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California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 5 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians › Section 2582 - Reports

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(a) The Board shall
				  require such reports by schools and conduct such investigations as necessary to
				  determine whether or not approval will be continued.
(b) A school shall report to the Board within
				  ten days of the termination of a faculty member.
(c) A material misrepresentation of fact by a
				  psychiatric technician program in any information submitted to the Board is
				  cause for denial or revocation of approval or provisional approval.
1. Amendment
					 filed 4-22-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.
					 17).
2. Amendment filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to
					 Government Code section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
3. New subsection (c) filed 3-24-92;
					 operative 4-23-92 (Register 92, No. 13).
4. Amendment of subsection
					 (d) filed 6-1-2000; operative 6-30-2000 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11349.3(a)
					 (Register 2000, No. 22).
5. Change without regulatory effect
					 amending subsections (a) and (c) and NOTE filed 7-23-2013 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2013, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						4531
						and
						4532,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 5 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians › Section 2583 - Faculty. Report of Changes. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Amendment
					 filed 4-22-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.
					 17).
2. Repealer filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to
					 Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4531,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 5 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians › Section 2584 - Faculty Qualifications

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(a) A school shall submit qualifications of
				  the proposed faculty members for approval by the Board prior to
				  employment.
(b) Each psychiatric
				  technician program shall have one faculty member, designated as director who
				  meets the requirements of subsection (c)(1) herein who shall actively
				  administer the program. The director is responsible for compliance with all
				  regulations in Chapter 2, Article 5 (commencing with Section
				  2580 et seq.).
(c) Requirements for specific faculty
				  positions are as follows:
(1)
Director
: A director of a psychiatric technician program shall
				  have completed a course or courses offered by an approved school with
				  instruction in administration, teaching, and curriculum development and shall
				  meet the qualifications of subsection (A) or (B) below:
(A) Registered Nurse
1. Hold a current California active license
				  as a Registered Nurse; and
2. Hold
				  a baccalaureate degree from an approved school; and
3. Have a minimum of 3 years experience as a
				  registered nurse; one year shall be in teaching or clinical supervision, or a
				  combination thereof, in a state approved registered nursing or vocational or
				  practical nursing, or psychiatric technician school within the last five years;
				  or a minimum of three years experience in nursing administration or nursing
				  education within the last five years.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 5 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians › Section 2585 - General Requirements

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(a)
				  The program shall have sufficient resources, faculty, clinical facilities,
				  library, staff and support services, physical space, skills laboratory, and
				  equipment to achieve the program's objectives.
(b) Regular faculty meetings shall be held.
				  Minutes shall be available to the Board's representative.
(c) Clinical faculty shall have no other
				  responsibilities during the hours they are assigned to the clinical instruction
				  of students.
(d) Each teacher
				  assistant shall work under the direction of an approved instructor. No more
				  than one teacher assistant may be assigned to each instructor. Each teacher
				  assistant shall assist the instructor in skills lab and clinical teaching only.
				  The instructor to whom the teacher assistant is assigned shall be available to
				  provide direction to the teacher assistant as needed.
(e) Each instructor shall have a daily lesson
				  plan which correlates the theory and practice offered to the student. A copy of
				  this plan shall be available to the director.
(f) The program's instructional plan shall be
				  available to all faculty.
(g) Each
				  school shall have on file proof that each enrolled student has completed a
				  general education course of study through the 12th grade or evidence of
				  completion of the equivalent thereof. Equivalency is determined by the
				  Department of Education in any of the United States or by a nationally
				  recognized regional accrediting body.
(h) Each school shall have an attendance
				  policy approved by the Board. The policy shall include but not be limited to,
				  criteria for attendance and the specific course objectives for which make-up
				  time is required. Acceptable methods for make-up include:
(1) Theory: case studies, independent study,
				  written examination, attendance at seminars or workshops, auto-tutorial
				  laboratory, and research reports.
(2) Clinical: performance evaluation in
				  skills laboratory or additional time in the clinical area with
				  clients/patients.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 5 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians › Section 2585.1 - Credit for Previous Education and Experience

