Nursing

AB 876 (Flora, R-Ripon)

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Passed the Assembly on May 15. To be heard in the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee.

AB 876 would authorize credentialed nurse anesthetists to provide direct and indirect patient care services as specified, and would construe an order entered in a patient’s medical record as authorization for the nurse anesthetist to select, abort, or modify the modality of the patient’s anesthesia during the course of care. This bill would also provide that, in an acute care or outpatient setting, anesthesia services may encompass those performed outside of the perioperative period as specified. Recent amendments eliminate the bill’s original prohibitions on requiring nurse anesthetists to work pursuant to standard procedures or under the supervision of a physician, among other things.

AB 1400 (Soria, D-Merced)

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Passed off the Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file on May 23. Pending an Assembly floor vote.

AB 1400 would establish a pilot program allowing 15 California community college districts to offer a Bachelor of Science in nursing. The bill would require that the California Community Colleges Chancellor prioritize developing these programs at community college districts in underserved or high-poverty areas. The pilot would run through Jan. 1, 2035, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office must complete an evaluation by Jan. 1, 2033.

Assembly Higher Education Committee Support Letter

SB 596 (Menjivar, D-Van Nuys)

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Passed off the Senate Appropriations Committee suspense file on May 23. Pending a Senate floor vote.

SB 596 would define an on-call list as at least 10% of the hospital’s registered nurse staff and would require that all nurses on the list maintain verified competencies specific to their assigned unit. The bill was amended to include float pool nurses as part of the on-call list. 

Senate Health Committee Oppose Letter

Senate Appropriations Committee Oppose Letter

Senate Floor Alert in Opposition