Board of Registered Nursing Publishes Notice of Rulemaking on Categories and Scope of Practice of Nurse Practitioners, Requirements for a Nurse Practitioner

By Carter Cordura On September 6, 2022, the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) published notice of its intent to amend sections 1480 and 1481, and add sections 1482.3, 1482.4, and 1487 of Article 8, Division 14 of Title 16 of Continue reading

Nurse Practitioner Advisory Committee to Send AB 890 Rulemaking Recommendations to the Full Board of Registered Nursing

By Hamdy M. Masri On August 31, 2021, and again on September 21, 2021, the Nurse Practitioner Advisory Committee, an advisory committee created by the Board of Registered Nursing pursuant to AB 890 (Wood) (Chapter 265, Statutes of 2020), met 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