California Code
DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS
CHAPTER 6.5 - Vocational Nursing

ARTICLE 1 - Administration

Section 2840. - 2840. This chapter of the Business and Professions Code constitutes...

Section 2840.5. - 2840.5. (a) The Legislature hereby declares the practice of licensed...

Section 2841. - 2841. (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs...

Section 2841.1. - 2841.1. Protection of the public shall be the highest priority...

Section 2841.2. - 2841.2. Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 2841...

Section 2841.3. - 2841.3. If the board is made inoperative or is repealed,...

Section 2842. - 2842. (a) Each member of the board shall be a...

Section 2843. - 2843. Members of the board shall be appointed for a...

Section 2845. - 2845. The Governor has the power to remove any member...

Section 2846. - 2846. The board at its first meeting after appointment, and...

Section 2847.1. - 2847.1. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (f), the board...

Section 2847.6. - 2847.6. The board shall submit written reports to the director...

Section 2848. - 2848. The board for the purpose of transacting its business...

Section 2849. - 2849. Special meetings may be held at such times as...

Section 2850. - 2850. Meetings may be held at any time and place...

Section 2851. - 2851. Six members of the board constitute a quorum for...

Section 2852. - 2852. The board shall keep a record of all its...

Section 2853. - 2853. The office of the board shall be in the...

Section 2854. - 2854. The board shall prosecute all persons guilty of violating...

Section 2855. - 2855. Each member of the board shall receive a per...

Section 2857. - 2857. The board shall issue a license designated as a...

Section 2858. - 2858. The board shall accept in payment of any fee...

ARTICLE 2 - Scope of Regulation

Section 2859. - 2859. (a) The practice of vocational nursing within the meaning...

Section 2859.1. - 2859.1. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions...

Section 2860. - 2860. (a) This chapter confers no authority to practice medicine...

Section 2860.5. - 2860.5. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a licensed vocational nurse...

Section 2860.7. - 2860.7. (a) (1) A licensed vocational nurse, acting under the...

Section 2861. - 2861. This chapter does not prohibit the performance of nursing...

Section 2861.5. - 2861.5. A person licensed under this chapter who in good...

Section 2862. - 2862. Vocational nursing services may be rendered by a student...

Section 2863. - 2863. This chapter does not prohibit vocational nursing or the...

Section 2864. - 2864. Every licensee under this chapter may be known as...

Section 2866. - 2866. An applicant for a vocational nurse license shall comply...

Section 2867. - 2867. An applicant for a license authorizing the practice of...

Section 2867.5. - 2867.5. Every person to whom a license is issued shall,...

Section 2867.6. - 2867.6. After receiving the results of having passed the examination...

Section 2868. - 2868. The board shall hold not less than two examinations...

Section 2870. - 2870. Examinations shall be written, but in the discretion of...

Section 2871. - 2871. Any applicant who fails to pass the first examination...

Section 2872. - 2872. The board shall issue a license to each applicant...

Section 2872.1. - 2872.1. The board upon written application and receipt of the...

Section 2872.2. - 2872.2. (a) An applicant for license by examination shall submit...

Section 2872.3. - 2872.3. (a) Applicants and licensees shall provide the board a...

Section 2873. - 2873. Any person possessing either the education or the experience,...

Section 2873.5. - 2873.5. Any person who has served on active duty in...

Section 2873.6. - 2873.6. (a) Any person who on the effective date of...

ARTICLE 3 - Disciplinary Proceedings

Section 2875. - 2875. Every licensee may be disciplined as provided in this...

Section 2876. - 2876. (a) The board shall discipline the holder of any...

Section 2877. - 2877. If the holder of a license is suspended, the...

Section 2878. - 2878. The board may suspend or revoke a license issued...

Section 2878.1. - 2878.1. (a) If a licensed vocational nurse has knowledge that...

Section 2878.2. - 2878.2. The board shall share all complaints and information related...

Section 2878.5. - 2878.5. In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct within...

Section 2878.6. - 2878.6. A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction...

Section 2878.7. - 2878.7. (a) A person whose license has been revoked, suspended,...

Section 2878.8. - 2878.8. The board may deny any application or may suspend...

Section 2878.9. - 2878.9. (a) The board may issue an initial license on...

Section 2879. - 2879. (a) Notwithstanding Section 2878 or any other law, the...

ARTICLE 4 - Vocational Nursing Schools

Section 2880. - 2880. The board shall prepare and maintain a list of...

Section 2881. - 2881. An approved school of vocational nursing is one which...

Section 2881.1. - 2881.1. The board shall deny the application for approval made...

Section 2881.2. - 2881.2. (a) The approval process for a school or program...

Section 2881.3. - 2881.3. (a) The board shall maintain a list of inactive...

Section 2882. - 2882. The course of instruction of an approved school of...

Section 2883. - 2883. It shall be the duty of the board, through...

Section 2884. - 2884. None of the provisions of this chapter shall be...

ARTICLE 5 - Penal Provisions

Section 2885. - 2885. It is unlawful for any person or persons not...

Section 2886. - 2886. (a) It is unlawful for a person to willfully...

Section 2887. - 2887. Any person who violates any of the provisions of...

ARTICLE 6 - Revenue

Section 2890. - 2890. The Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund is hereby...

Section 2892. - 2892. Licenses issued under this chapter prior to January 1,...

Section 2892.1. - 2892.1. Except as provided in Sections 2892.3 and 2892.5, an...

Section 2892.2. - 2892.2. A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall...

Section 2892.3. - 2892.3. A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided...

Section 2892.4. - 2892.4. A license which is not renewed within four years...

Section 2892.5. - 2892.5. (a) Each person renewing a license under the provisions...

Section 2892.6. - 2892.6. The board shall collect an initial approval fee and...

Section 2892.7. - 2892.7. The board shall collect an initial approval and a...

Section 2893. - 2893. At least once in every calendar month, the board...

Section 2894. - 2894. (a) All money in the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric...

Section 2895. - 2895. The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter...

Section 2895.1. - 2895.1. Notwithstanding any other law, an applicant for license renewal...

Section 2895.5. - 2895.5. As provided in subdivision (d) of Section 2895, the...