2810. There is established in the State Treasury a Board of
Registered Nursing Fund. The California Board of Nursing Education
and Nurse Registration Fund of the State of California is abolished.
The Controller, on, January 1, 1975, shall transfer any balance in
that fund to the Board of Registered Nursing Fund. Any reference in
state law to the Board of Nurse Examiners Fund or the Board of Nurse
Examiners Fund of the State of California shall be construed to refer
to the Board of Registered Nursing Fund.
2811. (a) Each person holding a regular renewable license under
this chapter, whether in an active or inactive status, shall apply
for a renewal of his license and pay the biennial renewal fee
required by this chapter each two years on or before the last day of
the month following the month in which his birthday occurs, beginning
with the second birthday following the date on which the license was
issued, whereupon the board shall renew the license.
(b) Each such license not renewed in accordance with this section
shall expire but may within a period of eight years thereafter be
reinstated upon payment of the biennial renewal fee and penalty fee
required by this chapter and upon submission of such proof of the
applicant's qualifications as may be required by the board, except
that during such eight-year period no examination shall be required
as a condition for the reinstatement of any such expired license
which has lapsed solely by reason of nonpayment of the renewal fee.
After the expiration of such eight-year period the board may require
as a condition of reinstatement that the applicant pass such
examination as it deems necessary to determine his present fitness to
resume the practice of professional nursing.
(c) A license in an inactive status may be restored to an active
status if the licensee meets the continuing education standards of
Section 2811.5.
2811.5. (a) Each person renewing his or her license under Section
2811 shall submit proof satisfactory to the board that, during the
preceding two-year period, he or she has been informed of the
developments in the registered nurse field or in any special area of
practice engaged in by the licensee, occurring since the last renewal
thereof, either by pursuing a course or courses of continuing
education in the registered nurse field or relevant to the practice
of the licensee, and approved by the board, or by other means deemed
equivalent by the board.
(b) For purposes of this section, the board shall, by regulation,
establish standards for continuing education. The standards shall be
established in a manner to assure that a variety of alternative forms
of continuing education are available to licensees, including, but
not limited to, academic studies, in-service education, institutes,
seminars, lectures, conferences, workshops, extension studies, and
home study programs. The standards shall take cognizance of
specialized areas of practice. The continuing education standards
established by the board shall not exceed 30 hours of direct
participation in a course or courses approved by the board, or its
equivalent in the units of measure adopted by the board.
(c) The board shall encourage continuing education in spousal or
partner abuse detection and treatment. In the event the board
establishes a requirement for continuing education coursework in
spousal or partner abuse detection or treatment, that requirement
shall be met by each licensee within no more than four years from the
date the requirement is imposed.
(d) In establishing standards for continuing education, the board
shall consider including a course in the special care needs of
individuals and their families facing end-of-life issues, including,
but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Pain and symptom management.
(2) The psycho-social dynamics of death.
(3) Dying and bereavement.
(4) Hospice care.
(e) In establishing standards for continuing education, the board
may include a course on pain management.
(f) This section shall not apply to licensees during the first two
years immediately following their initial licensure in California or
any other governmental jurisdiction.
(g) The board may, in accordance with the intent of this section,
make exceptions from continuing education requirements for licensees
residing in another state or country, or for reasons of health,
military service, or other good cause.
2811.6. Providers of continuing education programs approved by the
board pursuant to Section 2811.5 shall make available for board
inspection records of continuing education courses given to
registered nurses.
2812. Within 10 days after the beginning of each month, the board
shall report to the State Controller the amount and source of all
collections made under this chapter. At the same time, all amounts
shall be paid into the State Treasury, where they shall be placed to
the credit of the Board of Registered Nursing Fund and to the
Registered Nurse Education Fund, as specified in Section 128400 of
the Health and Safety Code.
2814. All money in the Board of Registered Nursing Fund is hereby
appropriated to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and the
promotion of nursing education in this state.
