Sections
19 entriesSection 2700Establishes the chapter as the professional nursing chapter of the Business and Professions Code and directs that it be construed as revising…Section 2701Establishes the nine-member Board of Registered Nursing within the Department of Consumer Affairs and defines “board” accordingly, including prior statutory references to…Section 2701.5Establishes that, despite any other law, repeal of the referenced board provision makes the board subject to review by the Legislature's appropriate…Section 2702Requires every board member to reside in the state and sets four public seats without health-licensure or financial interests; two direct-patient-care registered-nurse…Section 2703Sets board appointments at four years, limits members to two consecutive terms, and allocates appointments among the Governor, Senate Rules Committee, and…Section 2706Allows each appointing authority, under the referenced removal power, to remove any board member appointed by that authority at any time for…Section 2707Requires the board annually to elect from its membership a president, vice president, and any other officers it considers necessary. Establishes that…Section 2708Requires the board to appoint an executive officer who is a licensed nurse, is not a board member, performs delegated duties, and…Section 2708.1Requires protection of the public to be the Board of Registered Nursing's highest priority when exercising licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Establishes…Section 2709Requires the board to meet for business at least once every three months at times and places it designates by resolution. Requires…Section 2709.5Requires the board to accept payment of any chapter-required fee in cash or another customary or generally accepted medium of exchange, including…Section 2710Allows special board meetings at times the board elects, on the president's call, or on the call of at least three members.…Section 2710.5Allows the board, with permission from the Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs, to form advisory committees that advise it on…Section 2712Establishes five members of the board as the quorum required to transact business at any meeting. Establishes that the board may conduct…Section 2713Requires the board to maintain a record of all proceedings conducted under the chapter, including a register of every applicant for a…Section 2714Establishes the board's office in Sacramento and allows suboffices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, with necessary records temporarily transferable to those…Section 2715Requires the board to prosecute persons guilty of violating the chapter and to use a seal bearing its statutory name. Allows the…Section 2716Requires each member of the board to receive the per diem and expenses provided under the referenced compensation provision. Board members are…Section 2717Requires the board to incorporate regional forecasts into the biennial nursing-workforce analyses it conducts under the referenced provision. Requires the board to…