Cal. HSC § 1797.125.07
This is the official text of Cal. HSC § 1797.125.07, 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) The board shall develop criteria to aid it in making final determinations regarding appeals of licensure actions, for purposes of adoption by the authority pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1797.185. When considering appeals of licensure action, the board shall consider the investment made by both the employer and the licenseholder in terms of education to secure the license, training and continuing education to maintain the license, and equipment and appropriate adjuncts to perform the duties of the license.
(b) The board shall develop and implement progressive discipline criteria to aid it in considering appeals of licensure action pursuant to subdivision (a). The criteria shall include all of the following:
(1) The nature and duties of a paramedic.
(2) The time that has elapsed since the licenseholder’s offense.
(3) The nature and gravity of the offense.
(4) The employer-imposed discipline for the offense.
(5) The licenseholder’s prior disciplinary record.
(6) Mitigating evidence.
(7) Prior warnings to the licenseholder on record or prior remediation.
(8) The actual harm to the patient and the actual harm to the public.
(9) Evidence of the licenseholder’s rehabilitation.
(10) Evidence of an expungement proceeding, if applicable.
(11) The licenseholder’s compliance with the terms of their sentence or a court order, if criminally convicted.
(12) Aggravating evidence.
(13) The licenseholder’s overall criminal record.
(b) The board shall develop and implement progressive discipline criteria to aid it in considering appeals of licensure action pursuant to subdivision (a). The criteria shall include all of the following:
(1) The nature and duties of a paramedic.
(2) The time that has elapsed since the licenseholder’s offense.
(3) The nature and gravity of the offense.
(4) The employer-imposed discipline for the offense.
(5) The licenseholder’s prior disciplinary record.
(6) Mitigating evidence.
(7) Prior warnings to the licenseholder on record or prior remediation.
(8) The actual harm to the patient and the actual harm to the public.
(9) Evidence of the licenseholder’s rehabilitation.
(10) Evidence of an expungement proceeding, if applicable.
(11) The licenseholder’s compliance with the terms of their sentence or a court order, if criminally convicted.
(12) Aggravating evidence.
(13) The licenseholder’s overall criminal record.
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