California Code
ARTICLE 9 - Inactive License
Section 700.

700. It is the intent of the Legislature to establish in this article an inactive category of health professionals’ licensure. Such inactive licenses or certificates are intended to allow a person who has a license or certificate in one of the healing arts, but who is not actively engaged in the practice of his or her profession, to maintain licensure or certification in a nonpracticing status.

(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 410.)