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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 8 - Intravenous Therapy › Section 2542.1 - Intravenous Therapy

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Board will consider a licensed vocational nurse as
					 competent to start and superimpose intravenous fluids via primary or secondary
					 infusion lines who has completed one of the following:
(a) A course in intravenous therapy approved
				  by the Board, as defined in Section
				  2542.3.
(b) Submitted certification, satisfactory to
				  the Board, by one of the persons specified in Section
				  2542.4, that the licensee has been
				  instructed in the subject areas specified in Section
				  2542.3 and that the licensee has
				  the knowledge, skills and abilities to safely practice venipuncture. For
				  further limitations, see Business and Professions Code section
				  2860.5.
1. Amendment
					 of subsection (b)(3) filed 10-7-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 77, No. 41).
2. Amendment of subsection (b)(3) filed
					 1-11-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 2).
3.
					 Amendment of subsection (b) filed 4-22-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 81, No. 17).
4. Amendment filed 11-16-83; effective upon
					 filing pursuant to Government Code section
					 11346.2
					 (d) (Register 83, No. 47)
5.
					 Amendment of first paragraph and subsection (b) filed 3-24-92; operative
					 4-23-92 (Register 92, No. 13).
6. Repealer and new section filed
					 1-29-2003; operative 2-28-2003 (Register 2003, No. 5).
7. Change
					 without regulatory effect repealing 1-29-2003 amendments filed 11-30-2005
					 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 48).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2860.5,
						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 8 - Intravenous Therapy › Section 2542.2 - Procedure for Certification Course Approval

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A person or institution applying for
				  approval of a certification course in intravenous therapy must complete and
				  submit an application form supplied by the Board entitled, "Application to be a
				  Certification Course Provider in Intravenous Therapy for Licensed Vocational
				  Nurses" (Form 55ED-6; 09/05), hereby incorporated by reference.
(b) A course of instruction must be approved
				  by the Board before it is offered by the provider.
(c) A course will not be approved for more
				  than a two-year period.
(d)
				  Approval of a licensed vocational nurse intravenous therapy certification
				  course may be withdrawn if the Board later discovers misrepresentation in an
				  advertisement or in any information required by the Board in accordance with
				  this Article.
1. Amendment
					 of subsection (c) filed 1-11-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
					 79, No. 2)
2. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) filed 4-22-81;
					 effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 17).
3.
					 Amendment of section heading and section filed 5-4-2007; operative 6-3-2007
					 (Register 2007, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2860.5,
						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 8 - Intravenous Therapy › Section 2542.3 - Approval of Course Content

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A course in intravenous therapy shall be
				  taught by an instructor approved as provided in Section
				  2542.4; shall have a maximum of 15
				  students for each instructor for clinical experience; and shall be at least 30
				  hours in length, including 24 hours theory and 6 hours clinical experience,
				  including at least 3 individually supervised successful venipunctures by each
				  student on live human subjects. The theory shall include, but not be limited to
				  the following:
(1) The requirements contained
				  in Section
				  2860.5(c) of the
				  code necessary for a nurse to start and superimpose intravenous
				  fluids;
(2) Psychological
				  preparation of the patient;
(3)
				  Universal precautions for infection control; and
(4) Intravenous therapy;
(A) Indications for intravenous
				  therapy
(B) Types of venipuncture
				  devices
(C) Types of delivery
				  systems
(D) Types of intravenous
				  fluids
(E) Preparation and
				  immobilization of the venipuncture site
(F) Observation of the patient
(G) Regulation of the fluid flow
(H) Local and systemic
				  reactions
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 8 - Intravenous Therapy › Section 2542.4 - Approval of Course Instructors

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
To be approved by the Board, a certification course must be
					 taught by one of the following persons:
(a) A physician and surgeon licensed by the
				  Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California who
				  within the previous five years:
(1) Has had a
				  minimum of six months of experience starting and superimposing intravenous
				  fluids in an "organized health care system," as defined in Section
				  2860.5(c)(2) of
				  the Code; or
(2) Has had experience
				  teaching courses in intravenous therapy.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 8 - Intravenous Therapy › Section 2542.5 - Reports to Board