2815. Subject to the provisions of Section 128.5, the amount of the
fees prescribed by this chapter in connection with the issuance of
licenses for registered nurses under its provisions is that fixed by
the following schedule:
(a) The fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for a
licensure by examination shall be fixed by the board at not less than
seventy-five dollars ($75) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars
($150).
(b) The fee to be paid for taking each examination shall be the
actual cost to purchase an examination from a vendor approved by the
board.
(c) The fee to be paid for application for licensure by
endorsement shall be fixed by the board at not less than fifty
dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(d) The biennial fee to be paid upon the filing of an application
for renewal of the license shall be not less than seventy-five
dollars ($75) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150). In
addition, an assessment of ten dollars ($10) shall be collected and
credited to the Registered Nurse Education Fund, pursuant to Section
2815.1.
(e) The penalty fee for failure to renew a license within the
prescribed time shall be fixed by the board at not more than 50
percent of the regular renewal fee, but not less than thirty-seven
dollars ($37) nor more than seventy-five dollars ($75).
(f) The fee to be paid for approval of a continuing education
provider shall be fixed by the board at not less than two hundred
dollars ($200) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300).
(g) The biennial fee to be paid upon the filing of an application
for renewal of provider approval shall be fixed by the board at not
less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than three hundred
dollars ($300).
(h) The penalty fee for failure to renew provider approval within
the prescribed time shall be fixed at not more than 50 percent of the
regular renewal fee, but not less than one hundred dollars ($100)
nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(i) The penalty for submitting insufficient funds or fictitious
check, draft or order on any bank or depository for payment of any
fee to the board shall be fixed at not less than fifteen dollars
($15) nor more than thirty dollars ($30).
(j) The fee to be paid for an interim permit shall be fixed by the
board at not less than thirty dollars ($30) nor more than fifty
dollars ($50).
(k) The fee to be paid for a temporary license shall be fixed by
the board at not less than thirty dollars ($30) nor more than fifty
dollars ($50).
(l) The fee to be paid for processing endorsement papers to other
states shall be fixed by the board at not less than sixty dollars
($60) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(m) The fee to be paid for a certified copy of a school transcript
shall be fixed by the board at not less than thirty dollars ($30)
nor more than fifty dollars ($50).
(n) The fee to be paid for a duplicate license shall be fixed by
the board at not less than thirty dollars ($30) nor more than fifty
dollars ($50).
(o) The fee to be paid by a registered nurse for an evaluation of
his or her qualifications to use the title "nurse practitioner" shall
be fixed by the board at not less than seventy-five dollars ($75)
nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
No further fee shall be required for a license or a renewal
thereof other than as prescribed by this chapter.
2815.1. As provided in subdivision (d) of Section 2815, the Board
of Registered Nursing shall collect an additional ten dollar ($10)
assessment at the time of the biennial licensure renewal. This amount
shall be credited to the Registered Nurse Education Fund. This
assessment is separate from those fees prescribed in Section 2815.
2815.5. The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter in
connection with the issuance of certificates as nurse-midwives is
that fixed by the following schedule:
(a) The fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for a
certificate shall be fixed by the board at not less than seventy-five
dollars ($75) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(b) The biennial fee to be paid upon the application for a renewal
of a certificate shall be fixed by the board at not less than fifty
dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(c) The penalty fee for failure to renew a certificate within the
prescribed time shall be 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on
the date of the renewal of the license, but not less than twenty-five
dollars ($25) nor more than fifty dollars ($50).
(d) The fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for the
nurse-midwife equivalency examination shall be fixed by the board at
not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred
dollars ($200).
2815.7. The board shall report to the appropriate policy and fiscal
committees of each house of the Legislature whenever the board
proposes or adopts an increase in any fee imposed pursuant to this
chapter. The board shall specify the reasons for each fee increase
and shall identify the percentage of the funds derived from an
increase in any fee that will be used for investigational or
enforcement related activities by the board.
