The Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.

Licenses issued under this chapter prior to January 1, 1974, shall, unless renewed, expire on the last day of the month following the month in 1974 in which the licensee’s birthday occurs and at two-year intervals thereafter on the last day of the month following the month in which the licensee’s birthday occurs. Licenses issued under this chapter on or after January 1, 1974, shall, unless renewed, expire at two-year intervals on the last day of the month following the month in which the licensee’s birthday occurs, beginning with the second birthday following the date on which the license was issued. To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, on or before each of the dates on which it would otherwise expire, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and pay the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter.

The board shall give written notice to a licensee 30 days in advance of the renewal date and, 90 days in advance of the expiration of the fourth year that a renewal fee has not been paid, shall give written notice to the licensee informing the licensee in general terms of the provisions of Section 2892.4.

Except as provided in Sections 2892.3 and 2892.5, an expired license may be renewed at any time within four years after its expiration upon filing of an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board, payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees, and payment of any fees due pursuant to Section 2895.1.

If the license is renewed more than 30 days after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which all renewal fees are paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 2892 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.

A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity, or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which the license was suspended.

A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to its reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the date the application for reinstatement is filed, plus the delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its revocation.

A license which is not renewed within four years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter, but the holder of the license may apply for and obtain a new license if all of the following conditions are met:

The board may, by appropriate regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a license is issued without an examination under this section.

standards shall be established in a manner to assure that a variety of alternative forms of continuing education are available to licensees including, but not limited to, academic studies, in-service education, institutes, seminars, lectures, conferences, workshops, extension studies, and home study programs. The standards shall take cognizance of specialized areas of practice. The continuing education standards established by the board shall not exceed 30 hours of direct participation in a course or courses approved by the board, or its equivalent in the units of measure adopted by the board.

military service, or other good cause.

The board shall collect an initial approval fee and a biennial renewal fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) unless a higher fee, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), is established by the board, from any provider of a course in continuing education who requests approval by the board of such course for purposes of continuing education requirements under this chapter. That fee, however, shall in no event exceed that cost required for the board to administer the approval of continuing education courses by continuing education providers.

The board shall collect an initial approval and a biennial renewal fee in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) unless a higher fee, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), is established by the board, from any provider of a course in intravenous therapy, blood withdrawal, or intravenous therapy with blood withdrawal, who requests approval by the board of such a course for purposes of intravenous therapy, blood withdrawal, or intravenous therapy with blood withdrawal requirements under this chapter. That fee, however, shall not exceed the regulatory cost required for the board to administer the approval of intravenous therapy, blood withdrawal, or intravenous therapy with blood withdrawal courses by intravenous therapy, blood withdrawal, or intravenous therapy with blood withdrawal

providers.

active and clear registered nurse license, vocational nurse license, or an equivalent license in another state, a United States territory, or Canada, or passing the current examination for licensure.

At least once in every calendar month, the board shall furnish the Controller a detailed statement of all moneys collected by the board under this chapter or from any other source, and, at the same time, shall pay the amount thereof to the Treasurer. On order of the Controller, the amount so paid shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund and to the Vocational Nurse Education Fund, as specified in Section 128500 of the Health and Safety Code.

The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter in connection with the issuance of licenses under its provisions shall be according to the following schedule:

subdivision (a) shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250) unless a higher fee, not to exceed three hundred thirty dollars ($330), is established by the board.

biennial renewal fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for renewal shall be two hundred twenty dollars ($220) unless a higher fee, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300), is established by the board. In addition, an assessment of five dollars ($5) shall be collected and credited to the Vocational Nurse Education Fund, pursuant to Section 2895.5.

established by the board.

No further fee shall be required for a license or a renewal thereof other than as prescribed by this chapter.

Notwithstanding any other law, an applicant for license renewal who receives the license after payment by a check or money order that is subsequently returned unpaid, shall not be granted a renewal until the applicant pays the amount outstanding from the returned check or money order, the applicable returned check fee, together with the applicable fee including any delinquency fee for the pending renewal. The board may require each applicant to make payment of all fees by cashier’s check.

As provided in subdivision (d) of Section 2895, the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians shall collect an additional five dollar ($5) assessment at the time of the biennial licensure renewal. This amount shall be credited to the Vocational Nurses Education Fund. This assessment is separate from those fees prescribed in Section 2895.