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California Law May Limit Hospitals’ Ability to Adopt The Joint Commission’s Revised Reappointment Timeframe Standards

In a move changing a decades-long practice, The Joint Commission extended its required timeframe for the reappointment of practitioners from every two years to every three years, unless law or regulation require shorter time...more

The California Board of Registered Nursing Has Released the Application for Certification as a Section 103 Nurse Practitioner

The California Office of Administrative Law has approved regulations proposed by the Board of Registered Nursing, resulting in a new Section 103 Nurse Practitioner application that is now available through BreEZe. As...more

Assembly Bill 2684 Provides Additional Guidance and Clarity to the California Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice

As part of advancing the independent scope of practice for nurse practitioners, California has revised its statutory scheme to further refine practice expectations. ...more

Medical Residents Have Employee Rights Under Recent California Court of Appeal Decision

In Khoiny v. Dignity Health, the California Court of Appeal held that hospital residency programs are primarily employment programs and medical residents are primarily employees. Therefore, courts should not give special...more

California Certified Nurse Midwives Independent Scope of Practice Clarified and Expanded

California Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1237 (SB 1237), broadening the certified nurse midwife (CNM) scope of practice, among other changes to the Nursing Practice Act and other Sections of the Business and Professions...more

If At First You Don’t Succeed: After Years of Rejection, California Nurse Practitioners Have a Path to Independent Practice

For the first time, California has granted nurse practitioners who meet certain qualifications a separate scope of practice. This eventually will allow them to practice specified medical functions independently, without...more

DCA Authorizes California Pharmacists to Order and Collect Specimens for COVID-19 Until July 11

On May 12, the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) issued an Order Waiving Restrictions on Pharmacists Ordering and Collecting Specimens for COVID-19 Tests, under the authority of California Governor Newsom’s...more

California Extends Postgraduate Training License Deadline from June 30 to August 31 in 2020

The California Department of Consumer Affairs’ (DCA) Order Waiving Postgraduate Training License Deadline is the latest in a series of healthcare licensing waivers issued since March 31. The California Department of...more

California Attorney General Clarifies State Reporting Deadlines for Medical Staff Discipline

On April 17, 2020, the California Attorney General released Opinion No. 15-301, clarifying the deadlines for peer review bodies to file reports to certain licensing agencies pursuant to Business and Professions Code section...more

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