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  certification course provider in intravenous therapy for licensed vocational
				  nurses must submit to the Board a copy of the certificate issued to the
				  licensee, entitled, "Certificate of Completion Intravenous Therapy For Licensed
				  Vocational Nurses" (Form 55ED-7; 09/05), hereby incorporated by reference,
				  which shall include:
(1) Course
				  Title;
(2) Date of course
				  completion;
(3) Licensee's name,
				  address, telephone number and vocational nurse license number;
(4) Code number issued by the Board;
				  and
(5) Number of course hours,
				  specified as theory and clinical hours.
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 9 - Blood Withdrawal › Section 2544 - Blood Withdrawal

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A licensed vocational nurse may withdraw blood from a
					 patient when directed by a licensed physician. In addition, the licensed
					 vocational nurse must have:
(a)
				  Satisfactorily completed a course in blood withdrawal approved by the Board, as
				  defined in Section
				  2544.2; or
(b) Submitted certification, satisfactory to
				  the Board, by one of the persons specified in Section
				  2544.3, that the licensee has been
				  instructed in the subject areas specified in Section
				  2544.2 and that the licensee has
				  the knowledge, skills and abilities to safely practice blood
				  withdrawal.
1. Article 9
					 (Sections 2544-2544.4), 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 5-4-2007; operative
					 6-3-2007 (Register 2007, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2584,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2860.5,
						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 9 - Blood Withdrawal › Section 2544.1 - Procedure for Certification Course Approval

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A person or institution applying for
				  approval of a certification course in blood withdrawal must complete and submit
				  an application form supplied by the Board entitled, "Application to be a
				  Certification Course Provider in Blood Withdrawal for Licensed Vocational
				  Nurses" (Form 55ED-1; 09/05), hereby incorporated by reference.
(b) A course of instruction must be approved
				  by the Board before it is offered by the provider.
(c) A course will not be approved for more
				  than a two-year period.
(d)
				  Approval of a licensed vocational nurse blood withdrawal certification course
				  may be withdrawn if the Board later discovers misrepresentation in an
				  advertisement or in any information required by the Board in accordance with
				  this Article.
1. Amendment
					 filed 4-22-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No.
					 17).
2. Amendment filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to
					 Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
3. Amendment of section heading and section
					 filed 5-4-2007; operative 6-3-2007 (Register 2007, No.
					 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2860.5,
						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 9 - Blood Withdrawal › Section 2544.2 - Approval of Course Content

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A course in blood withdrawal for licensed
				  vocational nurses shall be taught by an instructor approved as provided in
				  Section 2544.3; shall have a maximum of 15
				  students for each instructor for clinical experience; and shall be at least six
				  hours in length, including 3 hours theory and 3 hours clinical experience,
				  including at least 3 individually supervised venipunctures on live human
				  subjects and at least 3 individually supervised skin punctures on live human
				  subjects. Arterial punctures are optional. The theory shall include, but not be
				  limited to, the following:
(1) The
				  requirements contained in Section
				  2860.5(b) of the
				  Code necessary for a nurse to perform blood withdrawal;
(2) Psychological preparation of the
				  patient;
(3) Universal precautions
				  for infection control;
(4) Blood
				  withdrawal;
(A) Methods of blood withdrawal;
1. Skin puncture;
2. Venipuncture; and
3. Arterial puncture
				  (optional).
(B) Selection
				  of appropriate method;
(C) Safety
				  measures;
(D) Possible
				  complications; and
(E) Preparation
				  of withdrawal sites.
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 9 - Blood Withdrawal › Section 2544.3 - Approval of Course Instructors

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
To be approved by the Board, a certification course must be
					 taught by one of the following persons:
(a) A physician and surgeon licensed by the
				  Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California who
				  within the previous five years:
(1) Has had a
				  minimum of six months of experience, including blood withdrawal and/or starting
				  and superimposing intravenous fluids in an "organized health care system," as
				  defined in Section
				  2860.5(c)(2) of
				  the Code; or
(2) Has had experience
				  teaching courses in blood withdrawal and/or intravenous
				  therapy.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 9 - Blood Withdrawal › Section 2544.4 - Reports to Board

