SECTIONS 2785-2789 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 2785-2789

2785. The board shall prepare and maintain a list of approved
schools of nursing in this state whose graduates, if they have the
other necessary qualifications provided in this chapter, shall be
eligible to apply for a license to practice nursing in this state.

2785.5. The board shall establish a workgroup, or use an existing
committee, to encourage and facilitate efficient transfer agreements
or other enrollment models between associate degree nursing programs
and baccalaureate degree nursing programs so students are able to
complete the baccalaureate program without unnecessary repetition of
coursework.

2786. (a) An approved school of nursing is one that has been
approved by the board, gives the course of instruction approved by
the board, covering not less than two academic years, is affiliated
or conducted in connection with one or more hospitals, and is an
institution of higher education or is affiliated with an institution
of higher education. For purposes of this section, "institution of
higher education" includes, but is not limited to, community colleges
offering an associate of arts or associate of science degree and
private postsecondary institutions offering an associate of arts or
associate of science degree. An approved school of nursing that is
not an institution of higher education shall make an agreement with
an institution of higher education in the same general location to
grant an associate of arts or associate of science degree to
individuals who graduate from the school of nursing or to grant a
baccalaureate degree in nursing with successful completion of an
additional course of study as approved by the board and the
institution involved.
(b) The board shall determine by regulation the required subjects
of instruction to be completed in an approved school of nursing for
licensure as a registered nurse and shall include the minimum units
of theory and clinical experience necessary to achieve essential
clinical competency at the entry level of the registered nurse. The
board's standards shall be designed to encourage all schools to
provide clinical instruction in all phases of the educational
process.
(c) The board shall perform or cause to be performed an analysis
of the practice of the registered nurse no less than every five
years. Results of the analysis shall be utilized to assist in the
determination of the required subjects of instruction, validation of
the licensing examination, and assessment of the current practice of
nursing.

2786.6. The board shall deny the application for approval made by,
and shall revoke the approval given to, any school of nursing which:
(a) Does not give to student applicants credit, in the field of
nursing, for previous education and the opportunity to obtain credit
for other acquired knowledge by the use of challenge examinations or
other methods of evaluation; or,
(b) Is operated by a community college and discriminates against
an applicant for admission to a school solely on the grounds that the
applicant is seeking to fulfill the units of nursing required by
Section 2736.6.
The board shall prescribe, by regulation, the education for which
credit is to be given and the amount of credit which is to be given
for each type of education. The word "credit," as used in the
preceding sentence, is limited to credit for licensure only. The
board is not authorized to prescribe the credit which an approved
school of nursing shall give toward an academic certificate or
degree.

2788. It shall be the duty of the board, through its executive
officer, to inspect all schools of nursing in this state at such
times as the board shall deem necessary. Written reports of the
executive officer's visits shall be made to the board, which shall
thereupon approve those schools of nursing that meet the requirements
provided by the board.
Upon receiving the report of the executive officer, if the board
determines that any approved school of nursing is not maintaining the
standard required by the board, notice thereof in writing specifying
the defect or defects shall be immediately given to the school. If
the defects are not corrected within a reasonable time, the school of
nursing may be removed from the approved list and notice thereof in
writing given to it.

2789. None of the provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to
any school or schools conducted by any well recognized church or
denomination for the purpose of training the adherents of such church
or denomination in the care of the sick in accordance with its
religious tenents.