ARTICLE 1. Administration
Article 1 added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 807.
§§ 2700–2717 · 19 sections
- § 2700 This chapter of the Business and Professions Code constitutes the chapter on professional nursing and shall be construed as revisory and amendatory of the laws…
- § 2701 (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the Board of Registered Nursing consisting of nine members. (b) For purposes of this chapter, “board” means…
- § 2701.5 Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 2701 renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
- § 2702 (a) Each member of the board shall be a resident of the state. (b) Four members shall represent the public at large, and shall not be licensed under any board…
- § 2703 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), all appointments shall be for a term of four years and vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. No person…
- § 2706 Pursuant to Section 106, each appointing authority has the power to remove from office, at any time, any member of the board appointed by that authority under…
- § 2707 The board shall annually elect from its members a president, vice president, and any other officers as it may deem necessary. The officers of the board shall…
- § 2708 (a) The board shall appoint an executive officer who shall perform the duties delegated by the board and be responsible to the board for the accomplishment of…
- § 2708.1 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board of Registered Nursing in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.…
- § 2709 The board for the purpose of transacting its business shall meet at least once every three months, at times and places it designates by resolution. Meetings…
- § 2709.5 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,…
- § 2710 (a) 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 three members thereof.…
- § 2710.5 The board, with permission of the Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs, may form advisory committees to advise the board on the implementation of…
- § 2712 Five members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting.
- § 2713 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…
- § 2714 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…
- § 2715 (a) The board shall prosecute all persons guilty of violating this chapter. (b) Except as provided by Section 159.5, the board, in accordance with the Civil…
- § 2716 Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
- § 2717 (a) The board shall incorporate regional forecasts into its biennial analyses of the nursing workforce conducted pursuant to Section 502. (b) The board shall…