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  certification course provider in blood withdrawal for licensed vocational
				  nurses must submit to the Board a copy of the certificate issued to the
				  licensee, entitled, "Certificate of Completion Blood Withdrawal For Licensed
				  Vocational Nurses" (Form 55ED-2; 09/05), hereby incorporated by reference,
				  which shall include:
(1) Course
				  title;
(2) Date of course
				  completion;
(3) Licensee's name,
				  address, telephone number and vocational nurse license number;
(4) Code number issued by the Board;
				  and
(5) Number of course hours,
				  specified as theory and clinical hours.
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 10 - Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal › Section 2547 - Definition

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this Article:
(a) "Intravenous fluids" means fluid
				  solutions of electrolytes, nutrients, vitamins, blood and blood
				  products.
(b) "Superimpose" means
				  to connect a container of intravenous fluid to tubing through which another
				  container of intravenous fluid has just been administered.
(c) "Primary infusion line" means the line
				  which provides a direct infusion between the container and the peripheral
				  vein.
(d) "Secondary infusion line"
				  means a line which provides infusion through a lateral access into a primary
				  infusion line.
1. New
					 article 10 (sections
					 2547-2547.5) filed 1-11-79;
					 effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 2).
2. New
					 subsections (c) and (d) filed 3-24-92; operative 4-23-92 (Register 92, No.
					 13).
3. Amendment of section heading and section filed 1-29-2003;
					 operative 2-28-2003 (Register 2003, No. 5).
4. Change without
					 regulatory effect repealing 1-29-2003 amendments filed 11-30-2005 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 48).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2860.5,
						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 10 - Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal › Section 2547.1 - Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Board will consider a licensed vocational nurse as
					 competent to start and superimpose intravenous fluids via primary or secondary
					 infusion lines and perform blood withdrawal who has completed one of the
					 following:
(a) A course of instruction
				  in intravenous therapy and blood withdrawal approved by the Board.
(b) Submitted certification, satisfactory to
				  the Board, by one of the persons specified in Section
				  2547.4, that the licensee has been
				  instructed in the subject areas specified in Section
				  2547.3 and that the licensee is
				  knowledgeable and competent in the practice of venipuncture and blood
				  withdrawal.
1. Amendment
					 of subsection (b) filed 4-22-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
					 81, No. 17).
2. Amendment filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing
					 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
3. Amendment of first paragraph filed
					 3-24-92; operative 4-23-92 (Register 92, No. 13).
4. Repealer and
					 new section filed 1-29-2003; operative 2-28-2003 (Register 2003, No.
					 5).
5. Change without regulatory effect repealing 1-29-2003
					 amendments filed 11-30-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 48).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2860.5,
						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 10 - Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal › Section 2547.2 - Procedure for Certification Course Approval

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A person or institution applying for
				  approval of a certification course in intravenous therapy and blood withdrawal
				  must complete and submit an application form supplied by the Board entitled
				  "Application to be a Certification Course Provider in Intravenous Therapy/Blood
				  Withdrawal for Licensed Vocational Nurses" (Form 55ED-11; 09/05), hereby
				  incorporated by reference.
(b) A
				  course of instruction must be approved by the Board before it is offered by the
				  provider.
(c) A course will not be
				  approved for more than a two-year period.
(d) Approval of a licensed vocational nurse
				  intravenous therapy and blood withdrawal certification course may be withdrawn
				  if the Board later discovers misrepresentation in an advertisement or in any
				  information required by the Board in accordance with this Article.
1. Amendment
					 of subsections (a) and (b) filed 4-22-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 81, No. 17).
2. Amendment of section heading and section
					 filed 5-4-2007; operative 6-3-2007 (Register 2007, No.
					 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2860.5,
						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 10 - Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal › Section 2547.3 - Approval of Course Content

