California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 14 - Board of Registered Nursing
Article 8 - Nurse Practitioners
Section 1482 - Requirements for Certification as a Nurse Practitioner
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) To obtain certification as a Nurse Practitioner, an applicant must hold a valid and active license as a registered nurse in California and possess a master's degree in nursing, a master's degree in a clinical field related to nursing, or a graduate degree in nursing and one of the following:
(b) A nurse who has not completed an academically affiliated nurse practitioner education program shall provide evidence of having completed equivalent education and supervised clinical practice, as set forth in this article.
(c) Graduates who have completed a nurse practitioner education program in a foreign country shall meet the requirements as set forth in this article. The applicant shall submit the required credential evaluation through a board-approved evaluation service evidencing education equivalent to a master's or doctoral degree in Nursing.
1. Amendment
filed 12-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No.
49).
2. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed
1-15-2019; operative 1-15-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2019, No. 3).
Note: Authority cited: Section 2715, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2835, 2835.5 and 2836, Business and Professions Code.
