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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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 2 - Application for License › Section 2508 - Permit Processing Times

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Permit" as defined by the Permit Reform Act of 1981 means
					 any license, certificate registration, permit or any other form of
					 authorization required by a state agency to engage in a particular activity or
					 act. Processing times for the board's various permits are set forth below. The
					 actual processing times apply to those persons who apply by the specified
					 filing deadlines (if applicable) and who take and pass the first available
					 examination.
Permit
Maximum Period of time in which the Board will notify
							 applicant in writing that the application is complete and accepted for filing
							 or that the application is deficient and what specific information is
							 required.
Maximum Period of
							 time after the filing of a complete application in which the Board will notify
							 applicant of a permit decision.
Actual Processing Time Based on Prior Two Years
							 Minimum/Median/Minimum
Initial License
90 days
365
							 days
127
183
387 days
Interim Permit
30 days
60
							 days
3
10
22 days
Temporary License
30 days
30 days
1
15
30 days
Intravenous Therapy (IV).
30 days
30 days
1
15
30 days
Blood Withdrawal (BW)
and IV/BW Certificate
Continuing Education (CE)
30 days
30 days
1
15
30 days
Providers
Renewals-CE Providers
30 days
30 days
1
15
30 days
Renewals-License
60 days
90
							 days
10
51
94 days
1. New
					 section filed 5-03-91; operative 6-02-91 (Register 91, No.
					 24).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854, Business & Professions
						Code and Section
						15376,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						15375 and
						15376,
						Government 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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 2 - Application for License › Section 2509 - Evaluation of Applicants

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  In addition to any other requirements for licensure, whenever evidence exists
				  that an applicant for a license may be unable to practice safely because the
				  applicant's ability to practice may be impaired due to mental illness, or
				  physical illness affecting competency, the board may require the applicant to
				  be examined by one or more physicians and surgeons or psychologists designated
				  by the board. The board shall pay the full cost of such examination. An
				  applicant's failure to comply with the requirement shall render his or her
				  application incomplete.
(b) The
				  report of the evaluation shall be made available to the applicant.
(c) If after receiving the evaluation report
				  the Board determines that the applicant is unable to safely practice, the Board
				  may deny the application.
1. New
					 section filed 5-4-2012; operative 6-3-2012 (Register 2012, No.
					 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						480,
						820,
						822,
						2841.1,
						2866,
						2878,
						2878.6,
						2878.9
						and
						2879,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 2510 - Scope of Examinations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The examination for licensure as a licensed vocational
					 nurse shall be the NCLEX-PN examination of the National Council of State Boards
					 of Nursing, Inc.
1.
					 Renumbering from Section
					 2520 filed 9-2-75; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 36).
2. Amendment filed
					 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
3. Amendment filed 2-3-87; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 87, No. 6).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						851
						and
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2870,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 2511 - Failure to Take Assigned Examination

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
An applicant who fails to take an assigned examination
					 shall be removed from the eligible list of applicants. To be scheduled for a
					 subsequent examination, the applicant shall notify the Board and shall pay the
					 fees prescribed by Section
					 2895 of the
					 code.
1. New
					 section filed 7-25-60; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 60, No.
					 16).
2. Renumbering from Section
					 2520.1 filed 9-2-75; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 36).
3. Amendment filed
					 1-11-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 2).
4.
					 Amendment filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code
					 Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						2868,
						2869,
						2871
						and
						2895,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 2512 - Abandonment of Application

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  An application shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the application fee
				  forfeited when:
(1) The applicant fails to
				  complete the application within the two years after it is originally submitted
				  or within two years after last notification of deficiency.
(2) The applicant fails to submit the initial
				  license fee within two years after notification by the Board.
(3) The applicant fails to take the licensing
				  examination within two years after the first assigned date or within two years
				  after last failing the examination.
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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 2513 - Eligibility to Reapply for Licensure Examination After Third Examination Failure. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 12-19-55; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 55, No.
					 18). For history of former section, see Register 54, No. 7.
2.
					 Amendment filed 6-9-59; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 59, No.
					 9).
3. Amendment filed 12-6-66; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 66, No. 43).
4. Amendment and renumbering from Section
					 2521 filed 9-2-75; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 36).
5. Repealer filed
					 12-4-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No.
					 49).
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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 2514 - Examination Procedure