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A course in intravenous therapy and blood
				  withdrawal shall be taught by an instructor approved as provided in Section
				  2547.4; shall have a maximum of 15
				  students for each instructor for clinical experience; and shall be at least 36
				  hours in length, including 27 hours theory and 9 hours clinical experience,
				  including at least 3 individually supervised successful venipunctures and 3
				  individually supervised skin punctures by each student on live human subjects.
				  Arterial punctures are optional. The theory shall include, but not be limited
				  to, the following:
(1) The requirements
				  contained in Section
				  2860.5(b) and (c)
				  of the Code necessary for a nurse to start and superimpose intravenous fluids
				  and perform blood withdrawal;
(2)
				  Psychological preparation of the patient;
(3) Universal precautions for infection
				  control;
(4) Intravenous Therapy;
(A) Indications for intravenous
				  therapy;
(B) Types of venipuncture
				  devices;
(C) Types of delivery
				  systems;
(D) Types of intravenous
				  fluids;
(E) Preparation and
				  immobilization of the venipuncture site;
(F) Observation of the patient;
(G) Regulation of the fluid flow;
				  and
(H) Local and systemic
				  reactions;
(5) Blood
				  Withdrawal;
(A) Methods of blood withdrawal:
1. Venipuncture;
2. Skin puncture; and
3. Arterial puncture
				  (optional).
(B) Selection
				  of appropriate method;
(C) Safety
				  measures;
(D) Possible
				  complications; and
(E) Preparation
				  of withdrawal sites.
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 10 - Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal › Section 2547.4 - Approval of Course Instructors

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
To be approved by the Board, a certification course must be
					 taught by one of the following persons:
(a) A physician and surgeon licensed by the
				  Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California who
				  within the previous five years:
(1) Has had a
				  minimum of six months of experience performing blood withdrawal and starting
				  and superimposing intravenous fluids in an "organized health care system," as
				  defined in Section
				  2860.5(c)(2) of
				  the Code; or
(2) Has had experience
				  teaching courses in intravenous therapy and blood
				  withdrawal.
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 10 - Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal › Section 2547.5 - Reports to Board

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  certification course provider in intravenous therapy and blood withdrawal for
				  licensed vocational nurses must submit to the Board a copy of the certificate
				  issued to the licensee, entitled, "Certificate of Completion Intravenous
				  Therapy/Blood Withdrawal For Licensed Vocational Nurses" (Form 55ED-12; 09/05),
				  hereby incorporated by reference, which shall include:
(1) Course title;
(2) Date of course completion;
(3) Licensee's name, address, telephone
				  number and vocational nurse license number;
(4) Code number issued by the Board;
				  and
(5) Number of course hours,
				  specified as theory and clinical hours.
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 10 - Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal › Section 2555 - Curriculum Plan. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Amendment
					 filed 9-4-53; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 53, No.
					 15).
2. Repealer filed 12-17-70; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 70, No. 51).
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 10 - Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal › Section 2556 - Basic Curriculum. [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
					 filed 12-17-70; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 70, No.
					 51).
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 11 - Sponsored Health Care Events - Requirements for Exemption › Section 2557 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
For the purposes of Section
					 901 of the Code:
(a) "Community-based organization" means a
				  public or private nonprofit organization that is representative of a community
				  or a significant segment of a community, and is engaged in meeting human,
				  educational, environmental, or public safety community needs.
(b) "Out-of-state practitioner" means a
				  person who is not licensed in California as a vocational nurse but who holds a
				  current valid and active license or certificate in good standing in another
				  state, district, or territory of the United States to practice as a vocational
				  nurse or practical nurse.
1. New
					 article 11 (sections
					 2557-2557.3) and section filed
					 8-30-2012; operative 9-29-2012 (Register 2012, No.
					 35).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						901
						and
						2854,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						901,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 1 - Vocational Nurses › Article 11 - Sponsored Health Care Events - Requirements for Exemption › Section 2557.3 - Termination of Authorization and Appeal

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(a) Grounds for Termination. The Board may
				  terminate an out-of-state practitioner's authorization to participate in a
				  sponsored event for any of the following reasons:
(1) The out-of-state practitioner has failed
				  to comply with any applicable provision of this Article, or any applicable
				  practice requirement or regulation of the Board.
(2) The out-of-state practitioner has
				  committed an act that would constitute grounds for discipline if done by a
				  licensee of the Board.
(3) The
				  Board has received a credible complaint indicating that the out-of-state
				  practitioner is unfit to practice at the sponsored event or has otherwise
				  endangered consumers of the practitioner's services.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2560 - Location of Offices. [Repealed]