2810. There is established in the State Treasury a Board of
Registered Nursing Fund. The California Board of Nursing Education
and Nurse Registration Fund of the State of California is abolished.
The Controller, on, January 1, 1975, shall transfer any balance in
that fund to the Board of Registered Nursing Fund. Any reference in
state law to the Board of Nurse Examiners Fund or the Board of Nurse
Examiners Fund of the State of California shall be construed to refer
to the Board of Registered Nursing Fund.
2811. (a) Each person holding a regular renewable license under
this chapter, whether in an active or inactive status, shall apply
for a renewal of his license and pay the biennial renewal fee
required by this chapter each two years on or before the last day of
the month following the month in which his birthday occurs, beginning
with the second birthday following the date on which the license was
issued, whereupon the board shall renew the license.
(b) Each such license not renewed in accordance with this section
shall expire but may within a period of eight years thereafter be
reinstated upon payment of the biennial renewal fee and penalty fee
required by this chapter and upon submission of such proof of the
applicant's qualifications as may be required by the board, except
that during such eight-year period no examination shall be required
as a condition for the reinstatement of any such expired license
which has lapsed solely by reason of nonpayment of the renewal fee.
After the expiration of such eight-year period the board may require
as a condition of reinstatement that the applicant pass such
examination as it deems necessary to determine his present fitness to
resume the practice of professional nursing.
(c) A license in an inactive status may be restored to an active
status if the licensee meets the continuing education standards of
Section 2811.5.
2811.5. (a) Each person renewing his or her license under Section
2811 shall submit proof satisfactory to the board that, during the
preceding two-year period, he or she has been informed of the
developments in the registered nurse field or in any special area of
practice engaged in by the licensee, occurring since the last renewal
thereof, either by pursuing a course or courses of continuing
education in the registered nurse field or relevant to the practice
of the licensee, and approved by the board, or by other means deemed
equivalent by the board.
(b) For purposes of this section, the board shall, by regulation,
establish standards for continuing education. The standards shall be
established in a manner to assure that a variety of alternative forms
of continuing education are available to licensees, including, but
not limited to, academic studies, in-service education, institutes,
seminars, lectures, conferences, workshops, extension studies, and
home study programs. The standards shall take cognizance of
specialized areas of practice. The continuing education standards
established by the board shall not exceed 30 hours of direct
participation in a course or courses approved by the board, or its
equivalent in the units of measure adopted by the board.
(c) The board shall encourage continuing education in spousal or
partner abuse detection and treatment. In the event the board
establishes a requirement for continuing education coursework in
spousal or partner abuse detection or treatment, that requirement
shall be met by each licensee within no more than four years from the
date the requirement is imposed.
(d) In establishing standards for continuing education, the board
shall consider including a course in the special care needs of
individuals and their families facing end-of-life issues, including,
but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Pain and symptom management.
(2) The psycho-social dynamics of death.
(3) Dying and bereavement.
(4) Hospice care.
(e) In establishing standards for continuing education, the board
may include a course on pain management.
(f) This section shall not apply to licensees during the first two
years immediately following their initial licensure in California or
any other governmental jurisdiction.
(g) The board may, in accordance with the intent of this section,
make exceptions from continuing education requirements for licensees
residing in another state or country, or for reasons of health,
military service, or other good cause.
2811.6. Providers of continuing education programs approved by the
board pursuant to Section 2811.5 shall make available for board
inspection records of continuing education courses given to
registered nurses.
2812. Within 10 days after the beginning of each month, the board
shall report to the State Controller the amount and source of all
collections made under this chapter. At the same time, all amounts
shall be paid into the State Treasury, where they shall be placed to
the credit of the Board of Registered Nursing Fund and to the
Registered Nurse Education Fund, as specified in Section 128400 of
the Health and Safety Code.
2814. All money in the Board of Registered Nursing Fund is hereby
appropriated to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and the
promotion of nursing education in this state.
