Business and Professions Code section 5552.6

(a)

The board may extend a candidate’s application or examination process beyond the five-year period described in Section 109 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations if a state of emergency is proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(b)

Any extension granted under subdivision (a) shall be an amount of time sufficient to supplement the time lost due to the state of emergency.