Case library / Records, confidentiality and the file
The address of record
In short
The address of record?
License surrendered
SurrenderedA separate, chargeable violation for not telling the Board where you are.
What happened
The accusation charged gross negligence and failure to cooperate with the Board's investigation — and, as its own separate count, failure to maintain a current address of record with the Board.
The license was surrendered.
What it was charged as
Failure to maintain a current address of record with the Board.
Gross negligence.
Failure to cooperate with the investigation.
The outcome
License surrendered.
No cost recovery stated in the orderWhat the rule actually says
16 CCR §1804 requires every licensee and registrant to keep a current address of record on file with the Board, and it is the address the Board uses to serve you. This is the shortest case in the library and it is here for a structural reason: an accusation served on a stale address is still served. The failure-to-cooperate count in most of these files begins with letters that went to an address the licensee had moved out of.
Where insurance reaches, and where it does not
Nothing to insure and nothing to defend. Worth noting that several therapist policies also require notice to the insurer at your current address, and a missed renewal notice is how claims-made coverage lapses.
What would have changed it
- Update your address of record within 30 days of moving, in the BreEZe system, and separately from your public practice address.
- Do the same with your malpractice carrier and, if you are an associate, with your supervisor of record.
Source. This write-up is drawn from the signed public decision in the case number above. Names, cities and employers have been removed — why. To pull the original, open the Board's quarterly newsletter archive, find the issue covering April 4, 2024, and match the case number in the Formal Disciplinary Actions section. Not legal advice.
