California Health and Safety Code

§ 127776

HSC § 127776 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 107 · Part 3 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)A health facility or clinic, upon the written request of a California community college or California State University with an approved school of nursing or approved nursing program, shall meet with the California community college or California State University and work in good faith to meet the prelicensure nursing clinical placement needs of the California community college or California State University program, including adding additional clinical placement slots to accommodate the nursing program, to the extent the health facility or clinic has the capacity and capability to provide additional clinical placements. This meeting can take place during any other meeting the health facility or clinic may have with the California community college or California State University.

(b)A written request sent pursuant to subdivision (a) shall also be provided to the department in a manner determined by the department.

(c)(1) If a health facility or clinic, after meeting as required by subdivision (a), cannot provide additional clinical placement slots to fully meet the needs of the California State University or California community college, the health facility or clinic shall inform the department of its lack of capability or capacity to meet the needs of the California community college or California State University approved school of nursing or approved nursing program using a form developed by the department on or before the following January 30 and annually on or before each January 30 thereafter. A health facility or clinic is not required to inform the department pursuant to this subdivision more than once in a calendar year.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 680, Sec. 1. (AB 1577) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 127778.