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BRN enforcement leaders report rising caseloads, hiring steps and data irregularities; investigators say reforms underway
Summary
At the Feb. 27 Board of Registered Nursing meeting enforcement and investigations leaders reported a rise in case referrals, higher average case ages in the last quarter, and steps to add limited‑term investigator positions while mapping internal workflows. Staff said transitions among vendors and a low case‑closure volume in one quarter inflated
SACRAMENTO — The Board of Registered Nursing’s enforcement and investigations teams reported higher referral volumes, growing investigator caseloads and plans to add limited‑term staff at the board’s Feb. 27 meeting.
Tim Bunder, deputy chief for discipline and probation, reported that recent fiscal‑year statistics show an increase in average investigation cycle time driven in part by lower case‑closure volume in the second quarter of the fiscal year. “For 2024, updated numbers are … the average days to complete was 744,” Bunder said, adding that a lower volume of closed cases with individually longer investigations produced the uptick in average age.
Investigations leadership: Nicole Boles, deputy chief of investigations, said the investigations division received 185 cases in January 2025 compared with 80…
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