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California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 5 - Continuing Education › Section 1456 - Continuing Education Courses

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The content of all courses of continuing
				education must be relevant to the practice of nursing and must:
(1) Be related to the scientific knowledge
				and/or technical skills required for the practice of nursing, or
(2) Be related to direct and/or indirect
				patient/client care.
(3) Enhance
				the knowledge of the Registered Nurse at a level above that required for
				licensure. Courses related to the scientific knowledge for the practice of
				nursing include basic and advanced courses in the physical, social, and
				behavioral sciences, as well as advanced nursing in general or specialty areas.
				Content which includes the application of scientific knowledge to patient care
				in addition to advanced nursing courses may include courses in related areas,
				i.e., human sexuality; death, dying, and grief; foreign languages
				(conversational); therapeutic interpersonal relationship skills; pharmacology;
				generally accepted experimental medical procedures or treatments; and those
				related to specialty areas of nursing practice. Courses in nursing
				administration, management, education, research, or other functional areas of
				nursing relating to indirect patient/client care would be acceptable.
Courses which deal with self-improvement, changes in
				  attitude, financial gain, and those courses designed for lay people are not
				  acceptable for meeting requirements for license renewal.
(4) Contain curriculum that includes the
				understanding of implicit bias pursuant to Section
				2736.5 of the code, unless the
				course is dedicated solely to research or other issues that does not include a
				direct patient care component.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 5 - Continuing Education › Section 1457 - Instructor Qualifications

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(a) It is the responsibility of each approved
				provider to use qualified instructors.
(b) Instructors teaching approved continuing
				education courses shall have the following minimum qualifications:
(1) The registered nurse instructor, shall
(A) hold a current valid license to practice
				as a registered nurse and be free from any disciplinary action by this Board,
				and
(B) be knowledgeable, current
				and skillful in the subject matter of the course as evidenced through:
1. holding a baccalaureate or higher degree
				from an accredited college or university and validated experience in subject
				matter; or
2. experience in
				teaching similar subject matter content within the two years preceding the
				course; or
3. have at least one
				year's experience within the last two years in the specialized area in which
				he/she is teaching.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 5 - Continuing Education › Section 1458 - Course Verification

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				Approved providers shall issue a document of proof, i.e., gradeslip, or
				transcript to each licensee to show that the individual has met the established
				criteria for successful completion of a course.
(b) A certificate or diploma documenting
				successful completion shall contain the following information:
(1) Name of student and registered nurse
				license number or other identification number.
(2) Course title.
(3) Provider name (as approved by the Board),
				address, and provider number.
(4)
				Date of course.
(5) Number of
				continuing education contact hours.
(6) Signature of instructor and/or provider,
				or provider designee.
(7) This
				document must be retained by the licensee for a period of four years after the
				course concludes.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 5 - Continuing Education › Section 1459 - Advertisement

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Information disseminated by approved providers publicizing
				  continuing education shall be true and not misleading and shall include the
				  following:
1. The statement "Provider
				approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number ______
				for ______ contact hours."
2.
				Provider's policy on refunds in cases of non-attendance by the
				registrant.
3. A clear, concise
				description of the course content and/or objectives.
4. Provider name as officially on file with
				the Board.
1. New section
				  filed 12-18-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Registered 81, No.
				  51).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2811.5,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 5 - Continuing Education › Section 1459.1 - Withdrawal of Approval

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				Board may withdraw its approval of a provider or deny a provider application
				for causes which include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Conviction of a felony or any offense
				substantially related to the activities of a provider.
(2) Failure to comply with any provision of
				Chapter 6, Division 2, of the Business and Professions Code and/or Chapter 14
				of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 6 - Nurse-Midwives › Section 1460 - Qualifications for Certification

