Section 7464 - Applications for statewide program provider clearance; identification cards; etc(a)(1) The department shall accept applications for statewide program provider clearance from qualified program providers and, if approved, shall provide a program provider identification card pursuant to Section 7463 if the program provider does not already have a valid identification card.(2) A program provider shall renew their clearance annually.(3) A program provider applying for a program provider identification card shall be subject to the same infectious disease testing policies as the department staff. The department shall accept forms from a hospital, military, University of California system, or local public health department in lieu of the CDCR Form 7336 or CDCR Form 7354 as documentation of testing if the forms include the date of the testing and evaluation, the results, and the licensed evaluator's or physician's signature.(4) A program provider applying for this clearance shall be subject to a fingerprint-based background check with their initial clearance application. If the program provider has already provided fingerprints to the department, a clearance application shall be submitted to the additional institution, noting where the fingerprints were previously provided. The institution shall not require the program provider to provide additional fingerprints.(b) A program provider with statewide program provider clearance shall be able to escort other authorized program providers within each institution for which the statewide program provider clearance is valid.(c) A program provider with statewide program provider clearance may provide programs without a sponsor.(d) If a program provider has been providing programming for a minimum of six months at more than three institutions, when approved to provide programs at any additional institutions, they may immediately request a program provider identification card.(e) The department shall notify all statewide program provider clearance applicants of the decision to approve or disapprove the application within 30 days of receipt of the application.Added by Stats 2023 ch 335 (AB 581),s 2, eff. 1/1/2024.