California Business and Professions Code

§ 2725.3

BPC § 2725.3 Effective Jan 1, 2000Div. 2 · Ch. 6 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)A health facility licensed pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), or (f), of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code shall not assign unlicensed personnel to perform nursing functions in lieu of a registered nurse and may not allow unlicensed personnel to perform functions under the direct clinical supervision of a registered nurse that require a substantial amount of scientific knowledge and technical skills, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

(1)Administration of medication.

(2)Venipuncture or intravenous therapy.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 945, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.