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Initial certification.
(1) An applicant for certification to
				practice midwifery must meet the following conditions:
(A) Be licensed as a registered nurse under
				the Nursing Practice Act, Business and Professions Code, Section
				2700,
				et seq. , and
(B) Be a graduate of
				a Board approved program in nurse-midwifery.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 6 - Nurse-Midwives › Section 1461 - Nurse-Midwifery Committee. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Renumbering
				  from Section
				  1461 to Section
				  1466 filed 4-6-79; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 14).
2. New section filed
				  4-6-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 14).
3.
				  Amendment filed 12-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No.
				  49).
4. Change without regulatory effect repealing section filed
				  2-13-2023 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2023, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2746.2,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 6 - Nurse-Midwives › Section 1462 - Standards for Nurse-Midwifery Programs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Program of study. The program of study
				preparing a nurse-midwife shall:
(1) Have as
				its primary purpose the preparation of nurse-midwives;
(2) Have its philosophy clearly defined and
				available in written form;
(3) Have
				its objectives, reflective of the philosophy, stated in behavioral terms, which
				describe the theoretical knowledge base and clinical competencies expected of
				the graduates.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 6 - Nurse-Midwives › Section 1463 - Scope of Practice

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The scope of nurse-midwifery practice includes:
(a) Providing necessary supervision, care and
				advice in a variety of settings to women during the antepartal, intrapartal,
				postpartal, interconceptional periods, and family planning needs.
(b) Conducting deliveries on his or her own
				responsibility and caring for the newborn and the infant. This care includes
				preventive measures and the detection of abnormal conditions in mother and
				child.
(c) Obtaining physician
				assistance and consultation when indicated.
(d) Providing emergency care until physician
				assistance can be obtained.
(e)
				Other practices and procedures may be included when the nurse-midwife and the
				supervising physician deem appropriate by using the standardized procedures as
				specified in Section
				2725 of the Code.
1. New section
				  filed 4-6-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No.
				  14).
2. Editorial correction to subsection designations (Register
				  79, No. 14).
3. Amendment of subsection (e) and repealer of
				  subsection (f) filed 12-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85,
				  No. 49).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2746,
					 2746.2
					 and
					 2746.5,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 6 - Nurse-Midwives › Section 1463.5 - Abortion by Aspiration Techniques. [Repealed]

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1. New section
				  filed 3-3-2016; operative 3-3-2016 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(b)(3)
				  (Register 2016, No. 10).
2. Change without regulatory effect
				  repealing section filed 12-12-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations; effective 1-1-2023 pursuant to Senate Bill 1375 (Chapter 631,
				  Statutes of 2022) (Register 2022, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2725.4,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 6 - Nurse-Midwives › Section 1464 - Supervising Physician. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 4-6-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No.
				  14).
2. Repealer filed 6-17-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 85, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2746,
					 2746.2
					 and
					 2746.5,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 6 - Nurse-Midwives › Section 1465 - Ratio of Nurse-Midwives to Physicians. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  filed 6-17-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No.
				  25).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2725
					 and
					 2761,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 6 - Nurse-Midwives › Section 1466 - Renewal of Certificates

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Certificates to practice nurse-midwifery may be renewed
				  biennially by application for renewal on a form provided by the board and
				  payment of the renewal fee.
1. Renumbering
				  from Section
				  1461 to Section
				  1466 filed 4-6-79; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 14).
2. Amendment filed
				  12-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No.
				  49).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2815.5,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 6 - Nurse-Midwives › Section 1467 - Fees. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 4-6-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No.
				  14).
2. Repealer filed 1-8-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 82, No. 2).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2746.1,
					 2746.2,
					 2746.3,
					 2746.4,
					 2746.5,
					 2746.6,
					 2746.7
					 and
					 2746.8,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 7 - Standardized Procedure Guidelines › Section 1470 - Purpose

