(a) Employers of licensed vocational nurses shall report, in writing, to the Board the rejection from assignment, suspension, termination, or resignation for cause (as defined in Business and Professions Code Section 2878.1(d)) of any licensed vocational nurse in its employ. The resignation for cause provision only applies to a licensed vocational nurse's resignation submitted in lieu of receiving a rejection from assignment, suspension, or termination for cause (as defined in Business and Professions Code Section 2878.1 (d)). An employment agency or nursing registry shall report to the Board the rejection from assignment of a licensed vocational nurse by a health facility or home health care provider due to acts that would be cause for suspension or termination (as defined in Business and Professions Code Section 2878.1 (d)). The report shall be made within 30 calendar days from the effective date of the suspension, termination, or resignation for cause, or, where a licensee was rejected from assignment, within 30 calendar days from the date the health facility or home health care provider first notified the employment agency or nursing registry of the rejection. Failure to make a report to the Board as required under this section shall constitute a violation of Business and Professions Code Section 2878.1.

(b) For purposes of this section, “employer” also includes employment agencies and nursing registries.