California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California
Chapter 1 - Vocational Nurses
Article 2 - Application for License
Section 2508 - Permit Processing Times
"Permit" as defined by the Permit Reform Act of 1981 means any license, certificate registration, permit or any other form of authorization required by a state agency to engage in a particular activity or act. Processing times for the board's various permits are set forth below. The actual processing times apply to those persons who apply by the specified filing deadlines (if applicable) and who take and pass the first available examination.
| Permit | Maximum Period of time in which the Board will notify applicant in writing that the application is complete and accepted for filing or that the application is deficient and what specific information is required. | Maximum Period of time after the filing of a complete application in which the Board will notify applicant of a permit decision. | Actual Processing Time Based on Prior Two Years Minimum/Median/Minimum | |||||
| Initial License | 90 days | 365 days | 127 | 183 | 387 days | |||
| Interim Permit | 30 days | 60 days | 3 | 10 | 22 days | |||
| Temporary License | 30 days | 30 days | 1 | 15 | 30 days | |||
| Intravenous Therapy (IV). | 30 days | 30 days | 1 | 15 | 30 days | |||
| Blood Withdrawal (BW) | ||||||||
| and IV/BW Certificate | ||||||||
| Continuing Education (CE) | 30 days | 30 days | 1 | 15 | 30 days | |||
| Providers | ||||||||
| Renewals-CE Providers | 30 days | 30 days | 1 | 15 | 30 days | |||
| Renewals-License | 60 days | 90 days | 10 | 51 | 94 days | |||
1. New section filed 5-03-91; operative 6-02-91 (Register 91, No. 24).
Note: Authority cited: Section 2854, Business & Professions Code and Section 15376, Government Code. Reference: Sections 15375 and 15376, Government Code.
