California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.2 - Physical Therapy Board of California
Article 8 - Enforcement Actions, Discipline and Reinstatement of License
Section 1399.20 - Substantial Relationship Criteria
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) For the purposes of denial, suspension or revocation of a license, pursuant to Section 141, Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475), or Section 2660 of the code, a crime, professional misconduct, or act shall be considered to be substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a person holding a license under the Physical Therapy Practice Act if to a substantial degree it evidences present or potential unfitness of a person to perform the functions authorized by the license in a manner consistent with the public health, safety, or welfare.
(b) In making the substantial relationship determination required under subsection (a) for a crime, the board shall consider the following criteria:
1. Repealer of
NOTE and new NOTE filed 4-16-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
79, No. 16).
2. Amendment of Article 8 heading and section filed
6-29-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
27).
3. Amendment of first paragraph filed 12-19-2002; operative
1-18-2003 (Register 2002, No. 51).
4. Change without regulatory
effect relocating article 8 heading from preceding section
1399.20 to preceding section
1399.15 filed 9-21-2015 pursuant
to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2015, No. 39).
5. Amendment of section and
NOTE filed 11-30-2021; operative 11-30-2021 (Register 2021, No. 49).
Transmission deadline specified in Government Code section
11346.4(b)
extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified
in Government Code section
11349.3(a)
extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 481 and 2615, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 141, 480, 481, 490, 493, 2660, 2660.5 and 2661, Business and Professions Code.