Sections
22 entriesSection 2840Establishes the chapter as the vocational-nursing chapter of the Business and Professions Code and allows it to be cited as the “Vocational…Section 2840.5Establishes the practice of licensed vocational nursing as a profession. Limits that declaration so it does not affect laws governing registered nursing…Section 2841Establishes an 11-member Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs and…Section 2841.1Requires the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California to make protection of the public its highest…Section 2841.2Establishes that, despite any other law, repeal of the referenced board provision makes the successor entity identified in that provision subject to…Section 2841.3Allows the director, if the board is made inoperative or repealed, to assume the board’s and executive officer’s duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities,…Section 2842Requires every board member to be a U.S. citizen and California resident, with two vocational nurses licensed at least three years, two…Section 2843Sets board-member terms at four years ending June 1 and requires vacancies to be filled for the unexpired term. Requires the Governor…Section 2845Allows the Governor to remove a board member from office for neglect of a duty required by law, incompetency, unprofessional conduct, or…Section 2846Requires the board at its first meeting after appointment, and biennially at the first meeting every second year, to elect from its…Section 2847.1Requires board selection of an executive officer, except during the statutory transition, and bars officer board membership; expenses require a certified statement.…Section 2847.6Requires the board to submit written progress reports to the director and Legislature on the program monitor’s recommendations no later than April…Section 2848Requires the board to meet at least twice each year to transact its business. Allows the board to designate the times and…Section 2849Allows special board meetings at times the board chooses or upon the call of the president or at least five members. Requires…Section 2850Allows board meetings to be held at any time and place when all board members give written consent. Establishes unanimous written consent…Section 2851Sets six board members as the quorum required for the transaction of business at any meeting. Establishes that at least six members…Section 2852Requires the board to keep a record of all its proceedings. Requires that record to include a register of every applicant for…Section 2853Sets the board’s office in Sacramento and allows suboffices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, with necessary records temporarily transferable to those…Section 2854Requires the board to prosecute persons guilty of violating the chapter and allows it to employ clerical help, set compensation, and incur…Section 2855Requires each board member to receive a per diem and expenses as provided in the referenced provision. Establishes that the member’s compensation…Section 2857Requires the board to issue a license designated as a vocational nurse license. Establishes “vocational nurse license” as the required designation for…Section 2858Requires the board to accept payment of chapter fees in cash or any customary or generally accepted medium of exchange, including checks,…