2860.7. (a) (1) A licensed vocational nurse, acting under the direction of a licensed physician and surgeon or naturopathic doctor may perform any of the following:
(A) Tuberculin skin tests, coccidioidin skin tests, and histoplasmin skin tests, providing such administration is within the course of a tuberculosis control program.
(B) Immunization techniques, providing such administration is upon standing orders of a supervising licensed physician and surgeon or naturopathic doctor, or pursuant to written guidelines adopted by a hospital or medical group with whom the supervising licensed physician and surgeon or naturopathic doctor is associated.
(2) A licensed vocational nurse acting solely under the direction of a naturopathic doctor shall only perform the functions specified in this subdivision that are within the scope of authorized activities for a licensed naturopathic doctor under Section 3640.
(b) The supervising licensed physician and surgeon or naturopathic doctor under whose direction the licensed vocational nurse is acting pursuant to subdivision (a) shall require the licensed vocational nurse to do all of the following:
(1) Satisfactorily demonstrate competence in the administration of immunizing agents, including knowledge of all indications and contraindications for the administration of such agents, and in the recognition and treatment of any emergency reactions to such agents which constitute a danger to the health or life of the person receiving the immunizations.
(2) Possess such medications and equipment as required, in the medical judgment of the supervising licensed physician and surgeon or naturopathic doctor, to treat any emergency conditions and reactions caused by the immunizing agents and which constitute a danger to the health or life of the person receiving the immunization, and to demonstrate the ability to administer such medications and to utilize such equipment as necessary.
(c) This section does not require physical presence of a directing or supervising licensed physician and surgeon or naturopathic doctor, or the examination by a licensed physician and surgeon or naturopathic doctor of persons to be tested or immunized.
(d) The changes made to this section by the act adding this subdivision do not authorize a licensed vocational nurse acting under the direction of a naturopathic doctor to perform any function outside the existing scope of practice of a licensed vocational nurse or naturopathic doctor.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 713, Sec. 4. (SB 994) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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