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Advisory/Ad Hoc Committees and Workgroups

The Board establishes and appoints advisory/ad hoc committees and workgroups as needed to complete specific tasks. The current committees and workgroups and their functions are as follows:

• Nurse Practitioner Advisory Committee
  • NPAC Subcommittee
• Nurse-Midwifery Advisory Committee
  • NMAC Subcommittee
• Nursing Education and Workforce Advisory Committee
  • NEWAC Subcommittee
• Clinical Nurse Specialist Advisory Committee
  • CNSAC Subcommittee
• Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Advisory Committee
• CRNAAC Subcommittee

Nurse Practitioner Advisory Committee

The board shall establish a Nurse Practitioner Advisory Committee to advise and make recommendations to the board on all matters relating to nurse practitioners, including, but not limited to, education, appropriate standard of care, and other matters specified by the board. The committee shall provide recommendations or guidance to the board when the board is considering disciplinary action against a nurse practitioner. The committee shall consist of four qualified nurse practitioners, two physicians and surgeons with demonstrated experience working with nurse practitioners, and one public member.

NPAC Subcommittees

The committee may establish subcommittees to study issues/topics relevant to the purpose of the committee. If you would like to make recommendations to the members of one or more of the subcommittees, please send an email to BRN.NPAC@dca.ca.gov and specify what subcommittee you are making the recommendation to.

Nurse-Midwifery Advisory Committee

The board shall appoint a committee of qualified physicians and surgeons and nurses called the Nurse-Midwifery Advisory Committee. The committee shall make recommendations to the board on all matters related to midwifery practice, education, appropriate standard of care, and other matters as specified by the board. The committee shall provide recommendations or guidance on care when the board is considering disciplinary action against a certified nurse-midwife. The committee shall consist of four qualified nurse-midwives, two qualified physicians and surgeons, including, but not limited to, obstetricians or family physicians, and one public member.

NMAC Subcommittees

The committee may establish subcommittees to study issues/topics relevant to the purpose of the committee. If you would like to make recommendations to the members of one or more of the subcommittees, please send an email to BRN.NMAC@dca.ca.gov and specify what subcommittee you are making the recommendation to.

Nursing Education and Workforce Advisory Committee

There is created within the jurisdiction of the board a Nursing Education and Workforce Advisory Committee, which shall solicit input from approved nursing programs and members of the nursing and health care professions to study and recommend nursing education standards and solutions to workforce issues to the board. The committee shall meet a minimum of two times per year and shall appoint officers annually.

The committee shall dedicate a minimum of one meeting each towards nursing education issues and nursing workforce issues.

The committee may establish subcommittees to study issues specific to education, workforce, or any other topic relevant to the purpose of the committee.

The committee shall study and recommend standards for simulated clinical experiences based on the best practices published by the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, or equivalent standards.

NEWAC Subcommittees

The committee may establish subcommittees to study issues specific to education, workforce, or any other topic relevant to the purpose of the committee. If you would like to make recommendations to the members of one or more of the subcommittees, please send an email to BRN.NEWAC@dca.ca.gov and specify what subcommittee you are making the recommendation to.

Clinical Nurse Specialist Advisory Committee

The Clinical Nurse Specialist Advisory Committee (CNSAC) provides a mechanism for nurses and other members of the public to advise and make recommendations to the Board on all matters relating to Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) practice, including but not limited to, education, appropriate standard of care, and other matters specified by the Board. This committee will focus on Business and Professions Code (BPC) section 2838.2 and make recommendations to the Board to:

establish categories of clinical nurse specialists and the standards required to be met for nurses to hold themselves out as clinical nurse specialists in each category. The standards shall take into account the types of advanced levels of nursing practice that are or may be performed and the clinical and didactic education, experience, or both needed to practice safety at those levels. In setting the standards, the board shall consult with clinical nurse specialists, physicians and surgeons appointed by the Medical Board of California with expertise with clinical nurse specialist, and health care organizations that utilize clinical nurse specialists.

CNSAC Subcommittees

The committee may establish subcommittees to study issues/topics relevant to the purpose of the committee. If you would like to make recommendations to the members of one or more of the subcommittees, please send an email to BRN.CNSAC@dca.ca.gov and specify what subcommittee you are making the recommendation to.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Advisory Committee

The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Advisory Committee (CRNAAC) provides a mechanism for nurses and other members of the public to advise and make recommendations to the Board on all matters relating to Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) practice, including but not limited to, education, appropriate standard of care, and other matters specified by the Board. This committee will concentrate on Article 7 Nurse Anesthetists (Business and Professions Code (BPC) §§ 2825-2833.6) of the Nursing Practice Act, with a focus on BPC section 2826, and will make recommendations to the Board.

CRNAAC Subcommittees

The committee may establish subcommittees to study issues/topics relevant to the purpose of the committee. If you would like to make recommendations to the members of one or more of the subcommittees, please send an email to BRN.CRNAAC@dca.ca.gov and specify what subcommittee you are making the recommendation to.