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Each school shall have a policy, approved by the Board, for
					 giving credit toward the curriculum requirements.
(a) Transfer credit shall be given for
				  related previous education completed within the last five years. This includes
				  the following courses:
(1) Approved vocational
				  or practical nursing courses.
(2)
				  Approved registered nursing courses.
(3) Approved psychiatric technician
				  courses.
(4) Armed services nursing
				  courses.
(5) Certified nurse
				  assistant courses.
(6) Other
				  courses the school determines are equivalent to courses in the
				  program.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 5 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians › Section 2586 - Curriculum Hours

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(a) The
				  course for preparation of psychiatric technicians shall consist of not less
				  than 1530 hours or 50 semester units. The course may be offered on a full or
				  part time basis. One hour of instruction for purposes of computing the total
				  hours of instruction or for calculating semester units as specified in this
				  section shall consist of not less than 50 minutes of actual class
				  time.
(b) The course shall consist
				  of not less than 576 hours of theory and 954 hours of supervised clinical
				  experience. The hours of theory and clinical experience shall include a minimum
				  of each of the following:
Theory
							 Hours
Clinical Hours
Pharmacology
54
Nursing science
126
270
Mental disorders
108
270
Developmental
							 disabilities
108
270
(c)
				  The school week shall not exceed 40 hours per week.
(d) School days that consist of class
				  attendance only or a combination of class attendance and clinical experience
				  shall not exceed eight hours in length.
(e) Students may be assigned to shifts of up
				  to and including 12-hour length for clinical experience, only.
(f) Students may be granted holidays and
				  vacation days equivalent to those granted by community colleges.
1. Amendment
					 of subsections (b) and (c) filed 12-17-70; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 70, No. 51).
2. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 7-21-72;
					 effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 72, No. 30).
3.
					 Amendment of subsection (b) filed 4-22-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 77, No. 17).
4. Amendment filed 11-16-83; effective upon
					 filing pursuant to Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
5. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) filed
					 4-8-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 15).
6.
					 Amendment of subsection (c), repealer of subsection (d), new subsections
					 (d)-(f) and amendment of NOTE filed 12-29-2004; operative 1-28-2005 (Register
					 2004, No. 53).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						4531
						and
						4532,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 5 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians › Section 2587 - Curriculum Content

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Psychiatric technician programs shall include theory and correlated clinical
				  experience.
(b) The curriculum
				  shall develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to care for
				  patients of all ages in current health care settings.
(c) Curriculum content shall be taught in a
				  sequence that results in students' progressive mastery of knowledge, skills,
				  and abilities.
(d) The curriculum
				  content shall include:
(1) Anatomy and
				  physiology
(2) Nutrition
(3) Psychology
(4) Normal growth and development
(5) Nursing process
(6) Communication, both verbal and
				  written
(7) Nursing science, which
				  shall include:
(A) Nursing
				  fundamentals
(B) Medical/surgical
				  nursing
(C) Communicable diseases,
				  which shall include but not be limited to Human Immunodeficiency Virus
				  (HIV)
(D) Gerontological
				  nursing
(8) Patient
				  education
(9) Pharmacology, which
				  shall include:
(A) Knowledge of commonly used
				  drugs and their actions
(B)
				  Computation of dosages
(C)
				  Preparation of medications
(D)
				  Principles of administration
(10) Classifications, treatment programs, and
				  interventions for developmental disabilities.
(11) Classifications, treatment programs, and
				  interventions for mental disorders, which shall include addictive behaviors and
				  eating disorders.
(12)
				  Leadership
(13)
				  Supervision
(14) Ethics and
				  unethical conduct
(15) Critical
				  thinking
(16) Culturally congruent
				  care
(17) End-of-life
				  care
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 5 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians › Section 2588 - Clinical Experience

