California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 6 — NursingArticle 3.1 — Intervention ProgramSection 2770
It is the intent of the Legislature that the Board of Registered Nursing seek ways and means to identify and rehabilitate registered nurses whose competency may be impaired due to abuse of alcohol and other drugs, or due to mental illness so that registered nurses so afflicted may be rehabilitated and returned to the practice of nursing in a manner that will not endanger the public health and safety. It is also the intent of the Legislature that the Board of Registered Nursing shall implement this legislation by establishing an intervention program as a voluntary alternative to traditional disciplinary actions.
Notes
Establishes legislative intent that the Board of Registered Nursing identify and rehabilitate registered nurses whose competency may be impaired by alcohol, other drugs, or mental illness so they can safely return to practice. Requires implementation through an intervention program serving as a voluntary alternative to traditional disciplinary action.
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