California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing
Article 7 - Standardized Procedure Guidelines
Section 1474 - Standardized Procedure Guidelines
Universal Citation: 16 CA Code of Regs 1474
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
Following are the standardized procedure guidelines jointly promulgated by the Medical Board of California and by the Board of Registered Nursing:
(a) Standardized procedures shall include a written description of the method used in developing and approving them and any revision thereof.
(b) Each standardized procedure shall:
(1) Be in writing, dated and signed by the
organized health care system personnel authorized to approve it.
(2) Specify which standardized procedure
functions registered nurses may perform and under what circumstances.
(3) State any specific requirements which are
to be followed by registered nurses in performing particular standardized
procedure functions.
(4) Specify
any experience, training, and/or education requirements for performance of
standardized procedure functions.
(5) Establish a method for initial and
continuing evaluation of the competence of those registered nurses authorized
to perform standardized procedure functions.
(6) Provide for a method of maintaining a
written record of those persons authorized to perform standardized procedure
functions.
(7) Specify the scope of
supervision required for performance of standardized procedure functions, for
example, immediate supervision by a physician.
(8) Set forth any specialized circumstances
under which the registered nurse is to immediately communicate with a patient's
physician concerning the patient's condition.
(9) State the limitations on settings, if
any, in which standardized procedure functions may be performed.
(10) Specify patient record keeping
requirements.
(11) Provide for a
method of periodic review of the standardized procedures.
1. Amendment of first paragraph and new NOTE filed 2-1-96; operative 3-2-96 (Register 96, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Section 2715, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 2725, Business and Professions Code.
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