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(a)
				  Schools shall apply on a form provided by the Board for approval of each
				  clinical facility prior to use.
(b)
				  Schools shall have clinical facilities adequate as to number, type, and variety
				  of patients treated, to provide clinical experience for all students in the
				  areas specified by Section
				  2587. There must be available for
				  student assignment, an adequate daily census of patients to afford a variety of
				  clinical experience consistent with competency-based objectives and theory
				  being taught. Clinical objectives which students are expected to master shall
				  be posted in client care areas utilized for clinical experience.
(c) For supervision of clinical experience,
				  there shall be a maximum of 15 students for each instructor.
(d) Schools are responsible for the
				  continuous review of clinical facilities to determine if the students' clinical
				  objectives for each facility are being met.
1. Amendment
					 of subsections (b) and (d) and repealer of subsection (e) filed 12-17-70;
					 effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 70, No. 51).
2.
					 Amendment of subsection (b) filed 2-2-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing
					 (Register 76, No. 6).
3. Reinstatement of subsection (b) as it
					 existed prior to emergency amendment filed 2-2-76, by operation of Section
					 11422.1(b), Gov.
					 C. (Register 76, No. 23).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
					 4-10-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No.
					 15).
5. Amendment filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to
					 Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
6. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
					 11-20-97; operative 12-20-97 (Register 97, No. 47).
7. Repealer of
					 subsection (e) and amendment of NOTE filed 12-29-2004; operative 1-28-2005
					 (Register 2004, No. 53).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						4511,
						4531
						and
						4532,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 5 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians › Section 2588.1 - Clinical Preceptorships

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(a) With prior Board approval, each
				  psychiatric technician program may offer an optional clinical preceptorship
				  during the last nine weeks of the program.
(b) Preceptorship means an optional clinical
				  experience for selected psychiatric technician students, which is conducted in
				  the last nine (9) weeks of the psychiatric technician program.
(c) Preceptor means a registered nurse or a
				  psychiatric technician on staff at the clinical facility in which the
				  preceptorship will occur who is specially selected and prepared to work with a
				  student during the preceptorship and who shall be responsible for on-site
				  direction of the student's preceptorship.
(d) The program director or designee shall be
				  responsible for the overall management of the preceptorship and final student
				  outcomes.
(e) General Requirements
(1) The preceptorship may be conducted in any
				  health care setting (including acute, subacute, clinic or a combination of
				  settings) wherein the specific clinical objectives can be met.
(2) The goal of the preceptorship shall be
				  the facilitation of students' maximal application of newly acquired knowledge,
				  skills, and abilities in a realistic setting that simulates actual job
				  performance.
(3) Preceptorships
				  shall not be used for clinical make-up time or remediation.
(4) Prior to implementation of the
				  preceptorship, the director shall apply for Board approval and specify the
				  clinical objectives to be accomplished by the student in the preceptorship
				  facility.
(5) The total length of a
				  student's preceptorship shall not exceed 160 hours.
(6) The total hours per week required of a
				  student for theory and preceptorship attendance shall not exceed 40
				  hours.
(7) The total hours per day
				  required of a student for theory and preceptorship attendance shall not exceed
				  eight (8) hours.
(8) The
				  preceptorship shall be conducted within the last nine (9) weeks of the program
				  or when presentation of new theory and correlated clinical content has been
				  completed, whichever occurs later.
(9) The maximum instructor-to-preceptorship
				  student ratio is 1:15.
(10) The
				  maximum preceptor-to-student ratio is 1:1.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 5 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians › Section 2589 - Transcript of Records. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Amendment
					 filed 12-17-70; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 70, No.
					 51).
2. Repealer filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to
					 Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						4511
						and
						4513,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 6 - Revenue › Section 2590.1 - Provider Fees

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Pursuant to Section
					 4518.1 of the Code, the following
					 fees are established:
(a) The fee to
				  be paid upon the filing of an application for any provider of a course in
				  continuing education is two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(b) The biennial renewal fee for any provider
				  of a course in continuing education is two hundred fifty dollars
				  ($250).
(c) The fee to be paid upon
				  the filing of an application from any provider of a course in Blood Withdrawal
				  is two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(d) The biennial renewal fee for any provider
				  of a course in Blood Withdrawal is two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
1. New
					 section filed 5-12-92; operative 5-12-92 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 92, No. 20).
2. Change without regulatory effect repealing
					 section, new section and subsections (a)-(d) filed 12-30-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2021, No. 1).
3. Amendment filed 9-9-2022;
					 operative 9-9-2022 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2022, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						4518
						and
						4518.1,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 6 - Revenue › Section 2591 - Waiver of Initial Certificate Fee. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Amendment
					 filed 12-28-61; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 61, No.
					 26).
2. Repealer filed 9-27-65; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 65, No. 18).
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 7 - Continuing Education › Section 2592.1 - Hour Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Each licensee renewing a license under Section
				  4544 of the code shall submit
				  proof of having completed, during the preceding two years, thirty (30) hours of
				  continuing education acceptable to the Board.
(b) This section shall not apply to the first
				  license renewal following initial issuance of a license.
1. New
					 section filed 3-24-92; operative 4-23-92 (Register 92, No.
					 13).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4517,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 7 - Continuing Education › Section 2592.2 - Continuing Education Courses