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Board of Registered Nursing in conjunction with the
				  Medical Board of California (see the regulations of the Medical Board of
				  California, Article 9.5, Chapter 13, Title 16 of the California Code of
				  Regulations) intends, by adopting the regulations contained in the article, to
				  jointly promulgate guidelines for the development of standardized procedures to
				  be used in organized health care systems which are subject to this rule. The
				  purpose of these guidelines is:
(a) To
				protect consumers by providing evidence that the nurse meets all requirements
				to practice safely.
(b) To provide
				uniformity in development of standardized procedures.
1. New Article
				  7 (Sections
				  1470-1474, inclusive) filed
				  9-8-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 37).
2.
				  Amendment filed 6-17-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No.
				  25).
3. Amendment of first paragraph filed 2-1-96; operative 3-2-96
				  (Register 96, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2725
					 and
					 2811.5,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 7 - Standardized Procedure Guidelines › Section 1471 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
For purposes of this article:
(a) "Standardized procedure functions" means
				those functions specified in Business and Professions Code Section
				2725(c) and
				(d) which are to be performed according to
				"standardized procedures";
(b)
				"Organized health care system" means a health facility which is not licensed
				pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section
				1250), Division 2 of the Health
				and Safety Code and includes, but is not limited to, clinics, home health
				agencies, physicians' offices and public or community health
				services;
(c) "Standardized
				procedures" means policies and protocols formulated by organized health care
				systems for the performance of standardized procedure functions.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 7 - Standardized Procedure Guidelines › Section 1472 - Standardized Procedure Functions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
An organized health care system must develop standardized
				  procedures before permitting registered nurses to perform standardized
				  procedure functions. A registered nurse may perform standardized procedure
				  functions only under the conditions specified in a health care system's
				  standardized procedures; and must provide the system with satisfactory evidence
				  that the nurse meets its experience, training, and/or education requirements to
				  perform such functions.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 7 - Standardized Procedure Guidelines › Section 1473 - Standardized Procedures. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  filed 12-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No.
				  49).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2725,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 7 - Standardized Procedure Guidelines › Section 1474 - Standardized Procedure Guidelines

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Following are the standardized procedure guidelines jointly
				  promulgated by the Medical Board of California and by the Board of Registered
				  Nursing:
(a) Standardized procedures
				shall include a written description of the method used in developing and
				approving them and any revision thereof.
(b) Each standardized procedure shall:
(1) Be in writing, dated and signed by the
				organized health care system personnel authorized to approve it.
(2) Specify which standardized procedure
				functions registered nurses may perform and under what circumstances.
(3) State any specific requirements which are
				to be followed by registered nurses in performing particular standardized
				procedure functions.
(4) Specify
				any experience, training, and/or education requirements for performance of
				standardized procedure functions.
(5) Establish a method for initial and
				continuing evaluation of the competence of those registered nurses authorized
				to perform standardized procedure functions.
(6) Provide for a method of maintaining a
				written record of those persons authorized to perform standardized procedure
				functions.
(7) Specify the scope of
				supervision required for performance of standardized procedure functions, for
				example, immediate supervision by a physician.
(8) Set forth any specialized circumstances
				under which the registered nurse is to immediately communicate with a patient's
				physician concerning the patient's condition.
(9) State the limitations on settings, if
				any, in which standardized procedure functions may be performed.
(10) Specify patient record keeping
				requirements.
(11) Provide for a
				method of periodic review of the standardized procedures.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 8 - Nurse Practitioners › Section 1481 - Categories and Scope of Practice of Nurse Practitioners

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Categories of nurse practitioners
				include:
(1) Family/individual across the
				lifespan;
(2) Adult-gerontology,
				primary care or acute care;
(3)
				Neonatal;
(4) Pediatrics, primary
				care or acute care;
(5) Women's
				health/gender-related;
(6)
				Psychiatric-Mental Health across the lifespan.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 8 - Nurse Practitioners › Section 1482 - Requirements for Certification as a Nurse Practitioner

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) To obtain certification as a Nurse
				Practitioner, an applicant must hold a valid and active license as a registered
				nurse in California and possess a master's degree in nursing, a master's degree
				in a clinical field related to nursing, or a graduate degree in nursing and one
				of the following:
(1) Successful completion of
				a nurse practitioner education program approved by the Board;
(2) National certification as a nurse
				practitioner in one or more categories listed in Section
				1481(a) from a
				national certification organization accredited by the National Commission on
				Certifying Agencies or the American Board of Nursing
				Specialties.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 8 - Nurse Practitioners › Section 1483.1 - Requirements for Nurse Practitioner Education Programs in California

