What Is in California’s Code of Regulations Title 16?

The California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 16 is one of 27 Titles that contain state regulations. Title 16, called “Professional and Vocational Regulations,” contains 25 Divisions. There are also numerous chapters and articles containing regulatory sections, or individual regulations. The following is a broad overview of CCR Title 16.

Division 1. State Board of Accountancy – 136 Sections

Division 2. California Architects Board – 37 Sections

Division 3. State Board of Barber Examiners – 108 Sections

Division 4. State Board of Chiropractic Examiners – 113 Sections

Division 5. Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors – 68 Sections

Division 6. State Board of Fabric Care – 40 Sections

Division 7. Bureau of Security and Investigative Services – 106 Sections

Division 8. Contractors’ State License Board – 105 Sections

Division 9. Board of Barbering and Cosmetology – 86 Sections

Division 10. Dental Board of California – 171 Sections

Division 11. Dental Hygiene Committee of California – 35 Sections

Division 12. Cemetery and Funeral Bureau – 57 Sections

Division 13. Medical Board of California – 205 Sections

Division 13.1. Board of Psychology – 64 Sections

Division 13.2. Physical Therapy Board of California – 78 Sections

Division 13.3. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of the Department of Consumer Affairs – 34 Sections

Division 13.4. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of the Department of Consumer Affairs – 135 Sections

Division 13.5. Registered Dispensing Opticians of the California State Board of Optometry – 36 Sections

Division 13.6. Respiratory Care Board of California – 42 Sections

Division 13.7. Acupuncture Examining Committee of the Board of Medical Quality Assurance – 77 Sections

Division 13.8. Physician Assistant Board – 53 Sections

Division 13.9. Podiatric Medical Board of California – 54 Sections

Division 14. Board of Registered Nursing – 102 Sections

Division 15. State Board of Optometry – 51 Sections

Division 16. Osteopathic Medical Board of California – 76 Sections

Division 17. California State Board of Pharmacy – 149 Sections

Division 18. Board of Behavioral Sciences – 100 Sections

Division 19. Structural Pest Control Board – 64 Sections

Division 20. Veterinary Medical Board – 133 Sections

Division 21. Yacht and Ship Brokers Commission – 0

Division 22. State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind – 42 Sections

Division 23. Cemetery and Funeral Bureau – 62 Sections

Division 24. Court Reporters Board of California – 36 Sections

Division 25. Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California – 148 Sections

Division 26. Landscape Architects Technical Committee – 23 Sections

Division 27. Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair – 58 Sections

Division 28. Bureau of Personnel Services – 85 Sections

Division 29. Board for Geologists and Geophysicists – 40 Sections

Division 31. State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators – 52 Sections

Division 32. Tax Preparer Program – 11 Sections

Division 33. Bureau of Automotive Repair – 139 Sections

Division 33.1. Arbitration Certification Program – 41 Sections

Division 34. Polygraph Examiners Board – 29 Sections

Division 35. California Auctioneer Commission – 1 Section

Division 36. Dispute Resolution Advisory Council – 26 Sections

Division 38. Department of Consumer Affairs – 32 Sections

Division 39. Board of Occupational Therapy – 50 Sections

Division 40. Naturopathic Medicine Committee – 36 Sections

Division 41. Professional Fiduciaries Bureau – 43 Sections

Division 42. Bureau of Cannabis Control [Renumbered] – 0

Division 43. Cannabis Control Appeals Panel – 19 Sections

Title 16 contains 3,488 Sections.