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
No one except as authorized by the Board shall solicit,
					 accept, or compile information regarding the contents of written examination
					 questions, either before, during, or after the administration of any
					 examination.
(a) Applications and all
				  required supporting documentation and fees must be received by the Board prior
				  to the applicant being scheduled for examination.
(b) Vocational nursing programs shall file a
				  transcript of record for each student who completes the course on a form
				  provided by the Board.
(c) Schools
				  shall submit in duplicate a list of all students whose applications for
				  examination are submitted to the Board by the school.
1. New
					 section filed 7-31-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No.
					 31).
2. Renumbering from Section
					 2522 filed 9-2-75; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 36).
3. Amendment filed
					 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
4. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) filed
					 7-24-96; operative 8-23-96 (Register 96, No.
					 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						2866,
						2867,
						2868,
						2869
						and
						2873,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2516 - Eligibility for Licensure

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Persons who desire to qualify for licensure under Section
					 2873 of the Code must meet the
					 requirements of one of the following:
(a) Completion of a course in vocational or
				  practical nursing in a school approved by another state, provided that the
				  course completed is substantially equivalent to that prescribed by Section
				  2533 of this Chapter;
				  or,
(b) Completion of the following
				  experience and pharmacology course:
(1)
				  Completion within the 10 years prior to the date of application of not less
				  than 51 months of paid general duty inpatient bedside nursing experience in a
				  clinical facility, at least half of which shall have been within five years
				  prior to the date of application. Paid general duty inpatient bedside nursing
				  experience is the performance of direct patient care functions provided
				  throughout the patient's stay that encompass the breadth and depth of
				  experience equivalent to that performed by the licensed vocational nurse.
(A) Such experience shall be verified by the
				  employer showing specific dates of employment.
(B) The 51 months experience prescribed above
				  shall include a minimum of each of the following:
48 months medical-surgical nursing;
6 weeks maternity or genitourinary nursing;
6 weeks pediatric nursing.
(C) Experience in any one or combination of
				  the following areas may be substituted for a maximum of 8 months of
				  medical-surgical experience:
1. Communicable
				  Disease Nursing
2. Public Health
				  Nursing
3. Occupational Health
				  Nursing
4. Office Nursing
				  (M.D.)
5. Psychiatric
				  Nursing
6. Operating Room
				  Nursing
7. Private Duty Nursing
				  (performed in acute care facilities only)
8. Emergency Room Nursing
9. Out Patient Clinic
10. Post Anesthesia Recovery
				  Nursing
11. Hemodialysis
				  Nursing
12. Rehabilitation
				  Nursing
13. Gerontological
				  Nursing
14. Emergency Medical
				  Technician service
(D)
				  Applicants with formal nursing education may submit official transcripts for
				  evaluation of possible credit in lieu of paid inpatient bedside nursing
				  experience.
(E) Applicants
				  reapplying on the basis of experience acquired subsequent to the date of the
				  original application shall show that the qualifying experience has been
				  completed within 10 years prior to the date of reapplication and that at least
				  half of such experience has been within five years prior to the date of
				  reapplication.
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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2516.5 - Eligibility for Licensure - Military

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
In order to establish proof of active duty service and
					 training in the medical corps of any of the armed forces pursuant to Section
					 2873.5 of the code, an applicant
					 must submit the following to the Board:
(a) Transcripts or "Certificate of Release or
				  Discharge from Active Duty (DD 214) showing completion of basic course of
				  instruction in nursing required by his or her particular branch of the armed
				  forces;
(b) DD 214 or other
				  military document showing that service in the armed forces has been under
				  honorable conditions, or whose general discharge has been under honorable
				  conditions; and
(c) Military
				  service evaluations showing the dates of service, wards assigned and duties
				  performed for each assignment.
1. New
					 section filed 5-4-2007; operative 6-3-2007 (Register 2007, No.
					 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2873.5,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2517 - Eligibility for Licensure Without Examination

