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Board discusses broad regulatory concepts; psychiatric‑technician instructor change draws strong public opposition
Summary
Board staff presented legislative and regulatory concepts including scope codification, exam‑attempt limits and a psychiatric‑technician title/scope review; a proposed restriction on who may teach theory drew vocal opposition from PT/LVN educators and associations.
Board staff presented a package of legislative and regulatory concepts at the Feb. 7, 2025, meeting, and public commenters and stakeholder groups provided sustained opposition to a proposal that would restrict who may teach the didactic (theory) portion of psychiatric technician and vocational nursing programs.
Elaine Yamaguchi, the board’s executive officer, reviewed a list of possible legislative concepts: codifying scope‑of‑practice language in statute (rather than regulation), considering limits on the number of times a candidate may retake licensure exams, re‑examining required theory and clinical hour allocations, formalizing oversight of alternative training pathways, creating a fee to cover NEC workloads for provisional or major curriculum reviews, and exploring post‑licensure specialty certification. She also identified a long‑running topic: whether…
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