Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 71839 - Renewal of Unexpired Certificates
(a) Certified nurse assistants shall submit a
certification renewal application, an application fee and verification of the
required in-service training every two (2) years.
(b) Submission of an application for renewal
shall be deemed to occur on the date the application is received by the
Department.
(1) Starting from the date the
Department receives an application for a renewed certificate, the applicant
shall be informed within 30 days whether the application is complete and
accepted for filing or that the application is deficient and what specific
information is needed.
(2) An
application is considered complete when the correct fee is received and the
accompanying documentation verifies completion of required twenty- four (24)
hours of in-service training or continuing education per year for a total of
forty-eight (48) hours within the two (2) year renewal period. The in-service
training and continuing education shall include multiple topics.
(3) Starting from the date a completed
application is received, the Department will make a decision whether to approve
or disapprove it within 90 days. The Department's time frames for acting on an
application for renewal are as follows:
(A) Minimum....................... |
30 days. |
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(B) Median.......................... |
60 days. |
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(C) Maximum...................... |
90 days. |
(c) California, out-of-state, and foreign
academic nursing courses given in accredited postsecondary institutions,
out-of-state nursing-related courses approved for in-service training or
continuing education by licensing agencies of other states, providers approved
by the California Board of Registered Nursing and courses given by nationally
recognized health associations shall be approved if the Department determines
them to be equivalent for meeting the requirements for an in-service training
program or continuing education program. Only original documents and
transcripts from out-of-state or foreign schools will be accepted by the
Department for equivalency consideration. These documents must come directly
from the institution or agency where the course(s) were provided.
Notes
2. New section refiled 11-14-91 as an emergency; operative 11-13-91 (Register 92, No. 8). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 3-12-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Editorial correction of HISTORY 2. filed and new section refiled 5-6-92 as an emergency; operative 5-6-92 (Register 92, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 9-3-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-6-92 order including new subsection (b)(1) and renumbering of following subsection with amendment, repealer of subsection (b)(2), new subsections (b)(3)-(b)(3)(C), and amendment of subsection (c) transmitted to OAL 8-27-92 and filed 10-9-92 (Register 92, No. 41).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a), 1275 and 1338.3, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1337.2 and 1337.6, Health and Safety Code.
2. New section refiled 11-14-91 as an emergency; operative 11-13-91 (Register 92, No. 8). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 3-12-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Editorial correction of History 2. filed and new section refiled 5-6-92 as an emergency; operative 5-6-92 (Register 92, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 9-3-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-6-92 order including new subsection (b)(1) and renumbering of following subsection with amendment, repealer of subsection (b)(2), new subsections (b)(3)-(b)(3)(C), and amendment of subsection (c) transmitted to OAL 8-27-92 and filed 10-9-92 (Register 92, No. 41).
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