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
An applicant shall be eligible for licensure without
					 examination, pursuant to Section
					 2872.1 of the code, provided that
					 the applicant:
(a) presents
				  satisfactory proof of a current and valid license as a vocational nurse or
				  practical nurse, or in an equivalent capacity, by another state, a territory of
				  the United States, or a foreign country; and
(b) took the National League for Nursing
				  State Board Test Pool Examination for Practical Nurses or the National Council
				  Licensing Examination for Practical Nurses, and passed said examination with a
				  score equal to or above the minimum passing score required by the Board for
				  said examination.
1. Amendment
					 of subsection (c) filed 7-29-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
					 76, No. 31). For prior history, see Register 75, No. 36.
2.
					 Amendment filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code
					 Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2872.1,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2517.5 - Fingerprint and Disclosure Requirements for Renewal of License

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) As a condition of renewal for a license
				  that expires on or after April 1, 2009, a licensee who was initially licensed
				  prior to January 1, 1998, or for whom an electronic record of the submission of
				  fingerprints no longer exists, shall furnish to the Department of Justice a
				  full set of fingerprints for the purpose of conducting a criminal history
				  record check and to undergo a state and federal level criminal offender record
				  information search conducted through the Department of Justice.
(1) The licensee shall pay any costs for
				  furnishing the fingerprints and conducting the searches.
(2) A licensee shall certify when applying
				  for renewal whether his or her fingerprints have been furnished to the
				  Department of Justice in compliance with this section.
(3) This requirement is waived if the license
				  is renewed in an inactive status, or if the licensee is actively serving in the
				  military outside the country.
(4) A
				  licensee shall retain, for at least three years from the renewal date, either a
				  receipt showing the electronic transmission of his or her fingerprints to the
				  Department of Justice or a receipt evidencing that the licensee's fingerprints
				  were taken.
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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2518 - Renewal of License, Eligibility to Qualify for Renewal After License Has Expired

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any person who has been issued an equivalent license in
					 another state during the period since the expiration of the nurse's license in
					 California, or can otherwise establish to the satisfaction of the Board, that
					 the nurse is qualified to engage in practice as a licensed vocational nurse,
					 shall also be exempted from such examination requirements.
1.
					 Renumbering from Section
					 2532 filed 9-2-75; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 36). For prior history see Register
					 61, No. 26.
2. Amendment filed 4-22-81; effective thirtieth day
					 thereafter (Register 81, No. 17).
3. Amendment filed 11-16-83;
					 effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2892.4,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2518.5 - Scope of Vocational Nursing Practice

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The licensed vocational nurse performs services requiring
					 technical and manual skills which include the following:
(a) Uses and practices basic assessment (data
				  collection), participates in planning, executes interventions in accordance
				  with the care plan or treatment plan, and contributes to evaluation of
				  individualized interventions related to the care plan or treatment
				  plan.
(b) Provides direct
				  patient/client care by which the licensee:
(1)
				  Performs basic nursing services as defined in subdivision (a);
(2) Administers medications;
(3) Applies communication skills for the
				  purpose of patient/client care and education; and
(4) Contributes to the development and
				  implementation of a teaching plan related to self-care for the
				  patient/client.
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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2518.6 - Performance Standards

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(a)
				  A licensed vocational nurse shall safeguard patients'/clients' health and
				  safety by actions that include but are not limited to the following:
(1) Reporting to the Board acts specified in
				  Sections
				  2878
				  and
				  2878.5
				  of the Business and Professions Code;
(2) Documenting patient/client care in
				  accordance with standards of the profession; and
(3) Performing services in accordance with
				  Section
				  125.6
				  of the 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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2518.7 - Private Duty Nursing Defined

