California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 2 — Healing Arts, Chapter 6 — Nursing, Article 5 — Penal Provisions, Section 2796

It is unlawful for any person or persons not licensed or certified as provided in this chapter to use the title “registered nurse,” the letters “R.N. ,” or the words “graduate nurse,” “trained nurse,” or “nurse anesthetist.”

It is unlawful for any person or persons not licensed or certified as provided in this chapter to impersonate a professional nurse or pretend to be licensed to practice professional nursing as provided in this chapter.

Notes

Prohibits a person who is not licensed or certified under the chapter from using the titles “registered nurse,” “graduate nurse,” “trained nurse,” or “nurse anesthetist,” or the letters “R.N.” Prohibits such an unlicensed or uncertified person from impersonating a professional nurse or pretending to be licensed to practice professional nursing under the chapter.

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