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DCA Waiver DCA-20-03, Order Waiving Restrictions on Nursing Student Clinical Hours

Order Waiving Restrictions on Nursing Student Clinical Hours (Board-approved clinical setting and 75 percent direct-patient-care requirements waived on conditions)

Kimberly Kirchmeyer, Director, Department of Consumer Affairs · California Department of Consumer Affairs, Director (Board of Registered Nursing); State level (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
California Department of Consumer Affairs, Director (Board of Registered Nursing); State level · California
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Executive Order N-39-20; Cal. Gov't Code § 8571
Issued
2020-04-03 Apr. 3, 2020
Effective
2020-04-03 (effective immediately) (read as 2020-04-03)
End
Terminates 60 days from the date of the order unless extended; extended by DCA-20-15, DCA-20-40, DCA-20-102, DCA-21-160 and DCA-21-182 into 2021Q3 (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Apr. 3, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Schools and child careHealth care ordersOther
Addressees
  • Board of Registered Nursing approved prelicensure nursing programs
  • clinical training sites
Functions reached
  • WF workforce pipeline (nursing clinical education moved to simulation)
  • HR credentialing
  • IN in-person instruction (Industry 15 nursing schools)
Collection
State health licensing boards AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS

Operative words

Accordingly, the Director waives the requirements of California Code of Regulations, title 16, sections 1426, subdivision (g)(2) and 1427, subdivision (a) to the extent they require a clinical setting to be approved by the Board of Registered Nursing (Board), on the condition that the clinical setting must be... the Director waives that portion of California Code of Regulations, title 16, section 1426, subdivision (g)(2) that requires 75% of clinical hours in a course to be in direct patient care in a Board-approved clinical setting, subject to the following conditions:... This order is effective immediately but may be amended as circumstances require. This order terminates 60 days from the date of the order, unless further extended.

Enforcement

Conditions of the waiver; Bus. & Prof. Code § 2788 (program approval)

Notes

Reaches nursing schools (Industry 15) and hospitals and clinics that host clinical rotations

Retrieval note

Dated April 3, 2020.