2815. Subject to the provisions of Section 128.5, the amount of the
fees prescribed by this chapter in connection with the issuance of
licenses for registered nurses under its provisions is that fixed by
the following schedule:
(a) The fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for a
licensure by examination shall be fixed by the board at not less than
seventy-five dollars ($75) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars
($150).
(b) The fee to be paid for taking each examination shall be the
actual cost to purchase an examination from a vendor approved by the
board.
(c) The fee to be paid for application for licensure by
endorsement shall be fixed by the board at not less than fifty
dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(d) The biennial fee to be paid upon the filing of an application
for renewal of the license shall be not less than seventy-five
dollars ($75) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150). In
addition, an assessment of ten dollars ($10) shall be collected and
credited to the Registered Nurse Education Fund, pursuant to Section
2815.1.
(e) The penalty fee for failure to renew a license within the
prescribed time shall be fixed by the board at not more than 50
percent of the regular renewal fee, but not less than thirty-seven
dollars ($37) nor more than seventy-five dollars ($75).
(f) The fee to be paid for approval of a continuing education
provider shall be fixed by the board at not less than two hundred
dollars ($200) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300).
(g) The biennial fee to be paid upon the filing of an application
for renewal of provider approval shall be fixed by the board at not
less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than three hundred
dollars ($300).
(h) The penalty fee for failure to renew provider approval within
the prescribed time shall be fixed at not more than 50 percent of the
regular renewal fee, but not less than one hundred dollars ($100)
nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(i) The penalty for submitting insufficient funds or fictitious
check, draft or order on any bank or depository for payment of any
fee to the board shall be fixed at not less than fifteen dollars
($15) nor more than thirty dollars ($30).
(j) The fee to be paid for an interim permit shall be fixed by the
board at not less than thirty dollars ($30) nor more than fifty
dollars ($50).
(k) The fee to be paid for a temporary license shall be fixed by
the board at not less than thirty dollars ($30) nor more than fifty
dollars ($50).
(l) The fee to be paid for processing endorsement papers to other
states shall be fixed by the board at not less than sixty dollars
($60) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(m) The fee to be paid for a certified copy of a school transcript
shall be fixed by the board at not less than thirty dollars ($30)
nor more than fifty dollars ($50).
(n) The fee to be paid for a duplicate license shall be fixed by
the board at not less than thirty dollars ($30) nor more than fifty
dollars ($50).
(o) The fee to be paid by a registered nurse for an evaluation of
his or her qualifications to use the title "nurse practitioner" shall
be fixed by the board at not less than seventy-five dollars ($75)
nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
No further fee shall be required for a license or a renewal
thereof other than as prescribed by this chapter.
2815.1. As provided in subdivision (d) of Section 2815, the Board
of Registered Nursing shall collect an additional ten dollar ($10)
assessment at the time of the biennial licensure renewal. This amount
shall be credited to the Registered Nurse Education Fund. This
assessment is separate from those fees prescribed in Section 2815.
2815.5. The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter in
connection with the issuance of certificates as nurse-midwives is
that fixed by the following schedule:
(a) The fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for a
certificate shall be fixed by the board at not less than seventy-five
dollars ($75) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(b) The biennial fee to be paid upon the application for a renewal
of a certificate shall be fixed by the board at not less than fifty
dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(c) The penalty fee for failure to renew a certificate within the
prescribed time shall be 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on
the date of the renewal of the license, but not less than twenty-five
dollars ($25) nor more than fifty dollars ($50).
(d) The fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for the
nurse-midwife equivalency examination shall be fixed by the board at
not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred
dollars ($200).
2815.7. The board shall report to the appropriate policy and fiscal
committees of each house of the Legislature whenever the board
proposes or adopts an increase in any fee imposed pursuant to this
chapter. The board shall specify the reasons for each fee increase
and shall identify the percentage of the funds derived from an
increase in any fee that will be used for investigational or
enforcement related activities by the board.
