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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2836.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2836.2
Furnishing or ordering of drugs or devices by nurse practitioners is defined to mean the act of making a pharmaceutical agent or agents available to the patient in strict accordance with a standardized procedure. All nurse practitioners who are authorized pursuant to Section 2836
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2836.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2836.3
(a) The furnishing of drugs or devices by nurse practitioners is conditional on issuance by the board of a number to the nurse applicant who has successfully completed the requirements of subdivision (g) of Section 2836.1. The board may issue a furnishing number upon initial appl
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2836.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2836.4
Neither this chapter nor any other provision of law shall be construed to prohibit a nurse practitioner from furnishing or ordering buprenorphine when done in compliance with the provisions of the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act (Public Law 114-198), as enacted on July 22, 2
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2836.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2836.5
In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a course in infection-associated chronic conditions, including, but not limited to, long COVID, as defined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, myalgic encephalomyeli
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837
Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the current scope of practice of a registered nurse authorized pursuant to this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837.100
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837.100
It is the intent of the Legislature that the requirements under this article shall not be an undue or unnecessary burden to licensure or practice. The requirements are intended to ensure the new category of licensed nurse practitioners has the least restrictive amount of educatio
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837.101
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837.101
For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means the Nurse Practitioner Advisory Committee. (b) “Standardized procedures” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 2725. (c) “Transition to practice” means additiona
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837.102
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837.102
(a) The board shall establish a Nurse Practitioner Advisory Committee to advise and make recommendations to the board on all matters relating to nurse practitioners, including, but not limited to, education, appropriate standard of care, and other matters specified by the board.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837.103
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837.103
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a nurse practitioner may perform the functions specified in subdivision (c) pursuant to that subdivision, in a setting or organization specified in paragraph (2) pursuant to that paragraph, if the nurse practitioner has successfully satisfie
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837.103.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837.103.5
(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 2837.103, the authority for a nurse practitioner to prescribe, order, dispense, procure, and furnish pharmacological agents pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 2837.103 is cond
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837.104
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837.104
(a) Beginning January 1, 2023, notwithstanding any other law, the following apply to a nurse practitioner who holds an active certification issued by the board pursuant to subdivision (b): (1) The nurse practitioner may perform the functions specified in subdivision (c) of Sectio
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837.105
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2837.105
(a) (1) The board shall request the department’s Office of Professional Examination Services, or an equivalent organization, to perform an occupational analysis of nurse practitioners performing the functions specified in subdivision (c) of Section 2837.103 pursuant to that subdi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2838
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2838
No person shall advertise or hold himself or herself out as a “clinical nurse specialist” unless he or she is a nurse licensed under this chapter, and meets the standards for a clinical nurse specialist established by the board.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2838.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2838.1
(a) On and after July 1, 1998, any registered nurse who holds themselves out as a clinical nurse specialist or who desires to hold themselves out as a clinical nurse specialist shall, within the time prescribed by the board and before their next license renewal or the issuance of
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2838.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2838.2
(a) A clinical nurse specialist is a registered nurse with advanced education, who participates in expert clinical practice, education, research, consultation, and clinical leadership as the major components of their role. (b) The board may establish categories of clinical nurse
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2838.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2838.3
This article shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2838.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2838.4
Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit, revise, or expand the current scope of practice of a registered nurse.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2840
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2840
This chapter of the Business and Professions Code constitutes the chapter on vocational nursing and may be cited as the Vocational Nursing Practice Act.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2840.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2840.5
(a) The Legislature hereby declares the practice of licensed vocational nursing to be a profession. (b) This section shall not be construed to affect the laws relating to the practice of registered nursing, including the provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2700), nor
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2841
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2841
(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California, which consists of 11 members. (b) As used in this chapter, “board” means the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the Sta
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2841.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2841.1
Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2841.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2841.2
Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 2841 renders the successor entity to the board in Section 2841 subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2841.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2841.3
If the board is made inoperative or is repealed, the director may, until December 31, 2024, assume the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the board and its executive officer that are not otherwise repealed or made inoperative.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2842
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2842
(a) Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California. The board shall have the following composition: (1) Two members shall be duly licensed vocational nurses who have been licensed for a period of not less than three year
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2843
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2843
Members of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years. Vacancies occurring shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. Appointments to the office shall be for a term of four years expiring on June 1st. The Governor shall appoint four of the public members an