Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) To obtain certification as a nurse
practitioner pursuant to Section
2837.104 of the code, an applicant
must hold a valid and active certification as a nurse practitioner pursuant to
Section 2837.103 of the code and submit a
completed application with all of the following information:
(1) Applicant's full legal name ((Last Name)
(First Name) (Middle Name) and/or (Suffix)),
(2) Other name(s) applicant has used or has
been known by,
(3) Applicant's
physical address,
(4) Applicant's
mailing address, if different than the applicant's physical address. The
mailing address may be a post office box number or other alternate
address,
(5) Email address, if
any,
(6) Applicant's telephone
number,
(7) Applicant's Social
Security Number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number,
(8) Applicant's birthdate (month, day, and
year),
(9) California registered
nurse license number issued by the Board,
(10) California nurse practitioner
certification number issued by the Board,
(11) Date of passage of the Board's national
nurse practitioner Board certification examination. Verification of this
passage shall be provided directly to the Board by the organization that
administered the examination.
(12)
Proof of holding a certification as a nurse practitioner by a national
certification organization accredited by the National Commission for Certifying
Agencies or the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC)
as a nurse practitioner in the category listed in Section
1481(a) in which
the applicant seeks certification as a nurse practitioner pursuant to Section
2837.103 of the code. Verification
of this certification shall be provided directly to the Board by the issuing
organization.
(13) Proof of
completion of a transition to practice by submitting to the Board one or more
attestations of a physician or surgeon or a nurse practitioner practicing
pursuant to Section
2837.104 of the code. Any
physician or surgeon or a nurse practitioner practicing pursuant to Section
2837.104 of the code submitting an
attestation must specialize in the same specialty area or category listed in
Section 1481(a) in which
the applicant seeks certification as a nurse practitioner pursuant to Section
2837.104 of the code and must not
have a familial or financial relationship with the applicant.
(A) For purposes of this subdivision,
"transition to practice" means 4600 hours or three full-time equivalent years
of clinical practice experience and mentorship that are all of the following:
(i) Completed in California.
(ii) Completed within five years prior to the
date the applicant applies for certification as a nurse practitioner pursuant
to Section
2837.104 of the code.
(iii) Completed after certification by the
Board of Registered Nursing as a nurse practitioner.
(iv) Completed in direct patient care in the
role of a nurse practitioner in the category listed in Section
1481(a) in which
the applicant seeks certification as a nurse practitioner pursuant to Section
2837.104 of the
code.
(B) For purposes of
this subdivision "financial interest" shall have the same meaning as in Section
650.01(b)(2) of
the code, and "familial" shall include the members of "immediate family" as
used in Section
650.01(b)(3) of
the code.
(14) Proof of
practice as a nurse practitioner pursuant to Section
2837.103 of the code in good
standing for at least three full-time equivalent years or 4600 hours in direct
patient care.
(A) For purposes of this
subdivision, "practice as a nurse practitioner pursuant to Section
2837.103 of the code in good
standing" means practice conducted under a current, active, and unrestricted
license. "Unrestricted" means the applicant was not subject to a disciplinary
action by the Board, including probation, suspension or public
reproval.
(B) For an applicant who
holds a Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree (DNP), "practice as a nurse
practitioner pursuant Section
2837.103 of the code in good
standing" also includes any hours of direct patient care that the applicant
provided in the course of their doctoral education so long as the direct
patient care is both (i) in the applicant's area of National Certification
specified in subdivision (a)(12) and (ii) provided during the doctoral part of
the applicant's doctoral education and not credited towards the applicant's
master's degree.
(15) A
statement signed under penalty of perjury by the applicant that all statements
made in the application are true and correct.
(b) Within 90 days of certification by the
Board of Registered Nursing, a nurse practitioner practicing pursuant to
Section 2837.104 of the code shall have a
written protocol for consultation and a written plan for referrals, pursuant to
Section 2837.104(c)(2) of
the code, and shall make that referral plan available to patients on request.
If the written plan calls for referrals to a specific individual, the plan must
include that individual's acknowledgment and consent to the
referrals.
1. New section
filed 12-23-2022; operative 1-1-2023 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2022, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Section
2715,
Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
29.5,
30,
494.5
and
2837.104,
Business and Professions Code.