Bill Text: CA AB2578 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Nursing: students in out-of-state nursing programs.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-08-15 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2578 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2578-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2578

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Introduced by Assembly Member Flora

February 14, 2024

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An act to amend Section 2729 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2578, as introduced, Flora. Nursing.

Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, establishes the Board of Registered Nursing to license and regulate the practice of nursing. The act prohibits a person from engaging in the practice of nursing without an active license but authorizes a student to render nursing services incidental to the course of study, as specified.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to those provisions.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 2729 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

2729.

 Nursing services may be rendered by a student when these A student may render nursing services if those services are incidental to the course of study of one of the following:

(a) A student enrolled in a board-approved prelicensure program or school of nursing.

(b) A nurse licensed in another state or country taking a board-approved continuing education course or a postlicensure course.