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 2 - Psychiatric Technicians
Article 5 - Schools for Preparation of Psychiatric Technicians
Section 2588 - Clinical Experience
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Schools shall apply on a form provided by the Board for approval of each clinical facility prior to use.
(b) Schools shall have clinical facilities adequate as to number, type, and variety of patients treated, to provide clinical experience for all students in the areas specified by Section 2587. There must be available for student assignment, an adequate daily census of patients to afford a variety of clinical experience consistent with competency-based objectives and theory being taught. Clinical objectives which students are expected to master shall be posted in client care areas utilized for clinical experience.
(c) For supervision of clinical experience, there shall be a maximum of 15 students for each instructor.
(d) Schools are responsible for the continuous review of clinical facilities to determine if the students' clinical objectives for each facility are being met.
1. Amendment
of subsections (b) and (d) and repealer of subsection (e) filed 12-17-70;
effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 70, No. 51).
2.
Amendment of subsection (b) filed 2-2-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing
(Register 76, No. 6).
3. Reinstatement of subsection (b) as it
existed prior to emergency amendment filed 2-2-76, by operation of Section
11422.1(b), Gov. C. (Register 76, No. 23).
4. Amendment of
subsection (b) filed 4-10-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80,
No. 15).
5. Amendment filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant
to Government Code Section
11346.2(d)
(Register 83, No. 47).
6. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
11-20-97; operative 12-20-97 (Register 97, No. 47).
7. Repealer of
subsection (e) and amendment of NOTE filed 12-29-2004; operative 1-28-2005
(Register 2004, No. 53).
Note: Authority cited: Section 4504, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 4511, 4531 and 4532, Business and Professions Code.
