California Business and Professions Code

§ 3524.5

BPC § 3524.5 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 2 · Ch. 7.7 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)The board may require a licensee to complete continuing education as a condition of license renewal under Section 3523 or 3524. The board shall not require more than 50 hours of continuing education every two years. The board shall, as it deems appropriate, accept certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), or another qualified certifying body, as determined by the board, as evidence of compliance with continuing education requirements.

(b)(1) The board shall adopt regulations to require that, on and after January 1, 2022, all continuing education courses for licensees under this chapter contain curriculum that includes the understanding of implicit bias.

(2)Beginning January 1, 2023, continuing education providers shall ensure compliance with paragraph (1).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 836, Sec. 3.5. (AB 2581) Effective January 1, 2025.