2810. There is established in the State Treasury a Board of
Registered Nursing Fund. The California Board of Nursing Education
and Nurse Registration Fund of the State of California is abolished.
The Controller, on, January 1, 1975, shall transfer any balance in
that fund to the Board of Registered Nursing Fund. Any reference in
state law to the Board of Nurse Examiners Fund or the Board of Nurse
Examiners Fund of the State of California shall be construed to refer
to the Board of Registered Nursing Fund.
2811. (a) Each person holding a regular renewable license under
this chapter, whether in an active or inactive status, shall apply
for a renewal of his license and pay the biennial renewal fee
required by this chapter each two years on or before the last day of
the month following the month in which his birthday occurs, beginning
with the second birthday following the date on which the license was
issued, whereupon the board shall renew the license.
(b) Each such license not renewed in accordance with this section
shall expire but may within a period of eight years thereafter be
reinstated upon payment of the biennial renewal fee and penalty fee
required by this chapter and upon submission of such proof of the
applicant's qualifications as may be required by the board, except
that during such eight-year period no examination shall be required
as a condition for the reinstatement of any such expired license
which has lapsed solely by reason of nonpayment of the renewal fee.
After the expiration of such eight-year period the board may require
as a condition of reinstatement that the applicant pass such
examination as it deems necessary to determine his present fitness to
resume the practice of professional nursing.
(c) A license in an inactive status may be restored to an active
status if the licensee meets the continuing education standards of
Section 2811.5.
2811.5. (a) Each person renewing his or her license under Section
2811 shall submit proof satisfactory to the board that, during the
preceding two-year period, he or she has been informed of the
developments in the registered nurse field or in any special area of
practice engaged in by the licensee, occurring since the last renewal
thereof, either by pursuing a course or courses of continuing
education in the registered nurse field or relevant to the practice
of the licensee, and approved by the board, or by other means deemed
equivalent by the board.
(b) For purposes of this section, the board shall, by regulation,
establish standards for continuing education. The standards shall be
established in a manner to assure that a variety of alternative forms
of continuing education are available to licensees, including, but
not limited to, academic studies, in-service education, institutes,
seminars, lectures, conferences, workshops, extension studies, and
home study programs. The standards shall take cognizance of
specialized areas of practice. The continuing education standards
established by the board shall not exceed 30 hours of direct
participation in a course or courses approved by the board, or its
equivalent in the units of measure adopted by the board.
(c) The board shall encourage continuing education in spousal or
partner abuse detection and treatment. In the event the board
establishes a requirement for continuing education coursework in
spousal or partner abuse detection or treatment, that requirement
shall be met by each licensee within no more than four years from the
date the requirement is imposed.
(d) In establishing standards for continuing education, the board
shall consider including a course in the special care needs of
individuals and their families facing end-of-life issues, including,
but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Pain and symptom management.
(2) The psycho-social dynamics of death.
(3) Dying and bereavement.
(4) Hospice care.
(e) In establishing standards for continuing education, the board
may include a course on pain management.
(f) This section shall not apply to licensees during the first two
years immediately following their initial licensure in California or
any other governmental jurisdiction.
(g) The board may, in accordance with the intent of this section,
make exceptions from continuing education requirements for licensees
residing in another state or country, or for reasons of health,
military service, or other good cause.
2811.6. Providers of continuing education programs approved by the
board pursuant to Section 2811.5 shall make available for board
inspection records of continuing education courses given to
registered nurses.
2812. Within 10 days after the beginning of each month, the board
shall report to the State Controller the amount and source of all
collections made under this chapter. At the same time, all amounts
shall be paid into the State Treasury, where they shall be placed to
the credit of the Board of Registered Nursing Fund and to the
Registered Nurse Education Fund, as specified in Section 128400 of
the Health and Safety Code.
2814. All money in the Board of Registered Nursing Fund is hereby
appropriated to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and the
promotion of nursing education in this state.
