ARTICLE 2. Administration [2920. - 2936.]

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC 2.
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Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 2920. Section 2920.

(a) The Board of Psychology shall enforce and administer this chapter. The board shall consist of nine members, four of whom shall be public members. (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 2920.1. Section 2920.1.

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board of Psychology 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.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 2921. Section 2921.

Each member of the board shall hold office for a term of four years, and shall serve until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor or until one year shall have elapsed since the expiration of the term for which he or she was appointed, whichever first occurs. No member may serve for more than two consecutive terms.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 2922. Section 2922.

In appointing the members of the board, except the public members, the Governor shall use his or her judgment to select psychologists who represent, as widely as possible, the varied professional interests of psychologists in California. The Governor shall appoint two of the public members and the five licensed members of the board qualified as provided in Section 2923. The Senate Rules Committee and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a public member, and their initial appointment shall be made to fill, respectively, the first and second public member vacancies which occur on or after January 1, 1983.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 2923. Section 2923.

Each member of the board shall have all of the following qualifications: (a) He or she shall be a resident of this state. (b) Each member appointed, except the public members shall be a licensed psychologist. The public members shall not be licentiates of the board or of any board under this division or of any board referred to in the Chiropractic Act or the Osteopathic Act.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 2927.5. Section 2927.5.

Notice of each regular meeting of the board shall be given in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 2930. Section 2930.

The board shall from time to time adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate this chapter. In adopting rules and regulations the board shall comply with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 2934. Section 2934.

Notwithstanding Section 112, the board may issue, biennially, a current geographical directory of licensed psychologists. The directory may be sent to licensees and to other interested parties at cost.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 2934.1. Section 2934.1.

The board may post on its internet website information on all current and former licensees and registrants, including the following: (a) Any record of a disciplinary action. (b) Any of the following actions or proceedings against the licensee or registrant: (1) Temporary restraining orders. (2) Interim suspension orders. (3) Orders restricting licensed activity pursuant to Section 23 of the Penal Code. (4) Revocations, suspensions, probations, public letters of reproval, or limitations on practice ordered by the board or by a court with jurisdiction in the state, including those made part of a probationary order, cease practice order, or stipulated settlement. (5) Accusations or petitions to revoke filed by the board, including those accusations that are on appeal, excluding ones that have been dismissed or withdrawn where the action is no longer pending. (6) Decisions by the board on petitions for early termination or modification of probation and petitions for reinstatement. (7) Citations issued by the board, unless withdrawn, for five years from the date of issuance. (8) All of the following historical information in its possession, custody, or control regarding all current and former licensees and registrants: (9) Institutions that awarded the qualifying educational degree and type of degree awarded. (10) A link to the licensee’s or registrant’s professional internet website. Any link that provides access to a licensee’s or registrant’s professional internet website, once clicked, shall be accompanied by a notification that informs the internet website viewer that they are no longer on the board’s internet website. (11) Other information designated by the board in regulation.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 2936. Section 2936.

The board shall adopt a program of consumer and professional education in matters relevant to the ethical practice of psychology. The board shall establish as its standards of ethical conduct relating to the practice of psychology, the “Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct” published by the American Psychological Association (APA). The board shall apply those standards as the accepted standard of care in all licensing examination development and in all board enforcement policies and disciplinary case evaluations. To help consumers receive appropriate psychological services, all licensed psychologists shall post, in a conspicuous location in their principal psychological business office, if any, and in their informed consent agreement a notice that reads as follows: “NOTICE TO CONSUMERS: The Department of Consumer Affair’s Board of Psychology receives and responds to questions and complaints regarding the practice of psychology. If you have questions or complaints, you may contact the board by email at bopmail@dca.ca.gov, on the Internet at www.psychology.ca.gov, by calling 1-866-503-3221, or by writing to the following address: Board of Psychology 1625 North Market Boulevard, N-215 Sacramento, California 95834”
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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