Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 2725, 2725.5, & 2728.5: Nursing — Scope of Regulation – California

Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 1939
Year Amended: 2012
File: Download

In amending this section at the 1973-74 session, the Legislature recognizes that nursing is a dynamic field, the practice of which is continually evolving to include more sophisticated patient care activities. It is the intent of the Legislature in amending this section at the 1973-74 session to provide clear legal authority for functions and procedures that have common acceptance and usage. It is the legislative intent also to recognize the existence of overlapping functions between physicians and registered nurses and to permit additional sharing of functions within organized health care systems that provide for collaboration between physicians and registered nurses.


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