BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
SB 466 (Hill) - Nursing: Board of Registered Nursing
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|Version: April 30, 2015 |Policy Vote: B., P. & E.D. 9 - |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: May 28, 2015 |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy |
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SUSPENSE FILE.
Bill
Summary: SB 466 would require the Director of Consumer Affairs
to appoint a board enforcement monitor to monitor and evaluate
the enforcement program under the Board of Registered Nursing.
The bill would require changes to the current requirements for
crediting nursing education and experience acquired in the
military.
Fiscal Impact (as approved on May 28,
2015):
One-time costs of about $350,000 over three years, to contract
for an enforcement program monitor (Board of Registered
Nursing Fund).
Ongoing costs of about $400,000 per year for evaluations of
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educational standards (Board of Registered Nursing Fund).
Background: Under current law, the Board of Registered Nursing licenses
and enforces licensing requirements for the practice of nursing.
Under current law, the Board is required to establish education
and training requirements for nurses, including requirements for
applicants who have received nursing training and experience in
the military.
Current law sunsets the statutory authority for the Board of
Registered Nursing at the end of 2015. (This statutory sunset
applies only the Board itself. The current statutory provisions
governing the practice of nursing, in general, do not have a
statutory sunset.)
Proposed Law:
SB 466 would require the Director of Consumer Affairs to
appoint a board enforcement monitor to monitor and evaluate the
enforcement program under the Board of Registered Nursing. The
enforcement monitor would have no authority over disciplinary
actions by the Board.
The bill would require changes to the current requirements for
crediting nursing education and experience acquired in the
military. Specifically, the bill would delete an existing
provision law that requires the Board to evaluate the education
and training records submitted by an applicant who served in the
military. The bill would require the Board deny the application
for approval of any nursing school that does not award credit
for related military service by the use of examinations. The
bill would require the Board to develop regulations by January
1, 2017, requiring schools to have a process for evaluating
military experience.
Related
Legislation:
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AB 705 (Blumenfeld, 2013) would have required the Board of
Registered Nursing to develop regulations regarding military
training and experience that is transferable to coursework
required for licensure by a registered nurse. That bill was
held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
SB 26 (Figueroa, Statutes of 2001) required an enforcement
monitor for the Dental Board for a period of two years.
Staff
Comments: Current law sunsets the existence of the Board of
Registered Nursing on January 1, 2016. This bill does not extend
that sunset date. However, the remainder of the Nursing Practice
Act does not have a statutory sunset. If the Board is allowed to
sunset at the end of 2015, the existing licensing and regulatory
requirements would remain in place. At the end of 2011, the
Board was eliminated due to an un-extended sunset. (SB 538,
Price, 2011) would have extended the sunset date. That bill was
vetoed by Governor Brown due to issues relating to the
establishment of peace officer positions within the Board. The
Board was subsequently reconstituted in February 2012 pursuant
to SB 98 (Committee on Budget, Statutes of 2012).
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