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(a) The Board will accept each hour of theory
				  or course related clinical experience as one (1) hour of continuing
				  education.
(b) Continuing education
				  courses approved by psychiatric technician or nursing licensing agencies of
				  this or of other states, or psychiatric technician or nursing organizations of
				  this or other states, or courses considered comparable by the Board will be
				  accepted.
(c) Courses which are
				  prerequisite to or part of a registered nursing or vocational nursing program,
				  or college and university courses related to the psychiatric technician scope
				  of practice will be accepted.
1. New
					 section filed 3-24-92; operative 4-23-92 (Register 92, No.
					 13).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4517,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 7 - Continuing Education › Section 2592.3 - Course Provider Approval

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(a) An
				  individual applying for approval as a continuing education course provider
				  must:
(1) Complete and submit an application
				  form supplied by the Board entitled, "Application to be a Continuing Education
				  Course Provider for Psychiatric Technicians" (Form 56A-40; 09/05), hereby
				  incorporated by reference.
(2) The
				  content of all courses of continuing education must be relevant to the practice
				  of psychiatric technicians and must:
(A) be
				  related to the scientific knowledge and/or technical, manual skills required
				  for the practice of psychiatric technicians, or
(B) be related to direct and/or indirect
				  patient/client care.
(C) Learning
				  experiences are expected to enhance the knowledge of the psychiatric technician
				  at a level above that required for licensure.
(3) The Board will review one course offering
				  when considering course provider approval. Include the following information
				  for the course submitted for review:
(A)
				  Identifying information for the name, location and contact of the
				  provider.
(B) A description of the
				  subject matter of the course as it relates to recent developments in the
				  psychiatric technician field or in any special area of psychiatric technician
				  practice:
(C) The course
				  objectives;
(D) Method(s) of
				  instruction;
(E) Total number of
				  hours in the course and the course location;
(F) Methods of evaluation:
1. for instructor evaluation of student
				  achievement of course objectives; and
2. for student evaluation of course content
				  and course instructor.
(G) Course instructor's qualifications, as
				  specified in Section
				  2592.4.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 7 - Continuing Education › Section 2592.4 - Course Instructor Qualifications

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Instructors of continuing education courses shall meet two
					 of the following:
(a) Completion of
				  specialized training in the subject matter of the course within two years
				  preceding course approval;
(b)
				  Completion of academic studies related to the subject matter of the course
				  within two years preceding course approval;
(c) Teaching experience in a course with
				  similar subject matter content within the previous two years;
(d) Six months of work experience in the
				  subject matter of the course within the previous three years; or
(e) Experience in the development of academic
				  courses within two years preceding course approval.
1. New
					 section filed 3-24-92; operative 4-23-92 (Register 92, No. 13).
2.
					 Amendment of section heading, first paragraph and subsection (d) filed
					 5-4-2007; operative 6-3-2007 (Register 2007, No.
					 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4517,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 7 - Continuing Education › Section 2592.5 - Course Completion Certificates and Reporting

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(a) At the completion of the course, the
				  provider shall issue a certificate to each licensee.
(b) At the time of license renewal, the
				  licensee shall provide a written statement indicating (1) the date each course
				  was completed; (2) provider and course number; (3) course title; and (4) total
				  hours of the course.
(c) Licensees
				  are required to maintain a record of continuing education courses taken during
				  the last four (4) years.
1. New
					 section filed 3-24-92; operative 4-23-92 (Register 92, No.
					 13).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4517,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 7 - Continuing Education › Section 2592.6 - Inactive Licenses

