions governing license or registration denials.
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