California Nursing Practice Act with Regulations and Related Statutes

NURSING PRACTICE ACT 
EXTRACTED FROM 
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE 
DIVISION 2. Healing Arts 
CHAPTER 6. Nursing 
Article 1. Administration 
Article 2. Scope of Regulation 
Article 2.5. Nurse-Midwives 
Article 3. Disciplinary Proceedings 
Article 3.1. Intervention Program 
Article 3.5. Nursing Corporations 
Article 4. Nursing Schools 
Article 5. Penal Provisions 
Article 6. Revenue 
Article 6.5. Public Health Nurse Certification 
Article 7. Nurse Anesthetists 
Article 8. Nurse Practitioners 
Article 9. Clinical Nurse Specialists 

CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS 

TITLE 16. Professional and Vocational Regulations 
DIVISION 14. Board of Registered Nursing 
Article 1. General Provisions Section 
Article 2. Registration and Examination 
Article 3. Prelicensure Nursing Programs 
Article 3.5. Citations and Fines 
Article 4. Grounds for Discipline, Disciplinary Proceedings and Rehabilitation 
Article 4.1. Intervention Program Guidelines 
Article 5. Continuing Education 
Article 6. Nurse-Midwives 
Article 7. Standardized Procedure Guidelines 
Article 8. Standards for Nurse Practitioners 
Article 9. Public Health Nurse 
Article 10. Sponsored Free Health Care Events—Requirements for Exemption 

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS CODE 
General Provisions 
DIVISION 1. Department of Consumer Affairs 
CHAPTER 1. The Department 
CHAPTER 1.5. Unlicensed Activity Enforcement 
CHAPTER 2. The Director of Consumer Affairs 
CHAPTER 3. Funds of the Department 
CHAPTER 4. Consumer Affairs 
Article 3. Powers and Duties 
Article 3.6. Uniform Standards Regarding Substance-Abusing Healing Arts Licensees 
Article 4. Representation of Consumers 
Article 5. Consumer Complaints 
CHAPTER 6. Public Members 
CHAPTER 7. Licensee 
DIVISION 1.5. Denial, Suspension and Revocation of Licenses 
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 
CHAPTER 2. Denial of Licenses 
CHAPTER 3. Suspension and Revocation of Licenses 
CHAPTER 4. Public Reprovals 
CHAPTER 5. Examination Security 
DIVISION 2. Healing Arts 
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 
Article 1.5. Advocacy for Appropriate Health Care 
Article 4. Frauds of Medical Records 
Article 7. Nursing 
Article 7.5. Health Care Practitioners 
Article 10. Federal Personnel and Tribal Health Programs 
Article 10.5. Unprofessional Conduct 
Article 11. Professional Reporting 
Article 12. Insurance Fraud 
Article 12.5. Mental Illness or Physical Illness 
CHAPTER 1.5. Exemption from Licensure 
CHAPTER 3. Clinical Laboratory Technology 
Article 3. Application of the Chapter 
Article 3.5. Hemodialysis Training 
CHAPTER 5. Medicine 
Article 18. Corporations 
CHAPTER 6.6. Psychologists 
Article 1. General Provisions 
Article 9. Psychological Corporations 
CHAPTER 9. Pharmacy 
Article 4. Requirements for Prescriptions 
CHAPTER 15. Telephone Medical Advice Services 
DIVISION 7. General Business Regulations 
PART  3. Representations to the Public 
CHAPTER 1. Advertising 
Article 1. False Advertising in General 

CIVIL CODE 
DIVISION 1. Persons 
PART  2. Personal Rights 

CORPORATIONS CODE 

TITLE 1. CORPORATIONS 
DIVISION 3. Corporations for Specific Purposes 
PART  4. Professional Corporations 

EDUCATION CODE 

TITLE 3. Postsecondary Education 
DIVISION 5. General Provisions 
PART  40. Donahoe Higher Education Act 
CHAPTER 9.2. Student Transfer 
Article 1.5. Common Course Numbering System 
Article 2. Transfer Functions 

GOVERNMENT CODE 

TITLE 1. GENERAL 
DIVISION 7. Miscellaneous 
CHAPTER 3.5. Inspection of Public Records 
Article 1. General Provisions 

TITLE 2. Government of the State of California 
DIVISION 3. Executive Department 
PART  1. State Departments and Agencies 
CHAPTER 1. State Agencies 
Article 9. Meetings 
PART  2.8. Department of Fair Employment and Housing 
CHAPTER 6. Discrimination Prohibited 
Article 1. Unlawful Practices, Generally 
PART  5.5. Department of General Services 
CHAPTER 7. Printing 
Article 6. Distribution of State Publications 

