Cal. BPC § 3636
This is the official text of Cal. BPC § 3636, part of California’s Business and Professions Code — regulates business practices and professional/occupational licensing - contractors, doctors, cosmetologists, real estate agents, and dozens of other licensed professions.
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Official statutory text
(a) Upon a written request, the board may grant inactive status to a naturopathic doctor who is in good standing and who meets the requirements of Section 462.
(b) A person whose license is in inactive status may not engage in any activity for which a license is required under this chapter.
(c) A person whose license is in inactive status shall be exempt from continuing education requirements while their license is in that status.
(d) To restore a license to active status, a person whose license is in inactive status shall fulfill continuing education requirements for the two-year period before reactivation and be current with all licensing fees as determined by the board.
(b) A person whose license is in inactive status may not engage in any activity for which a license is required under this chapter.
(c) A person whose license is in inactive status shall be exempt from continuing education requirements while their license is in that status.
(d) To restore a license to active status, a person whose license is in inactive status shall fulfill continuing education requirements for the two-year period before reactivation and be current with all licensing fees as determined by the board.
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