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  license will be placed on inactive status when the renewal fee is paid and
				  continuing education requirements have not been met.
(b) To reactivate an inactive license the
				  licensee must submit proof of thirty hours of continuing education taken during
				  the preceding two years and have furnished a full set of fingerprints as
				  required by section
				  2575.5.
1. New
					 section filed 3-24-92; operative 4-23-92 (Register 92, No. 13).
2.
					 Amendment of subsection (b) and NOTE filed 1-9-2009 as an emergency; operative
					 1-9-2009 (Register 2009, No. 2). A Certificate of Compliance must be
					 transmitted to OAL by 7-8-2009 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance
					 as 1-9-2009 order, including further amendment of section, transmitted to OAL
					 6-30-2009 and filed 8-11-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 33).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						4501.1
						and
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						144,
						700,
						701,
						703,
						704,
						4503,
						4517
						and
						4521,
						Business and Professions Code; and Section
						11105, Penal
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 7 - Continuing Education › Section 2592.7 - Exemption from Continuing Education Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) At the time of making application for
				  renewal, an applicant for exemption from the continuing education requirements
				  shall make written application to the Board.
(b) The applicant must show evidence
				  satisfactory to the Board, that during the two-year period immediately prior to
				  the expiration date of the applicant's license, the licensee:
(1) Has been residing in another country for
				  a period of one year or longer reasonably preventing completion of continuing
				  education requirements; or
(2) Has
				  been absent from California because of military or missionary service for a
				  period of one year or longer preventing completion of continuing education
				  requirements; or
(3) Should be
				  exempt from the continuing education requirements for reasons of health or
				  other good cause which includes;
(A) Total
				  physical or mental disability for one year or more and the ability to return to
				  work, as verified by a licensed physician and surgeon or licensed clinical
				  psychologist.
(B) Total physical or
				  mental disability for one year or longer of an immediate family member for whom
				  the licensee has total responsibility, as verified by a licensed physician and
				  surgeon or licensed clinical psychologist.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 8 - Blood Withdrawal › Section 2593 - Blood Withdrawal

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A licensed psychiatric technician applying for
					 certification by the Board to withdraw peripheral venous blood from a patient
					 with a mental illness or developmental disability shall complete and submit an
					 application form supplied by the Board entitled "Application to be Certified in
					 Blood Withdrawal for Psychiatric Technicians" (Form 56C-1; 09/05) hereby
					 incorporated by reference. Applicants may qualify for certification in one of
					 the following ways:
(a) Written
				  verification as submitted to the Board by one of the persons specified in
				  Section 2593.3 that the licensed
				  psychiatric technician is competent in the performance of blood withdrawal
				  procedures according to the subject areas specified in Section
				  2593.2. Written verification shall
				  be provided on a form entitled "Blood Withdrawal Verification for Psychiatric
				  Technicians" (Form 56C-2; 09/05) hereby incorporated by reference.
(b) Satisfactory completion of a course in
				  blood withdrawal, as defined in Section
				  2593.2 and taught by an approved
				  course provider as specified in Section
				  2593.3.
1. New
					 article 8 (sections
					 2593-2593.4) and section filed
					 1-19-99; operative 1-19-99 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 99, No. 4).
2. Amendment filed 5-4-2007; operative
					 6-3-2007 (Register 2007, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4502.2,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 8 - Blood Withdrawal › Section 2593.1 - Procedure for Certification Course Approval

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(a) A person or institution applying for
				  approval of a certification course in blood withdrawal must complete an
				  application form supplied by the Board entitled "Application to be a
				  Certification Course Provider in Blood Withdrawal for Psychiatric Technicians"
				  (Form 56C-3; 09/05) hereby incorporated by reference.
(b) A blood withdrawal course of instruction
				  must be approved by the Board before it is offered by the provider.
(c) A course will not be approved for more
				  than a two-year period.
(d)
				  Approval of a psychiatric technician blood withdrawal certification course may
				  be withdrawn if the Board later discovers misrepresentation in an advertisement
				  or in any information required by the Board in accordance with this
				  Article.
1. New
					 section filed 1-19-99; operative 1-19-99 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 99, No. 4).
2. Amendment of section heading and section
					 filed 5-4-2007; operative 6-3-2007 (Register 2007, No.
					 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4502.2,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 8 - Blood Withdrawal › Section 2593.2 - Approval of Course Content

