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Required for all new and remodeling construction, including change of occupancy.
applies to: Dentistry
Required for all entities doing business within city limits. See "County Unincorporated" for businesses located outside of city limits.
Businesses may be subject to a yearly inspection of facility - annual fee may be charged.
Required for home-based businesses
May be required if a facility discharges a hazardous material into the sewer.
Permitted uses, development regulations, zone change, variance, and conditional use permit.
The city police department issues special permits/licenses for burglar alarms, towed vehicles, taxicabs, dances, second hand dealers, solicitors, and massage/adult businesses. - Requirements vary from city to city.
Required if any person constructs, alters, replaces or operates any units that emit, may emit, or may reduce air emissions within the Region. An Authority to Construct must be obtained before building or installing a new emissions unit or modifying an existing emissions unit that requires a permit. A Permit to Operate is issued after all construction is completed and the emission unit is ready for operation. A permit is required for any sanding, coating, painting or the venting of vessels into the air. In addition, a Portable Equipment Registration is needed for any portable welders (over 50-hp) you operate (i.e. welding shops).
Includes but is not limited to public swimming pools, underground storage tanks, x-ray equipment, water wells, septic systems, sewage pumper trucks, and solid waste handling & composting.
A Fictitious Business Name (FBN) or Doing Business As (DBA) statement is required when the business name does not include the surname of the individual owner(s) and each of the partners; or the business name suggests the existence of additional owners; or the nature of the business in not clearly evident by the name of the business. For example Bill Smith and Sons Plumbing would require a FBN because the name implies additional owners, Bill Smith Plumbing does not require a FBN. Bill Smith Industries would require a FBN because it does not identify the nature of the business.
agency note: Filing may also be completed at Offices in Chula Vista (619) 498-2200, El Cajon (619) 441-4480, and San Marcos (760) 940-6858. July 15, 1998: The County's Business Certificate Tax (BUSINESS LICENSE) is being repealed and no new applications or renewals are required at this time. Call County for further details.
Required if handling hazardous material in excess of 55 gallons, 500 pounds, or 200 cubic feet, or generating any amount of hazardous waste or bio-medical waste and/or operate an underground storage tanks.
Additional dental practices require this permit
Licensed non-profit community clinics, free clinics, surgical clinics, or multi-speciality clinics which purchase drugs at wholesale for administration or dispensing, under the direction of a physician, to patients registered for care at the clinic. A clinic must first be licensed with the State Department of Health Services to qualify for a permit with the Board of Pharmacy.
Permit is required by dentists wishing to practice conscious sedation
If you are considering becoming a corporation, (either stock or nonprofit), a limited liability company or a partnership (limited, or limited liability), you must file with the Secretary of State's Office.
agency note: Also, if you are conducting business as one of the following, you must file a bond with the Secretary of State's Office: immigration consultant, credit services organization, dance studio, discount buying organization, employment agency, employment counseling service, invention developer, job listing service, nurses registry, or auctioneer or auction company.
Graduation from approved U.S. dental school
Harassment or discrimination in employment is prohibited if it is based on a person's race, ancestry, national origin, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, physical disability (including AIDS), mental disability, marital status, medical condition (cured cancer), and refusal of family care leave. Discrimination in housing, public services and accommodations is also prohibited.
agency note: Employers must post the Harassment or Discrimination in Employment notice (DFEH 162) and provide their employees with a copy of the DFEH's information sheet on sexual harassment (DFEH 185) or a statement that contains equivalent information. Employers must also provide notice of an employee's right to request pregnancy disability leave or transfer, as well as notice to request a family and medical care leave (CFRA). Employers with 5 or more employees must maintain all personnel records for a minimum of 2 years.
Licensing and certification of health care facilities and providers such as General Acute Care Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health Agencies, and Clinics.
agency note: Licenses different types of health care facilities and providers so they can legally do business in California. Certifies to the federal government health care facilities and providers that are eligible for payments under the Medicare and Medicaid (Medi-Cal) programs
Permit is required by dentists wishing to practice under a name that is not their given or surname
Permit is required by dentists wishing to practice general anesthesia.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit No. CAS000001 includes waste discharge requirements for discharges of storm water associated with industrial activities, excluding construction activities.
Medical wastes include sharps and biohazardous waste from the diagnosis, treatment, immunization, or research of human beings or animals, the production or testing of biologicals, or regulated waste from a trauma scene waste management practitioner
agency note: Large quantity generators (LQGs)(>200 lbs./mo) and small quantity generators (SQGs) (<200 lbs./mo) of medical wastes are registered with the Department. Facilities treating medical waste or serving as medical waste or transfer station are registered and permitted by the Department. Medical waste haulers are DTSC-registered hazardous waste transporters which must also register with the Department. Click on Medical Waste Management Program's web site to locate the enforcing agency for medical waste management program in your area.
Permit is required by dentists wishing to operate a mobile dental clinic.
Businesses with employees must prepare an Injury and Illness Prevention Plan. The state provides a no-fee consultation service to assist employers with preventing unsafe working conditions and workplace hazards.
Physicians and surgeons who possess a license to practice dentistry in other states, but do not hold a California dental license must obtain this permit
Those possessing radiation-emitting machines or devices containing radioactive material. Examples include physicians, dentists, hospitals, and industrial plants.
agency note: Mailing address: P.O. Box 997414, MS 7610 Sacramento, CA 95899
Graduation from Board-approved dental assistant program or 18 months on-the-job training as a dental assistant for a California licensed dentist.
Graduation from Board-approved dental hygiene program
Required to file a registration form within 15 days after paying more than $100.00 in wages to one or more employees. No distinction is made between full-time and part-time or permanent and temporary employees in meeting this requirement.
All businesses selling or leasing tangible property must obtain a Seller's Permit.
agency note: For Additional information about RESALE CERTIFICATE go to this website: www.boe.ca.gov/sutax/faqresale.htm
Required of businesses that generate, surrender to be transported, transport, treat, or dispose of hazardous waste.
agency note: DTSC issues State Generator EPA ID Numbers. You may be referred to Federal EPA if you generate over 100 kg per month of RCRA waste or outside California 1-800-618-6942
Businesses should obtain the appropriate State income tax forms from the Franchise Tax Board.
agency note: All businesses are required to submit a Business Income Tax statement annually.
Businesses with employees must comply with laws establishing minimum standards for wages, hours and working conditions.
Any facility or activity that discharges, or proposes to discharge, waste that may affect groundwater quality or from which waste may be discharged in a diffused manner (e.g., erosion from soil disturbance) must first obtain waste discharge requirements
Businesses with employees must maintain Workers' Compensation Insurance coverage on either a self-insured basis, or provided through a commercial carrier, or the State Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund.
Required for persons to take x-rays working in hospitals, laboratories, private offices, x-ray laboratories, technical and medical schools
All businesses which manufacture, handle, store, transport, or distribute controlled drugs, all health professionals entitled to dispense, administer or prescribe them, and all pharmacies entitled to fill prescriptions must register. Registants must comply with a series of regulatory requirements related to drug security, records accountability, and adherence to standards.
Employers with employees, business partnerships, and corporations, must obtain an Employer Identification Number from the I.R.S. Businesses can obtain appropriate Federal income tax forms from this location.
agency note: Additional office locations: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Contact-My-Local-Office-in-California
Employees hired after November 6, 1986 must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
Training, consulting, business development, and loan approval services are available through the San Diego District Office. Programs include SCORE & SBDC, including international trade.
The SBA renders assistance with special programs for women and minorities, financing for starting businesses, including developing business plans and providing information on other SBA programs.