California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 4502.2

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 632, Sec. 36. (AB 1536) Effective January 1, 2022.

A psychiatric technician, when prescribed by a licensed physician and surgeon, may withdraw blood from a patient with a mental illness or developmental disability if the psychiatric technician has received certification from the board that the psychiatric technician has completed a prescribed course of instruction approved by the board or has demonstrated competence to the satisfaction of the board.

Cite this section

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 4502.2 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/bpc/division-2-healing-arts/chapter-10-psychiatric-technicians/article-1-generally/section-4502.2

Other sections in Article 1 - Generally

§ 4500§ 4501§ 4501.1§ 4501.2§ 4502§ 4502.1§ 4502.2§ 4502.3§ 4503§ 4503.1§ 4504§ 4505§ 4507§ 4508§ 4509.5

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