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1. New
					 subchapter 2 (2561-2566, 2570, 2575 and 2590) filed 1-21-60; effective 30th day
					 thereafter (Register 60, No. 2).
2. Amendment filed 12-13-68;
					 effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 68, No. 47).
3.
					 Amendment filed 11-10-72; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 72, No.
					 46).
4. Repealer filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to
					 Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4501,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2561 - Tenses, Gender, and Number. [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
					 filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						14.1,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2562 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this Chapter, unless the context otherwise
					 requires:
(a) "Board" means the Board
				  of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of
				  California.
(b) "Code" means the
				  Business and Professions Code.
(c)
				  "Approved school for psychiatric technicians," "approved school," and "school"
				  means a school for the training of psychiatric technicians which has been
				  approved by the Board pursuant to Sections
				  4530-4532 of the Code (the
				  Psychiatric Technicians Law), and whose graduates, if otherwise qualified, are
				  eligible to apply for a license to practice as a psychiatric
				  technician.
1. Amendment
					 filed 12-13-68; effective thirtieth day after filing (Register 68, No.
					 47).
2. New subsection (d) filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing
					 pursuant to Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 subsection (a) and NOTE filed 1-14-98 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 98, No. 3).
4. Repealer of subsection (d)
					 filed 5-4-2007; operative 6-3-2007 (Register 2007, No. 18).
5.
					 Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a) and (c) filed
					 7-23-2013 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2013, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						101,
						4501
						and
						4511,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2563 - Delegation of Certain Functions

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The power and discretion conferred by law upon the Board to
					 receive and file accusations; issue notices of hearings, 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
					 efficient dispatch of the business of the Board in connection with proceedings
					 under the provisions of Section
					 11500
					 through
					 11528 of
					 the Government Code, prior to the hearing of such proceedings; to approve
					 settlement agreements for the revocation, surrender or interim suspension of a
					 license; 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, or, in the absence of
					 the executive officer from the office of the Board, the assistant executive
					 officer.
1. Amendment
					 filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
2. Amendment filed 5-4-2012; operative
					 6-3-2012 (Register 2012, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4503,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2564 - Filing of Addresses

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All persons holding a license from the Board shall file
					 their current mailing address with the Board at its office in Sacramento, and
					 shall immediately notify the Board of any and all changes of mailing address,
					 within 30 days after the change, giving both their old and new addresses and
					 license number.
1. Amendment
					 filed 12-13-68; effective thirtieth day after filing (Register 68, No.
					 47).
2. Amendment filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to
					 Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 section and NOTE filed 1-14-98 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 98, No. 3).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						136
						and
						4545,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2564.1 - Response to Board Inquiry

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If the board or its designee asks a licensee to provide
					 criminal history information, a licensee shall respond to that request within
					 30 days. The licensee shall make available all documents and other records
					 requested and shall respond with accurate information.
1. New
					 section filed 1-9-2009 as an emergency; operative 1-9-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 2). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-8-2009 or
					 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as 1-9-2009 order transmitted to
					 OAL 6-30-2009 and filed 8-11-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 33).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						4501.1,
						4503
						and
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						125.9,
						144,
						4503,
						4510,
						4511,
						4521,
						4521.2
						and
						4523,
						Business and Professions Code; and Section
						11105, Penal
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 2 - Application for License › Section 2565 - Form

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Applications for licensure shall be made upon the form
					 prescribed and provided by the Board, accompanied by such evidence, statements,
					 or documents as therein required.
1. Amendment
					 filed 12-13-68; effective thirtieth day after filing (Register 68, No.
					 47).
2. Editorial correction (Register 84, No.
					 2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 2 - Application for License › Section 2566 - Place of Filing

