California Business and Professions Code

§ 2796

BPC § 2796Div. 2 · Ch. 6 · Art. 5

Statute text

It is unlawful for any person or persons not licensed or certified as provided in this chapter to use the title “registered nurse,” the letters “R.N. ,” or the words “graduate nurse,” “trained nurse,” or “nurse anesthetist.” It is unlawful for any person or persons not licensed or certified as provided in this chapter to impersonate a professional nurse or pretend to be licensed to practice professional nursing as provided in this chapter.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 696, Sec. 5.