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The California
				based nurse practitioner education program shall:
(1) Provide evidence to the board that the
				nurse practitioner program is in an accredited academic institution located in
				California.
(2) Be an academic
				program accredited by a nursing organization recognized by the United States
				Department of Education or the Council of Higher Education Accreditation that
				offers a graduate degree in Nursing or graduate level certificate in Nursing to
				qualified students.
(3) Provide the
				board with evidence of ongoing continuing nurse practitioner education program
				accreditation within 30 days of the program receiving this information from the
				national nursing accreditation body.
(4) Notify the board of changes in the
				program's institutional and national nursing accreditation status within 30
				days.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 8 - Nurse Practitioners › Section 1483.2 - Requirements for Reporting Nurse Practitioner Education Program Changes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A
				board-approved nurse practitioner education program shall notify the board
				within thirty (30) days of any of the following changes:
(1) A change of legal name or mailing address
				prior to making such changes. The program shall file its legal name and current
				mailing address with the board at its principal office and the notice shall
				provide both the old and the new name and address as applicable.
(2) A fiscal condition that adversely affects
				students enrolled in the nursing program.
(3) Substantive changes in the organizational
				structure affecting the nursing program.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 8 - Nurse Practitioners › Section 1484 - Nurse Practitioner Education

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The program of study preparing a nurse
				practitioner shall be approved by the board and be consistent with the nurse
				practitioner curriculum core competencies as specified by the National
				Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties in "Nurse Practitioner Core
				Competencies Content" (2017), which is hereby incorporated by
				reference.
(b) The purpose of the
				nurse practitioner education program shall be to prepare a graduate nurse
				practitioner to provide competent primary care and/or acute care services in
				one or more of the categories.
Written program materials shall reflect the mission,
				  philosophy, purposes, and outcomes of the program and be available to
				  students.
Learning outcomes for the nurse practitioner education
				  program shall be measurable and reflect assessment and evaluation of the
				  theoretical knowledge and clinical competencies required of the
				  graduate.
(c) Administration
				and organization of the nurse practitioner education program shall:
(1) Be taught in a college or university
				accredited by a nursing organization that is recognized by the United States
				Department of Education or the Council of Higher Education Accreditation that
				offers a graduate degree to qualified students.
(2) Prepare graduates for national
				certification as a certified nurse practitioner in one or more nurse
				practitioner category by the National Commission on Certifying Agencies or the
				American Board of Nursing Specialties.
(3) Have admission requirements and policies
				for withdrawal, dismissal and readmission that are clearly stated and available
				to the student.
(4) Inform
				applicants of the academic accreditation and board approval status of the
				program.
(5) Document the nurse
				practitioner role and the category of educational preparation on the program's
				official transcript.
(6) Maintain a
				method for retrieval of records in the event of program closure.
(7) Have and implement a written total
				program evaluation plan.
(8) Have
				sufficient resources to achieve the program outcomes.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 8 - Nurse Practitioners › Section 1485 - Scope of Practice