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Private duty patient care may be performed in any setting,
					 including, but not limited to, acute care, long term care, or the patient's
					 home. For purposes of licensure equivalency eligibility, the Board will accept
					 only private duty patient care that has occurred in acute or long term care
					 facilities. Private duty services are contracted directly between the nurse and
					 the patient or entity acting on the patient's behalf. A licensed vocational
					 nurse (LVN) must provide private duty nursing services under the direction of a
					 registered nurse who directs nursing care and/or the patient's physician who
					 directs medical care. The supervisor must be responsible for direction to the
					 private duty LVN regarding the respective nursing and medical procedures. The
					 direction provided by the registered nurse or physician to the LVN must be
					 available at least by telephone.
1. New
					 section filed 5-4-2007; operative 6-3-2007 (Register 2007, No.
					 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2859,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2518.8 - Unprofessional Conduct

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to the conduct described in Section
					 2878(a) of the
					 Code, "unprofessional conduct" also includes, but is not limited to, the
					 following:
(a) Including or permitting
				  to be included any of the following provisions in an agreement to settle a
				  civil dispute arising from the licensee's practice, whether the agreement is
				  made before or after the filing of an action:
(1) A provision that prohibits another party
				  to the dispute from contacting, cooperating, or filing a complaint with the
				  board.
(2) A provision that
				  requires another party to the dispute to attempt to withdraw a complaint the
				  party has filed with the board.
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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2519 - Gross Negligence

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
As set forth in Section
					 2878 of the Code, gross negligence
					 is deemed unprofessional conduct and is a ground for disciplinary action. As
					 used in Section
					 2878"gross negligence" means a
					 substantial departure from the standard of care which, under similar
					 circumstances, would have ordinarily been exercised by a competent licensed
					 vocational nurse, and which has or could have resulted in harm to the consumer.
					 An exercise of so slight a degree of care as to justify the belief that there
					 was a conscious disregard or indifference for the health, safety, or welfare of
					 the consumer shall be considered a substantial departure from the above
					 standard of care.
1. New
					 section filed 7-31-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No.
					 31).
2. Renumbering from Section
					 2533 filed 9-2-75; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						2854,
						2873,
						2880,
						2881,
						2881.1,
						2882-
						2884,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2520 - Incompetence

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
As set forth in Section
					 2878 of the Code, incompetence is
					 deemed unprofessional conduct and is a ground for disciplinary action. As used
					 in Section
					 2878"incompetence" means the lack
					 of possession of and the failure to exercise that degree of learning, skill,
					 care and experience ordinarily possessed and exercised by responsible licensed
					 vocational nurses.
1. New
					 section filed 7-31-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No.
					 31).
2. Renumbering from Section
					 2534 filed 9-2-75; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						2854,
						2873,
						2880,
						2881,
						2881.1,
						2882-
						2884,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2520.1 - Child Abuse Reporting

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Pursuant to Penal Code Section
					 11166, licensed
					 vocational nurses are mandated to report known or suspected child abuse cases
					 to a child protective agency. Failure to make a child abuse report as required
					 shall constitute unprofessional conduct within the meaning of Business and
					 Professions Code Section
					 2878(a).
1. New
					 section filed 4-8-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
					 15).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2878(a),
						Business and Professions Code; and Section
						11166, 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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2520.2 - Elder Abuse Reporting

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section
					 9381,
					 licensed vocational nurses are mandated to report any known or suspected
					 instance of elder physical abuse to an elder protective agency. Failure to make
					 an elder physical abuse report as required shall constitute unprofessional
					 conduct within the meaning of Business and Professions Code Section
					 2878(a).
1. New
					 section filed 4-8-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
					 15).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2878(a),
						Business and Professions Code; and Section
						9381,
						Welfare and Institutions 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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2520.3 - Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section
					 15630(a),
					 licensed vocational nurses are mandated to report any known or suspected
					 instance of dependent adult abuse to an adult protective agency. Failure to
					 make a dependent adult physical abuse report as required shall constitute
					 unprofessional conduct within the meaning of Business and Professions Code
					 Section
					 2878(a).
1. New
					 section filed 2-4-87; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 87, No.
					 6).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2878(a),
						Business and Professions Code; and Section
						15630(a),
						Welfare and Institutions 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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2520.4 - Licensee Mandatory Reporting