2815. Subject to the provisions of Section 128.5, the amount of the
fees prescribed by this chapter in connection with the issuance of
licenses for registered nurses under its provisions is that fixed by
the following schedule:
(a) The fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for a
licensure by examination shall be fixed by the board at not less than
seventy-five dollars ($75) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars
($150).
(b) The fee to be paid for taking each examination shall be the
actual cost to purchase an examination from a vendor approved by the
board.
(c) The fee to be paid for application for licensure by
endorsement shall be fixed by the board at not less than fifty
dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(d) The biennial fee to be paid upon the filing of an application
for renewal of the license shall be not less than seventy-five
dollars ($75) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150). In
addition, an assessment of ten dollars ($10) shall be collected and
credited to the Registered Nurse Education Fund, pursuant to Section
2815.1.
(e) The penalty fee for failure to renew a license within the
prescribed time shall be fixed by the board at not more than 50
percent of the regular renewal fee, but not less than thirty-seven
dollars ($37) nor more than seventy-five dollars ($75).
(f) The fee to be paid for approval of a continuing education
provider shall be fixed by the board at not less than two hundred
dollars ($200) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300).
(g) The biennial fee to be paid upon the filing of an application
for renewal of provider approval shall be fixed by the board at not
less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than three hundred
dollars ($300).
(h) The penalty fee for failure to renew provider approval within
the prescribed time shall be fixed at not more than 50 percent of the
regular renewal fee, but not less than one hundred dollars ($100)
nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(i) The penalty for submitting insufficient funds or fictitious
check, draft or order on any bank or depository for payment of any
fee to the board shall be fixed at not less than fifteen dollars
($15) nor more than thirty dollars ($30).
(j) The fee to be paid for an interim permit shall be fixed by the
board at not less than thirty dollars ($30) nor more than fifty
dollars ($50).
(k) The fee to be paid for a temporary license shall be fixed by
the board at not less than thirty dollars ($30) nor more than fifty
dollars ($50).
(l) The fee to be paid for processing endorsement papers to other
states shall be fixed by the board at not less than sixty dollars
($60) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(m) The fee to be paid for a certified copy of a school transcript
shall be fixed by the board at not less than thirty dollars ($30)
nor more than fifty dollars ($50).
(n) The fee to be paid for a duplicate license shall be fixed by
the board at not less than thirty dollars ($30) nor more than fifty
dollars ($50).
(o) The fee to be paid by a registered nurse for an evaluation of
his or her qualifications to use the title "nurse practitioner" shall
be fixed by the board at not less than seventy-five dollars ($75)
nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
No further fee shall be required for a license or a renewal
thereof other than as prescribed by this chapter.
2815.1. As provided in subdivision (d) of Section 2815, the Board
of Registered Nursing shall collect an additional ten dollar ($10)
assessment at the time of the biennial licensure renewal. This amount
shall be credited to the Registered Nurse Education Fund. This
assessment is separate from those fees prescribed in Section 2815.
2815.5. The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter in
connection with the issuance of certificates as nurse-midwives is
that fixed by the following schedule:
(a) The fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for a
certificate shall be fixed by the board at not less than seventy-five
dollars ($75) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(b) The biennial fee to be paid upon the application for a renewal
of a certificate shall be fixed by the board at not less than fifty
dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(c) The penalty fee for failure to renew a certificate within the
prescribed time shall be 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on
the date of the renewal of the license, but not less than twenty-five
dollars ($25) nor more than fifty dollars ($50).
(d) The fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for the
nurse-midwife equivalency examination shall be fixed by the board at
not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred
dollars ($200).
2815.7. The board shall report to the appropriate policy and fiscal
committees of each house of the Legislature whenever the board
proposes or adopts an increase in any fee imposed pursuant to this
chapter. The board shall specify the reasons for each fee increase
and shall identify the percentage of the funds derived from an
increase in any fee that will be used for investigational or
enforcement related activities by the board.