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the
				  current scope of practice of the registered nurse authorized pursuant to the
				  Business and Professions Code, Division 2, Chapter 6. The nurse practitioner
				  shall function within the scope of practice as specified in the Nursing
				  Practice Act and as it applies to all registered nurses.
1. Amendment
				  filed 12-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No.
				  49).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2834
					 and
					 2837,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 8 - Nurse Practitioners › Section 1485.5 - Abortion by Aspiration Techniques. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 3-3-2016; operative 3-3-2016 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(b)(3)
				  (Register 2016, No. 10).
2. Change without regulatory effect
				  repealing section filed 12-12-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations; effective 1-1-2023 pursuant to Senate Bill 1375 (Chapter 631,
				  Statutes of 2022) (Register 2022, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2725.4,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 8 - Nurse Practitioners › Section 1486 - Requirements for Clinical Practice Experience for Nurse Practitioner Students Enrolled in Non-California Based Nurse Practitioner Education Programs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				Non-California based Nurse Practitioner education program requesting clinical
				placements for students in clinical practice settings in California shall:
(1) Obtain prior board approval;
(2) Ensure students have successfully
				completed prerequisite courses and are enrolled in the nurse practitioner
				education program;
(3) Secure
				clinical preceptors who meet board requirements;
(4) Ensure the clinical preceptorship
				experiences in the program meet all board requirements and national education
				standards and competencies for the nurse practitioner role and population as
				outlined by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)
				in "Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies Content" (2017) or the American
				Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in "Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse
				Practitioner Programs" (2016);
(5)
				Demonstrate evidence that the curriculum includes content related to legal
				aspects of California certified nurse practitioner laws and regulations. The
				curriculum shall include content related to California Nursing Practice Act,
				Business & Professions Code, Division 2, Chapter 6, Article 8, "Nurse
				Practitioners" and California Code of Regulations Title 16, Division 14,
				Article 7, "Standardized Procedure Guidelines" and Article 8, "Standards for
				Nurse Practitioners", including, but not limited to:
(A) Section
				2835.7 of Business &
				Professions Code, "Additional authorized acts; implementation of standardized
				procedures";
(B) Section
				2836.1 of Business &
				Professions Code, "Furnishing or ordering of drugs or
				devices".
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 8 - Nurse Practitioners › Section 1487 - Notice to Consumers

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Except when working in facilities under the Department of
				  Corrections and Rehabilitation, a nurse practitioner engaged in providing
				  healthcare services shall do all of the following:
(a) Prominently post a notice, in at least
				48-point Arial font, in a conspicuous location accessible to public view on the
				premises where the nurse practitioner provides the healthcare services,
				containing the following information:
NOTICE
Nurse practitioners are licensed and
				  regulated
by the Board of Registered Nursing
(916)322-3350
www.rn.ca.gov
(b) Verbally inform all new patients in a
				language understandable to the patient that a nurse practitioner is not a
				physician and surgeon. For purposes of Spanish language speakers, the nurse
				practitioner shall use the standardized phrases "enfermera especializada" or
				"enfermero especializado."
(c)
				Advise patients that they have the right to see a physician and surgeon on
				request and the circumstances under which they must be referred to see a
				physician and surgeon.
1. New section
				  filed 12-23-2022; operative 1-1-2023 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(b)(3)
				  (Register 2022, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2837.103
					 and
					 2837.104,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 9 - Public Health Nurse › Section 1490 - Public Health Nurse Certificate

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A Public Health Nurse Certificate shall
				be issued by the Board to a person who:
(1)
				Completes and submits an application pursuant to Section
				1492; and
(2) Meets the qualifications and requirements
				specified in Section
				1491.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 9 - Public Health Nurse › Section 1491 - Qualifications and Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
An applicant for a Public Health Nurse Certificate shall have
				  a license, in active status, to practice as a registered nurse in California
				  and shall have met the education and clinical experience requirements as
				  follows:
(1) Possession of a
				baccalaureate or entry-level master's degree in nursing from a nursing school
				accredited by a Board-approved accrediting body, such as the National League
				for Nursing Accrediting Commission, or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing
				Education. The baccalaureate or entry-level master's program must have included
				coursework in public health nursing, including a supervised clinical experience
				in public health settings; or
(2)
				Possession of a baccalaureate or entry-level master's degree in nursing from a
				nursing school which is not accredited by a Board-approved accrediting body,
				such as the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the
				Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, but the Board has determined that
				the nursing school's public health nursing coursework and the supervised
				clinical experience are equivalent to that of a nursing school accredited by a
				Board-approved accrediting body; or
(3) Possession of a baccalaureate degree in a
				field other than nursing and completion of a specialized public health nursing
				program that includes a supervised clinical experience at a baccalaureate
				school of nursing accredited by a Board-approved accrediting body, such as the
				National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the Commission on
				Collegiate Nursing Education.
(4)
				Theoretical content for a Public Health Nurse Certificate shall include, but is
				not limited to, the following areas:
(A)
				Physical, mental, and developmental assessment: child and adult;
(B) Surveillance and epidemiology: chronic
				and communicable diseases;
(C)
				Health promotion and disease prevention;
(D) Multicultural nursing concepts;
(E) Research methodology and
				statistics;
(F) Health teaching
				concepts and strategies;
(G)
				Population based practice: assessment and development of community
				collaboration at the level of systems, community and
				family/individual;
(H) Assessment
				of health needs of individuals and families, to include environment, and
				interventions across the lifespan;
(I) Legal and health care financing
				issues;
(J) Family violence, e.g.,
				child, adult, domestic, elder abuse, etc., prevention, detection, intervention,
				treatment, and California reporting requirements;
(K) Case management/care coordination;
				and
(L) Emergency preparedness and
				response.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 9 - Public Health Nurse › Section 1492 - Application for Public Health Nurse Certificate