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A licensed vocational nurse shall report, in writing, to
					 the Board the commission of any act by another person that is prohibited by
					 Business and Professions Code Sections
					 2878,
					 2878.1
					 and
					 2878.5.
					 The report shall be made to the Board within 30 calendar days from the date the
					 licensee knows that a violation occurred. Failure to make a report to the Board
					 as required by this section shall constitute unprofessional conduct within the
					 meaning of Business and Professions Code Section
					 2878.
1. New
					 section filed 9-11-2007; operative 10-11-2007 (Register 2007, No.
					 37).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						2859,
						2878,
						2878.1
						and
						2878.5,
						Business and Professions Code; Section
						11166, Penal
						Code; and Section
						15630(a),
						Welfare and Institutions 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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2520.5 - Employer Mandatory Reporting

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Employers of licensed vocational nurses
				  shall report, in writing, to the Board the rejection from assignment,
				  suspension, termination, or resignation for cause (as defined in Business and
				  Professions Code Section
				  2878.1(d))
				  of any licensed vocational nurse in its employ. The resignation for cause
				  provision only applies to a licensed vocational nurse's resignation submitted
				  in lieu of receiving a rejection from assignment, suspension, or termination
				  for cause (as defined in Business and Professions Code Section
				  2878.1
				  (d)). An employment agency or nursing
				  registry shall report to the Board the rejection from assignment of a licensed
				  vocational nurse by a health facility or home health care provider due to acts
				  that would be cause for suspension or termination (as defined in Business and
				  Professions Code Section
				  2878.1
				  (d)). The report shall be made within 30
				  calendar days from the effective date of the suspension, termination, or
				  resignation for cause, or, where a licensee was rejected from assignment,
				  within 30 calendar days from the date the health facility or home health care
				  provider first notified the employment agency or nursing registry of the
				  rejection. Failure to make a report to the Board as required under this section
				  shall constitute a violation of Business and Professions Code Section
				  2878.1.
(b) For purposes of this section, "employer"
				  also includes employment agencies and nursing registries.
1. New
					 section filed 9-11-2007; operative 10-11-2007 (Register 2007, No.
					 37).
2. Amendment filed 9-17-2013; operative 1-1-2014 (Register
					 2013, No. 38).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						2859,
						2878,
						2878.1
						and
						2878.5,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2521 - Substantial Relationship Criteria

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(a) For the purposes of denial, suspension,
				  or revocation of a license pursuant to Section
				  141, Division 1.5 (commencing with
				  Section 475), or Section
				  2878
				  of the Business and Professions Code, a crime, professional misconduct, or act
				  shall be considered to be substantially related to the qualifications,
				  functions or duties of a licensed vocational nurse if to a substantial degree
				  it evidences present or potential unfitness of a licensed vocational nurse to
				  perform the functions authorized by the license in a manner consistent with the
				  public health, safety, or welfare.
(b) In making the substantial relationship
				  determination required under subsection (a) for a crime, the Board shall
				  consider the following criteria:
(1) The
				  nature and gravity of the offense.
(2) The number of years elapsed since the
				  date of the offense.
(3) The nature
				  and duties of a licensed vocational nurse.
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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2522 - Rehabilitation Criteria

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(a)
				  When considering the denial of a license under Section
				  480
				  of the Business and Professions Code, the suspension or revocation of a license
				  on the grounds that a licensee has been convicted of a crime, or a petition for
				  reinstatement of a license under Section
				  2878.7
				  of the Business and Professions Code, the Board shall consider whether the
				  applicant or licensee made a showing of rehabilitation if the applicant or
				  licensee completed the criminal sentence at issue without a violation of parole
				  or probation. In making this determination, the Board shall consider the
				  following criteria:
(1) The nature and
				  gravity of the crime(s).
(2) The
				  length(s) of the applicable parole or probation period(s).
(3) The extent to which the applicable parole
				  or probation period was shortened or lengthened, and the reason(s) the period
				  was modified.
(4) The terms or
				  conditions of parole or probation and the extent to which they bear on the
				  applicant or licensee's rehabilitation.
(5) The extent to which the terms or
				  conditions of parole or probation were modified, and the reason(s) for
				  modification.
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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2522.5 - Rehabilitation Criteria for Suspensions or Revocations. [Repealed]