TITLE 3. Government of Counties 
DIVISION 2. Officers 
PART  3. Other Officers 
CHAPTER 1. District Attorney 
Article 1. Duties as Public Prosecutor 

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE 
DIVISION 2. Licensing Provisions 
CHAPTER 1. Clinics 
Article 1. Definitions and General Provisions 
CHAPTER 2. Health Facilities 
Article 1. General 
Article 2. Administration 
Article 3. Regulations 
Article 9. Training Programs in Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Care Facilities 
CHAPTER 2.2. Health Care Service Plans 
Article 2. Administration 
Article 5. Standards 
DIVISION 10. Uniform Controlled Substances Act 
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions 
DIVISION 106. Personal Health Care (Including Maternal, Child, and Adolescent) 
PART  2. Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health 
CHAPTER 2. Maternal Health 
Article 2. Abortion 
DIVISION 107. Statewide Health Planning and Development 
PART  3. Health Professions Development 
CHAPTER 1. Health Professions Planning 
Article 1. Health Personnel Planning 
CHAPTER 5. Health Professions Education Foundation Programs 
Article 1. Health Professions Education Foundation 
Article 2. California Registered Nurse Education Program 
Article 3. Geriatric Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Scholarship Program 

INSURANCE CODE 
DIVISION 2. Classes of Insurance 
PART  2. Life And Disability Insurance 
CHAPTER 1. The Contract 
Article 4. Payment and Proceeds 
CHAPTER 4. Standard Provisions in Disability Policies 
Article 1. Scope of Chapter and Definitions 

PENAL CODE 
PART  1. Of Crimes and Punishments 

TITLE 13. Of Crimes Against Property 
CHAPTER 4. Forgery and Counterfeiting 
PART  4. Prevention of Crimes and Apprehension of Criminals 

TITLE 1. Investigation and Control of Crimes and Criminals 
CHAPTER 2. Control of Crimes and Criminals 
Article 2. Reports of Injuries 
Article 2.5. Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act 

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CODE 
DIVISION 1. Unemployment and Disability Compensation 
PART  2. Disability Compensation 
CHAPTER 2. Disability Benefits 
Article 4. Filing, Determination and Payment of Disability Benefit Claims 

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE 
DIVISION 9. Public Social Services 
PART  3. Aid and Medical Assistance 
CHAPTER 7. Basic Health Care 
Article 3. Administration 
Article 4. The Medi-Cal Benefits Program 
CHAPTER 11. Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act 
Article 2. Definitions 
Article 3. Mandatory and Nonmandatory Reports of Abuse 
Article 4. Confidentiality 
Article 8. Prosecution of Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Cases 
Article 10. Employee Statement 

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 
PART  4. Miscellaneous Provisions 

TITLE 3. Of the Production of Evidence 
CHAPTER 2. Means of Production 

GOVERNMENT CODE 

TITLE 2. Government of the State of California 
DIVISION 3. Executive Department 
PART  1. State Departments and Agencies 
CHAPTER 3.5. Administrative Regulations and Rulemaking 
Article 1. General 
Article 2. Definitions 
Article 3. Filing and Publication 
Article 4. The California Code of Regulations, the California Code of Regulations Supplement, and the California Regulatory Notice Register 
Article 5. Public Participation: Procedure for Adoption of Regulations 
Article 6. Review of Proposed Regulations 
Article 7. Review of Existing Regulations 
Article 8. Judicial Review 
Article 9. Special Procedures 
CHAPTER 4. Office of Administration Hearings 
Article 1. General Provisions 
Article 2. Medical Quality Hearing Panel 
Article 3. State Agency Reports and Forms Appeals 
CHAPTER 4.5. Administrative Adjudication: General Provisions 
Article 1. Preliminary Provisions 
Article 2. Definitions 
Article 3. Application of Chapter 
Article 4. Governing Procedure 
Article 5. Alternative Dispute Resolution 
Article 6. Administrative Adjudication Bill of Rights 
Article 7. Ex Parte Communications 
Article 8. Language Assistance 
Article 9. General Procedural Provisions 
Article 10. Informal Hearing 
Article 11. Subpoenas 
Article 12. Enforcement of Orders and Sanctions 
Article 13. Emergency Decision 
Article 14. Declaratory Decision 
Article 15. Conversion of Proceeding 
Article 16. Administrative Adjudication Code of Ethics 
CHAPTER 5. Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing 

CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS 

TITLE 1. General Provisions 
DIVISION 2. Office of Administrative Hearings 
CHAPTER 1. General APA Hearing Procedures