Transition to practice for California's nurse practitioners: lessons from other states
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Issue brief (California HealthCare Foundation)
- Author(s):
- Phillips, Susanne J., author
- Contributor(s):
- California HealthCare Foundation, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Oakland, California] : California Health Care Foundation, November 2021
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Nurse Practitioners -- legislation & jurisprudence Scope of Practice -- legislation & jurisprudence State Government California United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- In September 2020, with the signing of AB 890 (Wood), California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California legislature opened the pathway for nurse practitioners (NPs) to treat patients without physician supervision, a change that has the potential to improve access to health care for millions of state residents, particularly those most impacted by health care provider shortages. This new law, among other changes, added Article 8.5, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, to Chapter 6, Division 2 of the California Business and Professions Code (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code). This new article establishes authorization for NPs to practice to the fullest extent of their education and training following a transition-to-practice (TTP) period of no less than three full-time equivalent years or 4,600 hours in specified settings (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2837.103(a)(1)(D)). Additionally, the new law provides authorization for NPs to practice to the fullest extent of their education and training following an additional three years of practice beyond the TTP in all other settings (§ 2837.104(b)(1)). Section 2837.100 establishes the intent of the legislature, that the article shall not be an unnecessary burden to licensure or practice. California's Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) is in the process of promulgating regulations that will further specify details of the transition-to-practice period. The regulatory process is a critical next step on the path to the implementation of AB 890.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (5 pages)).
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918333283206676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918333283206676