Cal. HSC § 1639.2
This is the official text of Cal. HSC § 1639.2, part of California’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health, hospitals, controlled substances, and environmental health standards.
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Official statutory text
(a) Each license issued pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1639.3 before July 1, 1992, shall expire July 1, 1993. Every other license issued pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1639.3 shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance.
(b) An application for renewal of a license issued pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1639.3 shall be filed with the state department not less than 30 days prior to its expiration date and shall be accompanied by the annual renewal fee required in Section 1639.5. Failure to make timely application or payment for renewal shall result by operation of law in expiration of the license on its expiration date.
(c) Upon application and payment of the required fee, a renewal license issued under subdivision (a) of Section 1639.3 shall be renewed for one- or two-year periods, at the option of the licensee, as long as the licensee has been found to be in substantial compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted under this chapter during the preceding license period.
(d) Any license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be forfeited by operation of law prior to its expiration date when one of the following occurs:
(1) The tissue bank is sold or otherwise transferred.
(2) The license is surrendered to the state department.
(b) An application for renewal of a license issued pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1639.3 shall be filed with the state department not less than 30 days prior to its expiration date and shall be accompanied by the annual renewal fee required in Section 1639.5. Failure to make timely application or payment for renewal shall result by operation of law in expiration of the license on its expiration date.
(c) Upon application and payment of the required fee, a renewal license issued under subdivision (a) of Section 1639.3 shall be renewed for one- or two-year periods, at the option of the licensee, as long as the licensee has been found to be in substantial compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted under this chapter during the preceding license period.
(d) Any license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be forfeited by operation of law prior to its expiration date when one of the following occurs:
(1) The tissue bank is sold or otherwise transferred.
(2) The license is surrendered to the state department.
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