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HomeBusiness and Professions CodeDiv. 2Ch. 7.7Art. 4§ 3524 Expired License Renewal Process

§ 3524 Expired License Renewal Process

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§ 3524 Expired License Renewal Process

Key Takeaways

  • •You can renew an expired license or approval within 5 years by filling out a form and paying the fees you owe.
  • •If you don’t renew within 30 days after it expires, you’ll have to pay an extra late fee.
  • •Your renewal starts on the last day you paid the fees or the late fee, not the day you sent the form.
  • •Once renewed, your license stays valid until the next normal expiration date.

Example

A doctor’s assistant forgets to renew their license on time.

If they renew it 2 months late, they have to pay the normal renewal fee plus a late fee. Their license will start again from the day they paid the late fee, not when they first sent the form. It will then stay valid until the next normal expiration date, like December 31st of the following year.

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§ 3524 Expired License Renewal Process

A license or approval that has expired may be renewed at any time within five years after its expiration by filing an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the license or approval is not renewed within 30 days after its expiration, the licensed physician assistant and approved supervising physician, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the prescribed delinquency fee, if any. 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, if any, is paid, whichever occurs last. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the expiration date provided in Section 3522 or 3523 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire, if it is not again renewed. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 649, Sec. 40. (SB 806) Effective January 1, 2022.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

expirationapplicationphysicianlicensecondition

Related Statutes

  • § 3526 Expired License Renewal Limits
  • § 3521.1 Physician Assistant Licensing Fees
  • § 3521.3 Physician Assistant Retired License
  • § 3523 Physician Assistant License Renewal
  • § 3505 Physician Assistant Board Composition

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 3524.
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