AB 595, as introduced, Alejo. Registered dispensing opticians: certificates.
Existing law provides for the issuance of a certificate of dispensing optician upon registration. Existing law permits a certificate to be suspended, revoked, or subjected to probation for violations of regulations or laws, as specified, or for incompetence, gross negligence, or repeated similar negligent acts by the registrant or an employee, as provided.
This bill additionally would permit a certificate to be suspended, revoked, or subjected to probation for unprofessional conduct, as defined. This bill also would permit a certificate to be suspended, revoked, or subjected to probation for actions by the registrant’s agent.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 2555 of the Business and Professions
2Code is amended to read:
Certificates issued hereunder may in the discretion of
2the division be suspended or revoked or subjected to terms and
3conditions of probation for violating or attempting to violate this
4chapter, Chapter 5.4 (commencing with Section 2540) or any
5regulation adopted under this chapter or, Chapter 5.4 (commencing
6with Section 2540), or Section 651, 654, or 655, or for
7incompetence, gross negligence,begin insert unprofessional conduct,end insert or
8repeatedbegin delete similarend delete negligent acts performed by the registrant or by
9an employeebegin insert or agentend insert of the
registrant.begin insert
Unprofessional conduct
10includes, but is not limited to, repeated interference with the
11independent clinical judgment of an optometrist or with compliance
12by an optometrist with prevailing clinical standards for the practice
13of optometry.end insert The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance
14with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of
15Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the division
16shall have all the powers granted therein.
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