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• IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING SUNSET OF THE CALIFORNIA BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSING ON DECEMBER 31, 2011. The Board voted on November 16, 2011 to delegate administrative, non-discretionary duties to the Department of Consumer Affairs to continue operating until the Board is reconstituted by the Legislature and Governor sometime after January 2, 2012. | Letter from State and Consumer Services Agency Secretary and Signed DCA/BRN Interagency Agreement
• WINTER 2011 BRN REPORT NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE: The purpose of the BRN report is to inform registered nurses of current laws related to nursing, Board policies and activities, and issues pertaining to the regulation of nursing practice and education. This issue includes information about what the BRN does, where to find information about financial assistance for nursing students, information on new graduate RN transition programs from guest columnist Nikki West, the Enforcement and Diversion Programs, and much, much more! | Link
• THE 2010 SURVEY OF CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS IN CALIFORNIA has been completed and provides a look at current workforce and practice issues of CNSs in California. | Link
• THE 2010 SURVEY OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND NURSE MIDWIVES IN CALIFORNIA has been completed and provides a look at current workforce and practice issues of NPs and CNMs in California. | Link
• THE FORECASTS OF THE RN WORKFORCE IN CALIFORNIA FOR 2011 IS NOW AVAILABLE which presents the most current RN supply and demand projections. The 2011 forecasts are based on a variety of data sources including the 2010 Survey of California RNs, BRN licensing data, data from other California state agencies, and national survey data. | Link
• THE 2010 SURVEY OF REGISTERED NURSES REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE: This report is the seventh in a series of surveys designed to describe licensed nurses in California and to examine changes over time. Previous studies were completed in 1990, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2006, and 2008. The report includes information such as demographics, education, employment, earnings, future plans and job satisfaction. Authorization is granted to reproduce the report. | Link
• TEMPORARY DEFERRAL OF THE REVIEW OF FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR PROPOSED PRELICENSURE REGISTERED NURSING PROGRAMS | More Information
• THE 2009-2010 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT, DATA SUMMARY, AND REGIONAL REPORTS, AND UPDATED INTERACTIVE DATABASE FOR PRE-LICENSURE NURSING PROGRAMS IS NOW AVAILABLE | Link
• APPLICANTS WITH CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS OR DISCIPLINE: If you have previous criminal conviction(s) and/or discipline on another health license it will take longer to review your application. Please review the information you must submit with your application in order to speed up the review process. | More Information
• THE BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSING IS IN NEED OF NURSE SUPPORT GROUP FACILITATORS. You must be a registered nurse and have at least one year of experience working with chemical dependency issues. | More Information
• THE CALIFORNIA BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSING’S RESPONSE TO THE 2010 SUNSET REVIEW ISSUES IS NOW AVAILABLE on the BRN website and includes 25 issues identified by the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development and the Committee staff recommendations along with the BRN response to each issue. | More Information
• BRN STUDY OF CALIFORNIA RNs ON PROBATION IN 2004-2005 IS NOW AVAILABLE on the BRN website and includes a study of 282 California RNs who either began or extended probation in 2004 and 2005. The study researches characteristics of these nurses, the outcome of their probation and explores and evaluates what factors might effect the outcomes of remediation, including the likelihood of recidivism. | More Information
• PUBLIC FORUMS SCHEDULED TO OBTAIN INPUT REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF A REGULATORY REQUIREMENT FOR ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS OFFERING OR AFFILIATED WITH A PRELICENSURE NURSING PROGRAM | More Information
• IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING LICENSE RENEWALS: The Board of Registered Nursing has experienced some technical issues related to the recent fee increase. Renewal notices for March and April renewal candidates were mailed out with the incorrect fees listed. The new fee for renewal is $140 for timely renewal and $205 for delinquent renewal. If you have submitted your renewal with the incorrect $85 fee please submit the remaining $55 fee to the Board to continue the processing of your license renewal. The Board apologizes for any inconvenience this has caused and is working towards resolving all issues related to this error. If you have questions regarding your renewal you may contact the Board directly at (916) 322-3350 or via e-mail at renewals.brn@dca.ca.gov.
• FEE INCREASE: Effective January 1, 2011 fees for RN renewals and licensure, including temporary licenses, interim permits and delinquent fees, WILL INCREASE. Refer to the Approved Regulatory Language for the new fee schedule. | More Information
• APPROVED REGULATIONS: The proposed regulatory language to amend prelicensure nursing programs has been approved. | More Information
• IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING REQUIRED SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS FOR LICENSURE APPLICANTS: The Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) will no longer accept applications that do not contain a U.S. Social Security Number. The Nursing Practice Act provides for a unified examination and licensing application. Once an applicant passes the examination, a license is automatically issued. Under these circumstances the BRN cannot accept applications for the examination and licensure without a U.S. social security number. | More Information
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