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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

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.