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A person seeking a Public Health Nurse
				Certificate shall complete and submit an application on the forms prescribed by
				the Board and shall submit a nonrefundable fee as prescribed by Section
				1417 to the Board of Registered
				Nursing.
(b) Receipt of an
				application, information, documents, or fees supporting an application shall be
				deemed to occur on the date the application, information, documents, or fees
				are received by the Board.
(c) An
				application shall be considered complete when all required documents,
				information, and fees have been received by the Board.
(d) The applicant shall sign a statement
				contained on the application form prescribed by the Board that certifies under
				penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the
				information contained in the application is true and correct.
1. New section
				  filed 3-9-87; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 87, No.
				  11).
2. Renumbering and amendment of former title 17, section
				  4502 to new title 16, section
				  1492 and amendment of NOTE filed
				  1-26-96; operative 2-28-96. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 96,
				  No. 5).
3. Amendment of subsection (a), repealer of subsections (b)
				  and (f)-(f)(3), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated
				  subsections (b) and (d) and amendment of NOTE filed 9-2-98; operative 10-2-98
				  (Register 98, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2715
					 and
					 2816,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2816,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 9 - Public Health Nurse › Section 1493 - Issuance of Certificate

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				The Board shall provide written notification to the applicant within 30
				calendar days of receipt of an application and fee for a Public Health Nurse
				Certificate that:
(1) The application is
				complete and accepted for processing; or
(2) The application is deficient and what
				specific information, documentation, or fee is required to complete the
				application.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 9 - Public Health Nurse › Section 1494 - Appeal Process. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 3-9-87; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 87, No.
				  11).
2. Renumbering and amendment of former title 17, section
				  4504 to new title 16, section
				  1494 and amendment of NOTE filed
				  1-26-96; operative 2-28-96. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 96,
				  No. 5).
3. Repealer filed 9-2-98; operative 10-2-98 (Register 98,
				  No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 15378,
					 Government Code. Reference: Section
					 15376 and
					 15378,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 10 - Sponsored Free Health Care Events-Requirements for Exemption [Repealed] › Section 1495 - Definitions. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New article
				  10 (sections
				  1495-1495.4) and section filed
				  11-27-2012; operative 11-27-2012 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2012, No. 48).
2. Change without regulatory effect
				  repealing article 10 (sections
				  1495-1495.4) and section filed
				  7-20-2020 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2020, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 901
					 and
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 901,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 10 - Sponsored Free Health Care Events-Requirements for Exemption [Repealed] › Section 1495.1 - Sponsoring Entity Registration and Recordkeeping Requirements. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 11-27-2012; operative 11-27-2012 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2012, No. 48).
2. Change without regulatory effect
				  amending subsections (a)-(b) filed 4-24-2014 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2014, No. 17).
3. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending Form 901-A (incorporated by reference) and subsections (a) and
				  (b) filed 8-22-2016 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2016, No. 35).
4. Change without regulatory
				  effect repealing section filed 7-20-2020 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2020, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 901
					 and
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 901,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 10 - Sponsored Free Health Care Events-Requirements for Exemption [Repealed] › Section 1495.2 - Out-of-State Practitioner Authorization to Participate in Sponsored Event. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 11-27-2012; operative 11-27-2012 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2012, No. 48).
2. Change without regulatory effect
				  amending subsection (d) filed 2-7-2013 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2013, No. 6).
3. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending subsection (a) filed 4-24-2014 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2014, No. 17).
4. Change without regulatory
				  effect repealing section filed 7-20-2020 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2020, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 901
					 and
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 144
					 and
					 901,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 10 - Sponsored Free Health Care Events-Requirements for Exemption [Repealed] › Section 1495.3 - Termination of Authorization and Appeal. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 11-27-2012; operative 11-27-2012 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2012, No. 48).
2. Change without regulatory effect
