§ 1491. Qualifications and Requirements.
16 CA ADC § 1491Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
16 CCR § 1491
§ 1491. Qualifications and Requirements.
An applicant for a Public Health Nurse Certificate shall have a license, in active status, to practice as a registered nurse in California and shall have met the education and clinical experience requirements as follows:
(1) Possession of a baccalaureate or entry-level master's degree in nursing from a nursing school accredited by a Board-approved accrediting body, such as the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The baccalaureate or entry-level master's program must have included coursework in public health nursing, including a supervised clinical experience in public health settings; or
(2) Possession of a baccalaureate or entry-level master's degree in nursing from a nursing school which is not accredited by a Board-approved accrediting body, such as the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, but the Board has determined that the nursing school's public health nursing coursework and the supervised clinical experience are equivalent to that of a nursing school accredited by a Board-approved accrediting body; or
(3) Possession of a baccalaureate degree in a field other than nursing and completion of a specialized public health nursing program that includes a supervised clinical experience at a baccalaureate school of nursing accredited by a Board-approved accrediting body, such as the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 2715, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2817 and 2818, Business and Professions Code.
History
1. New section filed 4-14-72; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 72, No. 16).
2. Amendment filed 3-9-87; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 87, No. 11).
3. Editorial correction of subsection (a)(2) (Register 90, No. 35).
4. Renumbering and amendment of former title 17, section 4501 to new title 16, section 1491 and amendment of Note filed 1-26-96; operative 2-28-96. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 96, No. 5).
5. Amendment of section and Note filed 9-2-98; operative 10-2-98 (Register 98, No. 36).
6. Amendment of section and Note filed 5-12-2005; operative 6-11-2005 (Register 2005, No. 19).
This database is current through 5/24/24 Register 2024, No. 21.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 16, § 1491, 16 CA ADC § 1491
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