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1. New
					 section filed 4-1-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No.
					 14).
2. Renumbering from Section
					 2537.5 filed 9-2-75; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 36).
3. Amendment of
					 subsection (b) filed 3-4-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78,
					 No. 9).
4. Repealer filed 9-29-2008; operative 10-29-2008 (Register
					 2008, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						4530
						and
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2523 - Citations and Fines-Content and Service

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(a) The executive officer of the Board or
				  his/her designee, in lieu of filing an accusation against any licensee, may
				  issue a citation which may contain an administrative fine and/or order of
				  abatement against that licensee for any violation of law which would be grounds
				  for discipline or of any regulation adopted by the Board pursuant
				  thereto.
(b) The executive officer
				  of the Board or his or her designee may issue a citation which may contain an
				  administrative fine against any employer of a licensed vocational nurse who
				  fails to report a suspension or termination for cause of that licensee as
				  specified in Section
				  2878.1
				  of the Business and Professions Code. For purposes of this article, "cited
				  person" includes a cited employer.
(c) Each citation shall be in writing, shall
				  indicate the classification of the citation, and shall describe with
				  particularity the nature and facts of each violation specified in the citation,
				  including a reference to the statute or regulation alleged to have been
				  violated.
(d) For licensee
				  citations, the citation may contain an assessment of an administrative fine, an
				  order of abatement fixing a reasonable time for abatement of the violation or
				  both.
(e) The citation shall inform
				  the cited person of the right to an informal conference concerning the matter
				  and of the right to an administrative hearing.
(f) The citation shall be served upon the
				  cited person personally or by certified and regular mail.
1. New
					 section filed 7-27-95; operative 8-26-95 (Register 95, No. 30).
2.
					 Amendment of subsection (a), new subsection (b), subsection relettering,
					 amendment of newly designated subsection (d) and amendment of NOTE filed
					 9-11-2007; operative 10-11-2007 (Register 2007, No.
					 37).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						125.9,
						148
						and
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						125.9,
						148,
						2878
						and
						2878.1,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2523.1 - Exceptions. [Repealed]

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1. New
					 section filed 7-27-95; operative 8-26-95 (Register 95, No. 30).
2.
					 Repealer filed 9-11-2007; operative 10-11-2007 (Register 2007, No.
					 37).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						125.9,
						148
						and
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						125.9
						and
						148,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2523.2 - Violation Classifications

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(a) There shall be three classes of
				  violations:
(1) Class "A";
(2) Class "B"; and
(3) Class "C."
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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2523.3 - Citations for Unlicensed Practice

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The executive officer of the board or his/her designee may
					 issue citations, in accordance with Section
					 148 of the Code, against any
					 person (as defined in section
					 302 of the Code) who is performing
					 or who has performed services for which licensure is required under the
					 Vocational Nursing Practice Act or regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Each
					 citation issued under this section shall contain an order of abatement. The
					 sanction authorized under this section shall be separate from and in addition
					 to any other civil or criminal remedies.
1. New
					 section filed 7-27-95; operative 8-26-95 (Register 95, No.
					 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						125.9,
						148
						and
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						125.9
						and
						148,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2523.4 - Criteria to be Considered in Assessing a Fine

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In any citation which includes a fine, the following
					 factors shall be considered in determining the amount of the fine to be
					 assessed:
(a) Gravity of the
				  violation.
(b) History of previous
				  violations of the same or a similar nature.
(c) The good or bad faith exhibited by the
				  cited person.
(d) Evidence that the
				  violation was willful.
(e) The
				  extent to which the cited person cooperated with the board's
				  investigation.
(f) The extent to
				  which the cited person has remediated any knowledge and/or skills deficiencies
				  which could have injured a patient.
(g) Any other mitigating or aggravating
				  factors.
1. New
					 section filed 7-27-95; operative 8-26-95 (Register 95, No.
					 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						125.9,
						148
						and
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						125.9
						and
						148,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2523.5 - Contested Citations

