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California BRN adopts positions on four bills, including AI labeling and IHSS certification
Summary
The Board of Registered Nursing on Feb. 27 reviewed four bills and voted to watch or support each measure, including a bill to add nurses and nurse practitioners to the list of professionals who may certify eligibility for California’s In‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program and a separate bill that would restrict generative AI from implying it is a licensed nurse.
The Board of Registered Nursing on Feb. 27 reviewed four bills and voted to either watch or support each measure, including legislation that would clarify who may certify eligibility for California’s In‑Home Supportive Services program and a proposal aimed at preventing generative artificial intelligence from implying it is a licensed nurse.
Marissa Clark, the board’s chief of legislative affairs, summarized the package and the board’s discussions. "This bill would make changes related to California's in home support services program, also known as IHSS," Clark said when describing AB 346, which would add certain nurses and nurse practitioners to the list of professionals who may complete IHSS paramedical certification forms.
The board approved four formal positions after brief discussion and public comment. Board President Dolores Trujillo moved to "watch" AB 346 (Assemblymember Wynne); that motion passed by recorded roll call. The board then voted to support AB 479 (Assemblymember Tangeetha), a bill that would allow…
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