Governor Newsom Passes Legislation Increasing Collaboration Between California Nursing Schools and Health Facilities and Clinics

By Julia Thompson AB 1577 (Low) (Chapter 680, Statutes of 2024), as amended on August 23, 2024, adds and repeals Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code to require a Continue reading

Board Supports Changes to the Educational Requirements Necessary to Achieve a Bachelor’s in Nursing

By Julia Thompson SB 895 (Roth), as amended August 22, 2024, and AB 2104 (Soria), as amended May 16, 2024, would add and repeal Article 3.3 of Chapter 1 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Continue reading

Board of Registered Nursing Continues to Undergo Contentious Sunset Review

By Hamdy M. Masri On March 14, 2022, the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) published its 2022 Sunset Review Report in preparation for its third Sunset Review Oversight Hearing before the Assembly Business and Professions Committee and the Senate Continue reading

Board of Registered Nursing Sunset Review Ongoing and Extended to January 1, 2023

By Hamdy M. Masri On October 7, 2021, Governor Newsom signed the Board of Registered Nursing’s (BRN) sunset extension bill, AB 1532 (Committee on Business and Professions) (Chapter 628, Statutes of 2021), which extends the Board’s sunset date to January Continue reading

Board of Registered Nursing Undergoes Sunset Review

By Kendra J. Muller On January 1, 2021, the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) published its Sunset Review Report in preparation for its Sunset Review Oversight Hearing before the Assembly Business and Professions Committee and the Senate Business, Professions and Continue reading

AB 890 Signed Into Law After Opposition from Board of Registered Nursing

By Kendra J. Muller AB 890 (Wood), as amended August 28, 2020, amends sections 650.01, 805, 805.5, and adds Article 8.5 to the Business and Professions Code regarding nursing practitioner guidelines. According to a bill analysis and as defined by Continue reading

Bill Seeking to Allow Nurse Practitioners to Perform Services Without Physician Supervision Gains Momentum

By Shana Sobel AB 890 (Wood), as amended January 23, 2020, is a two-year bill that would add Article 8.5 (commencing with section 2837.100), and would repeal Section 2837.101, of the Business and Professions Code to authorize a nurse practitioner Continue reading