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Nursing board debates bill to let out‑of‑state volunteer practitioners work statewide during emergencies
Summary
Board staff outlined AB 1558, which would allow approved volunteer registries to authorize out‑of‑state licensed practitioners to practice in California during emergencies; staff warned of tracking, scope‑of‑practice and enforcement challenges and members suggested tying volunteers to specific facilities or clarifying registries' data requirements. No final board vote on the bill was recorded in the available transcript.
The Board of Registered Nursing spent substantial time on AB 1558, a measure that would recognize additional volunteer health practitioner registration systems and allow licensed practitioners from other states to practice in California during a declared emergency if they sign up with an approved registry.
Marissa Clark, the board's chief of legislative affairs, summarized the bill and said approved systems would have to accept applications before or during an emergency, include accessible licensure and good‑standing information, be able to share registrant identities and status with the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA), and meet one of several operational conditions (for example, be operated by a disaster relief organization or a licensing board). Clark said the bill limits volunteers to the narrower scope of practice between their…
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