SECTIONS 675-679 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 675-679

675. Every person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation
offering a course of instruction in any type of nursing, including
vocational nursing or practical nursing, which course of instruction
is not accredited by the Board of Registered Nursing or by the Board
of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians and completion of
which will not qualify a person to take any examination given by
either board shall notify an applicant for admission thereto that the
course of instruction is not accredited by either board and that
completion thereof will not qualify the person to take any
examination given by either board.
The notice required by this section shall be in writing in at
least 12-point boldface type, and in no event less than two points
larger than the type in any other portion of the notice or contract,
and shall be given to an applicant prior to the signing of any
contract by the applicant or, if no contract is signed, prior to the
making of any deposit or other payment by the applicant.
If an applicant is required to sign a contract in order to enroll
in the course of instruction, the notice required by this section
shall be contained in the contract directly above the place for the
applicant's signature.

676. The provisions contained in this article shall not apply to
inservice training programs given in institutions for the purpose of
qualifying persons to work therein, to public schools, to private
schools or institutions offering advanced nursing education to
registered nurses or vocational nurses licensed in the United States,
or to schools conducted by any 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 tenets.

677. Every person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation
subject to the provisions of this article shall maintain records for
at least three years, which records shall be open to inspection by
investigators of the Division of Investigation of the department and
by peace officers acting in their official capacity.
The records shall include the names and address of the persons
admitted to the course of instruction and a copy of any written
contract signed by such a person or, if no contract is signed, a copy
of the written notice given to such person.
A correspondence school whose home office is located outside of
this state need maintain the foregoing records only for persons
residing in this state.

678. The failure to give the notice required by this article shall
make any contract entered into between the parties null and void.

679. Any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation who
violates this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.