				  repealing section filed 7-20-2020 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2020, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 901
					 and
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 901,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing › Article 10 - Sponsored Free Health Care Events-Requirements for Exemption [Repealed] › Section 1495.4 - Disclosure Requirements; Name and License Status. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 11-27-2012; operative 11-27-2012 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2012, No. 48).
2. Change without regulatory effect
				  repealing section filed 7-20-2020 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2020, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 680,
					 901
					 and
					 2715,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 680
					 and
					 901,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 15 - State Board of Optometry › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 1500 - Location of Offices. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Amendment
				  filed 3-3-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No.
				  9.)
2. Repealer filed 10-25-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 83, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 3025,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 3026,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 15 - State Board of Optometry › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 1501 - Tenses, Gender, and Number. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  filed 10-25-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
				  44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 3025,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 3025,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 15 - State Board of Optometry › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 1501.1 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
For the purpose of the rules and regulations contained in
				  this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) The term "Board" means State Board of
				Optometry.
(b) The term "code"
				means, unless otherwise designated, Business and Professions Code.
(c) The term "office," as defined in Section
				3077 of the code, means any office
				or other place for the practice of optometry.
1. New section
				  filed 1-31-64; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 64, No.
				  3).
2. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 3-3-78; effective thirtieth
				  day thereafter (Register 78, No. 9.)
Note: Additional authority cited: Sections
					 3025,
					 3025.5,
					 and
					 3077,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 3077,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 15 - State Board of Optometry › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 1502 - Delegation of Certain Functions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The power and discretion conferred by law upon the Board to
				  receive and file accusations; issue notices of hearing, statements to
				  respondent and statements of issues; receive and file notices of defense;
				  determine the time and place of hearings under Section
				  11508 of
				  the Government Code; issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum; set and
				  calendar cases for hearing and perform other functions necessary to the
				  business-like dispatch of the business of the Board in connection with
				  proceedings under the provisions of Sections
				  11500
				  through
				  11528 of
				  the Government Code, prior to the hearing of such proceedings; and the
				  certification and delivery or mailing of copies of decisions under Section
				  11518 of said code are hereby
				  delegated to and conferred upon the executive officer.
1. Amendment
				  filed 12-1-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
				  49).
2. Amendment filed 3-15-94; operative 4-14-94 (Register 94, No.
				  11).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 3025,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 3027,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 15 - State Board of Optometry › Article 2 - Location of Practice › Section 1505 - Notification of Intention to Engage in Practice

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The notification of intention to engage
				in the practice of optometry which is required by Section
				3070 of the code shall be
				addressed to the Board at its office in Sacramento.
(b) Such notification of intention to engage
				in the practice of optometry includes notifying the Board of intention to
				accept employment to practice optometry, the name or names of the optometrist
				or optometrists, or those who by law may employ an optometrist and the address
				or addresses of the office or offices at which the licensee will be
				employed.
(c) Such notification of
				intention to engage in the practice of optometry includes notifying the Board
				prior to the establishment of any office or offices to practice optometry of
				the intention to establish such office or offices and the location or locations
				to be occupied.
1. Amendment
				  filed 1-31-64; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 64, No.
				  3).
2. Amendment filed 3-3-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 78, No. 9).
3. Amendment filed 12-1-83; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 49).
4. Change without
				  regulatory effect amending subsection (b) filed 1-6-2010 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2010, No. 2).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 3025,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 3070
					 and
					 3077,
					 Business and Professions Code.