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BRN affirms recovery focus for intervention program, directs guidance to IECs and reopens evaluation committees
Summary
Board directed staff to advise Intervention Evaluation Committees (IECs) that demonstrating the ability to "practice safely" under Uniform Standard 12 does not necessarily require working as an RN, approved reestablishing up to five IECs and created an intervention subcommittee to vet IEC membership.
The California Board of Registered Nursing voted Feb. 27 to direct its executive officer to provide guidance to Intervention Evaluation Committees (IECs) clarifying that under the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Uniform Standards a participant can demonstrate they are "able to practice safely" without a universal requirement to be currently employed in nursing. The board also approved reestablishing up to five IECs to reduce panel workloads and created a small board subcommittee to review IEC appointments.
The decision responds to multiple participants’ complaints and board staff reviews showing some intervention participants had completed recovery requirements but remained in program limbo because certain IEC panels had sought evidence of employment before recommending full, unrestricted licensing. Board Executive Officer Loretta Melby said the Uniform Standards are recovery‑focused and that other state healing‑arts boards view criterion 4 — "demonstrate that he or she is able to practice safely" — primarily as an evaluation of sustained recovery rather than a strict work requirement.
"These uniform standards are focused on recovery," Melby told the board, adding that…
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