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(a) A certification course in blood
				  withdrawal for psychiatric technicians shall be taught by an instructor
				  approved as provided in Section
				  2593.3; shall have a maximum of 15
				  students for each instructor for clinical experience; and shall be at least
				  sixteen hours in length, including 10 hours theory and 6 hours clinical
				  experience, including at least 5 individually supervised venipunctures on live
				  human subjects and at least 3 individually supervised capillary blood
				  withdrawals on live human subjects.
(1) The
				  theory shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(A) The requirements contained in Section
				  4502.2 of the Code necessary for a
				  psychiatric technician to perform blood withdrawal;
(B) Psychological preparation of the
				  patient;
(C) Universal precautions
				  for infection control;
(D) Blood
				  withdrawal;
(E) Anatomy and
				  physiology pertinent to peripheral venous blood withdrawal.
(F) Specimen handling:
1. Container and preservative
				  selection;
2. Amount of specimen
				  required;
3. Test requirements,
				  including, but not limited to, acceptable time periods from specimen collection
				  to laboratory processing, temperature requirements, and effect of container
				  motion; and
4. Patient and specimen
				  container identification techniques.
(G) Selection of appropriate equipment:
1. Lancet;
2. Syringe;
3. Vacuum tube;
4. Needle (The term "needle" does not include
				  the equipment, methods and procedures used outside of peripheral venous blood
				  withdrawal.); and
5. Safety
				  measures related to equipment.
(H) Methods of blood withdrawal:
1. Capillary blood withdrawal; and
2. Venipuncture.
(I) Withdrawal site:
1. Selection;
2. Preparation;
3. Technique (including safety measures to
				  protect patients and staff); and
4.
				  Post-procedure care.
(J)
				  Sterile technique.
(K) Universal
				  and standard precautions for infection control.
(L) Possible complications.
(M) Psychological preparation of the
				  patient.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 8 - Blood Withdrawal › Section 2593.3 - Approval of Course Instructors

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To be approved by the Board, a certification course in
					 peripheral venous blood withdrawal for licensed psychiatric technicians must be
					 taught by one of the following persons:
(a) A physician and surgeon licensed by the
				  Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California who
				  within the previous five years:
(1) Has had a
				  minimum of 6 months of experience, including blood withdrawal and/or starting
				  and superimposing intravenous fluids in an "organized health care system";
				  or
(2) Has had experience teaching
				  courses in blood withdrawal and/or intravenous therapy.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 8 - Blood Withdrawal › Section 2593.4 - Reports to the Board that the Licensee is Eligible for Board-Certification

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(a) The
				  certification course provider in blood withdrawal for licensed psychiatric
				  technicians must submit to the Board verification of course completion by
				  filling out section
				  11 and
				  12 on Board form entitled,
				  "Application to be Certified in Blood Withdrawal for Psychiatric Technicians"
				  (Form 56C-1; 09/05), hereby incorporated by reference.
(b) The certification course provider shall
				  maintain a list of all psychiatric technician licensees who have completed the
				  blood withdrawal certification course within the preceding four
				  years.
(c) A licensed psychiatric
				  technician is deemed to be Board-certified to withdraw peripheral venous blood
				  upon written notification from the Board.
1. New
					 section filed 1-19-99; operative 1-19-99 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 99, No. 4).
2. Amendment filed 5-4-2007; operative
					 6-3-2007 (Register 2007, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4502.2,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 9 - Immunizations and Skin Tests › Section 2594 - Immunizations and Skin Tests

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(a)
				  A psychiatric technician, when prescribed by a physician and surgeon, may
				  perform the activities delineated in Section
				  4502.3
				  of the Business and Professions Code provided the psychiatric technician has
				  demonstrated competence.
(b)
				  Clinical competence in the administration of immunizations and skin tests by
				  psychiatric technicians shall be determined by a licensed physician and
				  surgeon, physician's assistant, registered nurse, licensed psychiatric
				  technician or licensed vocational nurse who is clinically competent in the
				  performance of the aforenoted procedures.
1. New
					 article 9 (section
					 2594) and section filed 1-19-99;
					 operative 1-19-99 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 99, No. 4).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4502.3,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 10 - Sponsored Health Care Events - Requirements for Exemption › Section 2595 - Definitions

