California Business and Professions Code

§ 2838.2

BPC § 2838.2 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 2 · Ch. 6 · Art. 9

Statute text

(a)A clinical nurse specialist is a registered nurse with advanced education, who participates in expert clinical practice, education, research, consultation, and clinical leadership as the major components of their role.

(b)The board may establish categories of clinical nurse specialists and the standards required to be met for nurses to hold themselves out as clinical nurse specialists in each category. The standards shall take into account the types of advanced levels of nursing practice that are or may be performed and the clinical and didactic education, experience, or both needed to practice safety at those levels. In setting the standards, the board shall consult with clinical nurse specialists, physicians and surgeons appointed by the Medical Board of California with expertise with clinical nurse specialists, and health care organizations that use clinical nurse specialists.

(c)A registered nurse who meets one of the following requirements may apply to become a clinical nurse specialist:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 510, Sec. 52. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2024.