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Applications for licensure shall be filed with the Board's
					 principal office in Sacramento.
1. Amendment
					 filed 12-13-68; effective thirtieth day after filing (Register 68, No.
					 47).
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
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4501,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 2 - Application for License › Section 2567 - Permit Processing Times

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"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/Maximum
Initial License
90 days
365
							 days
15
30
385 days
Interim Permit
30 days
60
							 days
30
45
60 days
Renewals-License
60 days
90
							 days
30
45
60 days
Continuing
Education (CE) Providers
30 days
30
							 days
1
15
30 days
Blood Withdrawal Certificate
30
							 days
60 days
1
15
30 days
Blood Withdrawal Course
30 days
60
							 days
1
15
30 days
Provider (Initial)
Blood Withdrawal Course
30 days
60
							 days
1
15
30 days
Provider (Renewal)
1. New
					 section filed 5-3-91; operative 6-2-91 (Register 91, No. 24).
2.
					 Amendment filed 12-11-92; operative 1-11-93 (Register 92, No.
					 50).
3. Amendment filed 1-19-99; operative 1-19-99 pursuant to
					 Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 99, No. 4).
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 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 2 - Application for License › Section 2568 - Evaluation of Applicants

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(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
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						480,
						820,
						822,
						4501.1,
						4511,
						4521,
						4521.1,
						4521.6,
						4522
						and
						4523,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 2570 - Scope of Examinations

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Examinations shall be designed to test the minimal
					 competency of the applicant to safely practice as a psychiatric technician and
					 to protect the health and safety of the consumer.
1. Amendment
					 filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4510,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 2570.1 - Failure to Take Assigned Examination

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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
					 reexamination fee as prescribed by Section
					 2590 of this
					 Chapter.
1. New
					 section filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code
					 Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
2. Amendment filed 4-12-89; operative 5-12-89
					 (Register 89, No. 23).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4548,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 2571 - Abandonment of Application

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(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 two years after it is originally
				  submitted;
(2) The applicant fails
				  to complete the application within two years after the last notification of
				  deficiency; or
(3) The applicant
				  without good cause fails to take the examination within one year after being
				  scheduled.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 2572 - Examination Procedure

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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) Psychiatric technician 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. Amendment filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to
					 Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
3. Editorial correction of subsection (a)
					 (Register 84, No. 2).
4. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) filed
					 7-24-96; operative 8-23-96 (Register 96, No.
					 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						4511,
						4512,
						4513
						and
						4548,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2574 - Eligibility for Licensure. [Repealed]

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1. New
					 section filed 11-12-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 71, No.
					 46).
2. Repealer filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to
					 Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 47).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4504,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						4511,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2575 - Equivalent Study and Training

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Persons applying for licensure in accordance with Section
					 4511 of the Code must meet one of
					 the following:
(a) Persons applying
				  for licensure based on civilian paid clinical experience and prior education
				  must meet the following requirements:
(1)
				  Successful completion of 576 hours of theory and 954 hours of supervised
				  clinical experience, taught by an individual who meets the requirements of
				  section 2584(c)(3),
				  within the ten years prior to the date of application. Any or all of the
				  supervised clinical experience may be satisfied by paid inpatient bedside work
				  experience. Paid inpatient bedside work 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
				  psychiatric technician. The hours of theory and clinical experience shall
				  include a minimum of each of the following:
(A) 54 hours of theory in pharmacology,
				  covering the content described in Section
				  2587(d)(9).
(B) 126 hours of theory and 270 hours of
				  supervised clinical experience in nursing science, covering the content
				  described in Section
				  2587(d)(7), and
				  including communication skills, both verbal and written.
(C) 108 hours of theory and 270 hours of
				  supervised clinical experience in mental disorders, covering the content
				  described in Section
				  2587(d)(11), and
				  including communication skills, both verbal and written.
(D) 108 hours of theory and 270 hours of
				  supervised clinical experience in developmental disabilities, covering the
				  content described in Section
				  2587(d)(10), and
				  including communication skills, both verbal and
				  written.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California › Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians › Article 4 - Licenses › Section 2575.5 - Fingerprint and Disclosure Requirements for Renewal of License

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(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.