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BRN approves modified disciplinary guidelines for advanced‑practice RNs; directs 15‑day public comment
Summary
The Board approved staff recommendations to update disciplinary guidelines and CCR Title 16 §1444.5 to reflect advanced practice RN scope‑of‑practice changes, including removing an overly broad prohibition on supervisors having a 'professional' relationship with supervisees; the board authorized a 15‑day modified public comment period.
The Board of Registered Nursing voted March 26, 2026, to approve proposed responses to public comment and to release modified regulatory text for a 15‑day public comment period to revise California Code of Regulations, Title 16, section 1444.5 and related disciplinary guidelines for probation conditions.
Marissa Clark, the board's chief of legislative affairs, told members the package was prompted by statutory scope‑of‑practice changes that allow some advanced practice registered nurses to practice without physician supervision. Clark said the revisions are intended to ensure disciplinary guidelines — including probation conditions and supervision language —…
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