California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 2596

It is the intent of the Legislature that authority be reserved to the Division of Licensing of the Medical Board of California to adopt examination, continuing education, and training standards for perfusionists, with appropriate consultation, in the event that existing standards of the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion or the Accreditation Committee on Perfusion Education of the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association prove inadequate after an appropriate trial period of at least three years.