ARTICLE 1. Administration
Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1689.
§§ 2840–2858 · 22 sections
- § 2840 This chapter of the Business and Professions Code constitutes the chapter on vocational nursing and may be cited as the Vocational Nursing Practice Act.
- § 2840.5 (a) The Legislature hereby declares the practice of licensed vocational nursing to be a profession. (b) This section shall not be construed to affect the laws…
- § 2841 (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California, which consists of 11…
- § 2841.1 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California in exercising…
- § 2841.2 Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 2841 renders the successor entity to the board in Section 2841 subject to review by the appropriate policy…
- § 2841.3 If the board is made inoperative or is repealed, the director may, until December 31, 2024, assume the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and…
- § 2842 (a) Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California. The board shall have the following composition:…
- § 2843 Members of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years. Vacancies occurring shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. Appointments to…
- § 2845 The Governor has the power to remove any member of the board from office for neglect of any duty required by law, or for incompetency, or unprofessional or…
- § 2846 The board at its first meeting after appointment, and biennially thereafter at its first meeting in every second year, shall elect from its members a…
- § 2847.1 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (f), the board shall select an executive officer who shall perform duties as are delegated by the board and who shall be…
- § 2847.6 The board shall submit written reports to the director and the Legislature no later than April 1, 2018, July 1, 2018, October 1, 2018, January 1, 2019, July 1,…
- § 2848 The board for the purpose of transacting its business shall meet at least twice each year, at times and places it designates by resolution.
- § 2849 Special meetings may be held at such times as the board may elect, or on the call of the president of the board, or of not less than five members thereof. A…
- § 2850 Meetings may be held at any time and place by the written consent of all members of the board.
- § 2851 Six members of the board constitute a quorum for transaction of business at any meeting.
- § 2852 The board shall keep a record of all its proceedings, including a register of all applicants for licenses under this chapter and the action of the board upon…
- § 2853 The office of the board shall be in the City of Sacramento. Suboffices may be established in Los Angeles and San Francisco and such records as may be necessary…
- § 2854 The board shall prosecute all persons guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter. It may employ such clerical assistance as it may deem necessary to…
- § 2855 Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
- § 2857 The board shall issue a license designated as a vocational nurse license.
- § 2858 The board shall accept in payment of any fee required by this chapter cash or any customary or generally accepted medium of exchange, including check,…