California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing
Article 8 - Nurse Practitioners
Section 1481 - Categories and Scope of Practice of Nurse Practitioners
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Categories of nurse practitioners include:
(b) Nurse Practitioners who have met the additional training and experience requirements can apply to the board for an expanded scope of practice, and work without standardized procedures, under these two categories:
(c) A registered nurse who has been certified by the Board as a nurse practitioner may use the title, "advanced practice registered nurse" and/or "certified nurse practitioner" and may place the letters APRN-CNP after their name or in combination with other letters or words that identify the category.
1. Amendment
filed 12-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No.
49).
2. Repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE filed
1-15-2019; operative 1-15-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2019, No. 3).
3. Amendment of section heading, new
subsections (b)-(b)(2), subsection relettering and amendment of NOTE filed
12-23-2022; operative 1-1-2023 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2022, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2715 and 2836, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2834, 2835.5, 2836, 2836.1, 2837, 2837.103 and 2837.104, Business and Professions Code.