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For the purposes of Section
					 901 of the Code:
(a) "Community-based organization" means a
				  public or private nonprofit organization that is representative of a community
				  or a significant segment of a community, and is engaged in meeting human,
				  educational, environmental, or public safety community needs.
(b) "Out-of-state practitioner" means a
				  person who is not licensed in California to provide psychiatric technician
				  services but who holds a current valid and active license or certificate in
				  good standing in another state, district, or territory of the United States to
				  provide psychiatric technician services.
1. New
					 article 10 (sections
					 2595-2595.3) and section filed
					 8-30-2012; operative 9-29-2012 (Register 2012, No.
					 35).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						901
						and
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						901,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 10 - Sponsored Health Care Events - Requirements for Exemption › Section 2595.3 - Termination of Authorization and Appeal

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(a) Grounds for Termination. The Board may
				  terminate an out-of-state practitioner's authorization to participate in a
				  sponsored event for any of the following reasons:
(1) The out-of-state practitioner has failed
				  to comply with any applicable provision of this Article, or any applicable
				  practice requirement or regulation of the Board.
(2) The out-of-state practitioner has
				  committed an act that would constitute grounds for discipline if done by a
				  licensee of the Board.
(3) The
				  Board has received a credible complaint indicating that the out-of-state
				  practitioner is unfit to practice at the sponsored event or has otherwise
				  endangered consumers of the practitioner's services.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 26 - Landscape Architects Technical Committee › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2600 - Location of Offices. [Repealed]

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1. Chapter 26
				  (2600-2640) filed 11-1-54; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 54, No.
				  24).
2. Amendment filed 10-30-63 as procedural and organizational
				  (Register 63, No. 20).
3. Repealer filed 2-2-83; effective thirtieth
				  day thereafter (Register 83, No. 6).
4. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending division heading filed 5-5-2003 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2003, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 5630,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 5630,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 26 - Landscape Architects Technical Committee › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2601 - Tenses, Gender, and Number. [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
				  filed 2-2-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
				  6).
Note: Authority cited and Reference: Section
					 5630,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 26 - Landscape Architects Technical Committee › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2602 - Definitions

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
				  requires:
(a) "Board" means the
				California Architects Board.
(b)
				"Code" means the Business and Professions Code.
(c) "Approved school" means a school with a
				landscape architecture program approved by the Board.
(d) "Group practice" means a partnership,
				firm or corporation offering and/or engaged in the practice of landscape
				architecture. Landscape architectural services of the group practice must be
				performed by or under the direct supervision of a person who may be a partner,
				principal, officer, or employee of the group practice who holds a valid license
				to practice landscape architecture in this State. The signature, date of
				execution and license number of such licensed person shall appear on all
				instruments of service.
(e)
				"Individual practice" means the practice of landscape architecture by one
				person who holds a valid license to practice landscape architecture in this
				State.
(f) "Instruments of service"
				means finalized working drawings, contract proposals, site analyses,
				environmental review documents, inspection reports, cost estimates, planning
				studies, and specifications which have been prepared by a person who holds a
				valid license to practice landscape architecture in this State or which have
				been prepared under his or her immediate and responsible direction.
1. New
				  subsections (d), (e) and (f) filed 1-22-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 75, No. 4).
2. Amendment of subsections (d)-(f) filed
				  2-2-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 6).
3.
				  Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 2-19-98 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 98, No. 8).
4. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending subsection (c) filed 5-1-2003 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2003, No. 18).
5. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending section filed 5-5-2003 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2003, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 5630,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 5559,
					 5620,
					 5642
					 and
					 5650,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 26 - Landscape Architects Technical Committee › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2603 - Delegation of Certain Functions. [Repealed]

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1. Amendment
				  filed 12-1-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.
				  49).
2. Amendment filed 2-2-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 83, No. 6).
3. Amendment filed 10-30-84; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 44).
4. Change without
				  regulatory effect amending section filed 2-19-98 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 98, No. 8).
5. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending section filed 5-5-2003 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2003, No. 19).
6. Change without regulatory
				  effect repealing section filed 3-9-2021 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2021, No. 11).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 5630,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 5624,
					 5651
					 and
					 5662,
					 Business and Professions Code.