In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the board shall do all of the following:
(a) Enforce laws designed to protect the public from incompetent, unethical, or unprofessional practitioners.
(b) Investigate complaints concerning the conduct of any licensed professional clinical counselor.
(c) Revoke, suspend, or fail to renew a license that it has authority to issue for just cause, as enumerated in rules and regulations of the board. The board may deny, suspend, or revoke any license granted under this chapter pursuant to Section 480, 481, 484, 496, 498, or 499.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 619, Sec. 3. (SB 788) Effective January 1, 2010.)