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(a)
				  The cited person may, within 14 calendar days after service of the citation,
				  submit a written request for an informal citation review with the executive
				  officer or his/her designee.
(b)
				  The executive officer or his/her designee shall, within 30 calendar days from
				  receipt of the written request, hold an informal conference with the cited
				  person and his/her legal counsel or authorized representative, if
				  desired.
(c) The executive officer
				  or his/her designee may affirm, modify or dismiss the citation, including any
				  fine or order of abatement, at the conclusion of the informal conference. A
				  written decision stating the reasons for the decision shall be mailed to the
				  cited person and his/her legal counsel, if any, within 14 calendar days from
				  the date of the informal conference.
(d) If the citation is dismissed during the
				  informal conference, any request for an administrative hearing shall be deemed
				  withdrawn. If the citation is affirmed or modified, the cited person may
				  request an administrative hearing within 30 days of the date of the issuance of
				  the written informal conference decision. The request for an administrative
				  hearing shall be in writing.
(e)
				  The failure of a cited person to appear for a scheduled informal citation
				  review conference shall be deemed a withdrawal of any request for an
				  administrative hearing if the Board sends written notice to the cited person of
				  that consequence and the cited person does not inform the Board otherwise, in
				  writing, within 10 calendar days of the notice.
(f) In addition to the appeal rights in
				  subsections (a) through (e) above, the cited person may request an
				  administrative hearing provided for in subdivision (b)(4) of Section
				  125.9 of the Code within 30 days
				  of the date of issuance of the citation or assessment.
1. New
					 section filed 7-27-95; operative 8-26-95 (Register 95, No. 30).
2.
					 Amendment of section and NOTE filed 9-11-2007; operative 10-11-2007 (Register
					 2007, No. 37).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						125.9,
						148
						and
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						125.9,
						148,
						2878
						and
						2878.1,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2523.6 - Compliance with Citation/Order of Abatement

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(a) Orders of abatement may be extended for
				  good cause. If a cited person who has been issued an order of abatement is
				  unable to complete the correction within the time set forth in the citation
				  because of conditions beyond his/her control after the exercise of reasonable
				  diligence, then he/she may request from the executive officer or his/her
				  designee an extension of time within which to complete the correction. Such a
				  request shall be in writing and shall be made within the time set forth for
				  abatement.
(b) If a citation is not
				  contested, or if the order is appealed and the cited person does not prevail,
				  failure to abate the violation or to pay the assessed fine within the time
				  allowed shall constitute a violation and a failure to comply with the citation
				  or order of abatement.
(c) Failure
				  to timely comply with an order of abatement or pay an assessed fine may result
				  in further action being taken by the Board which may include discipline against
				  a licensee, or other appropriate judicial relief being taken against the person
				  cited.
(d) If a fine issued to a
				  licensee is not paid after a citation has become final, the fine shall be added
				  to the cited person's license renewal fee. A license shall not be renewed
				  without payment of the renewal fee and fine.
1. New
					 section filed 7-27-95; operative 8-26-95 (Register 95, No. 30).
2.
					 Amendment of section and NOTE filed 9-11-2007; operative 10-11-2007 (Register
					 2007, No. 37).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						125.9,
						148
						and
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						125.9,
						148,
						2878
						and
						2878.1,
						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 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2523.7 - Notification to Other Boards and Agencies

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The issuance and disposition of a citation shall be
					 reported to other boards of vocational nursing, registered nursing and other
					 regulatory agencies.
1. New
					 section filed 7-27-95; operative 8-26-95 (Register 95, No.
					 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						125.9,
						148
						and
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						125.9
						and
						148,
						Business and Professions Code.