Board of Registered Nursing – Legislation Thelma Harris, RN, PHN, MSN Chief of Legislation 2018 Elections The Results • 40th Governor of CA-Gavin Newsom • Elected with 62% of the vote • First time Democrats won 3 consecutive gubernatorial elections • Trifecta-one party holds governorship, majority in Senate and Assembly Representation At the Legislature Assembly Representation California Nursing Programs are represented By 71 out of 80 Assembly Members California Nursing Programs California Nursing Programs Assembly Member ADN BSN ELM Total Assembly Member ADN BSN ELM Total Adam C. Gray (D) 2 2 Ken Cooley (D) 1 1 2 Adrin Nazarian (D) 1 1 Kevin Kiley (R) 1 1 Al Muratuschi (D) 1 1 Kevin McCarty (D) 2 1 1 4 Ash Kalra (D) 1 1 2 Kevin Mullin (D) 1 1 Autumn R. Burke (D) 1 1 Laura Friedman (D) 3 3 Bill Quirk (D) 1 1 2 Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D) 1 1 Blanca E. Rubio (D) 1 1 1 3 Luz M. Rivas (D) 1 1 Brian Maienschein (D) 1 1 Marc Levine (D) 1 1 2 Buffy Wicks (R) 1 1 Marie Waldron (R) 1 1 2 Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry (D) 2 1 3 Mark Stone (D) 2 2 Chad Mayes (R) 2 2 Miguel Santiago (D) 1 1 Chris R. Holden (D) 1 1 Mike A. Gipson (D) 1 1 2 Christy Smith (D) 1 1 Monique Limon (D) 2 2 Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) 1 3 1 5 Patrick O'Donnell (D) 2 2 1 5 Cristina Garcia (D) 1 1 Phillip Chen (R) 2 2 Devon J. Mathis (R) 3 3 Phillip Y. Ting (D) 1 2 2 5 Ed Chau (D) 1 1 Randy Voepel (R) 1 1 Eduardo Garcia (D) 1 1 Reginald B. Jones-Sawyer Sr. (D) 2 2 Eloise Gomez Reyes (D) 1 1 Richard Bloom 1 1 2 Evan Low (D) 1 1 Rob Bonta (D) 1 2 1 4 Frank Bigelow (R) 1 1 Robert Rivas (D) 2 2 Freddie Rodriguez (D) 1 1 2 Rudy Salas Jr. (D) 1 1 Heath Flora (R) 1 1 Sharon Quirk-Silva (D) 1 1 2 Ian C. Calderon (D) 1 1 2 Shirley N. Weber (D) 1 1 Jacqui Irwin (D) 1 1 2 Steven S. Choi PhD (R) 1 1 James C. Ramos (D) 1 2 3 Susan Talamantes Eggman (D) 1 1 James Gallagher (R) 2 1 3 Tasha Boerner Horvath (D) 1 1 Jay Obernolte (R) 1 1 Todd Gloria (D) 1 1 1 3 Jesse Gabriel (D) 2 2 1 5 Tom Daly (D) 1 2 3 Jim Frazier (D) 2 2 Tom Lackey (R) 2 2 Jim Patterson (R) 1 1 1 3 Tyler Diep (R) 1 1 Jim Wood (D) 3 3 Vacant 3 1 4 Joaquin Arambula (D) 1 1 Vince Fong (R) 1 1 2 Jordan Cunningham 2 2 Wendy Carrillo (D) 1 2 1 4 Jose Medina (D) 1 1 1 3 William P Brough (R) 1 1 Kansen Chu 3 3 Source: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ & www.rn.ca.gov - Data current as of 9/30/19. Senate Representation California Nursing Programs are represented By all 40 Senators California Nursing Programs California Nursing Programs Assembly Member ADN BSN ELM Total Assembly Member ADN BSN ELM Total Andreas Borgeas (R) 2 3 1 6 John M. W. Moorlach (R) 2 3 1 6 Anna M. Caballero (D) 3 3 Lena A. Gonzalez (D) 1 1 2 Anthony J. Portantino (D) 4 4 Ling Ling Chang (R) 3 1 4 Ben Hueso (D) 2 2 Maria Elena Durazo (D) 3 2 1 6 Benjamin Allen (D) 1 1 2 Melissa Hurtado (D) 2 2 Beth Jackson (D) 1 1 Mike McGuire (D) 4 1 5 Bill Dodd (D) 3 1 4 Mike Morrell (R) 1 2 3 Bill Monning (D) 4 4 Nancy Skinner (D) 2 2 1 5 Bob Archuleta (D) 2 1 3 Patricia C. Bates (R) 2 2 Bob Wieckowski (D) 4 1 5 Richard Pan (D) 3 1 1 5 Brian Dahlke (R) 4 1 5 Richard Roth (D) 1 1 1 3 Brian W. Jones (R) 2 1 3 Robert M. Hertzberg (D) 1 2 3 Cathleen Galgiani (D) 2 2 Scott D. Wiener (D) 1 2 2 5 Connie M. Leyva (D) 1 1 1 3 Scott Wilk (R) 3 3 Hannah Beth Jackson (D) 2 1 3 Shannon Grove (R) 4 1 5 Henry I. Stern (D) 4 1 1 6 Steven Bradford (D) 4 1 5 Holly J. Mitchell (D) 2 2 Steven M. Glazer (D) 1 1 Jerry Hill (D) 1 1 Susan Rubio (D) 1 1 1 3 Jim Beall (D) 2 1 3 Thomas J. Umberg (D) 2 3 1 6 Jim Nielsen (R) 2 1 3 Toni G. Atkins (D) 1 3 1 5 Source: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ & www.rn.ca.gov - Data current as of 9/30/19. Coming Attractions At the Legislature California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower chamber of the California State Legislature. The Assembly meets in the state capitol building. The Green Carpet Chamber. Democrat Party Control. All 80 Assembly seats are up for election in 2020! Primary Election is March 3, 2020 General Election is November 3, 2020 Filing Deadline is December 6, 2019 California State Senate The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. The Senate meets in the state capitol building. The Red Carpet Chamber. Democratic Party Control. Consists of 40 Senators elected for 4-year terms. 20 Senators with odd- numbered districts will have elections in 2020! Primary Election is March 3, 2020 General Election is November 3, 2020 Filing Deadline is December 6, 2019 Key Legislative Bill Updates Board of Registered Nursing AB 1364 (Rubio) Nursing Schools and Programs: Exemptions Board Position: Opposed Status: Moved to Suspense File This bill sought to exempt California nursing schools that met specified performance criteria from the requirement for the Board’s approvals for changes to faculty, enrollments, clinical simulation hours and clinical placements. The bill would prohibit a nursing school from providing payment to a clinical agency or facility in exchange for clinical experience placements. AB 890 (Wood) Nurse Practitioners: Scope of Practice: Unsupervised Practice Board Position: Opposed Unless Amended Status: Moved to Two Year Bill This bill seeks to create a new APRN Board to regulate advanced practice nurses, who by meeting specified criteria, are able to practice independently. The bill is not clear on whether it is applicable to Nurse Practitioners or all Advanced Practice Nurses. The fiscal impact would require DCA to build an agency from the ground up and be a huge revenue loss to BRN, not to mention duplication of regulatory services. AB 5 (Gonzalez) Worker Status: Employees and Independent Contractors Board Position: Not Previously Considered Status: Approved by the Governor 9/18/19 This bill codifies the California Supreme Court Dynamex ruling that presumes a worker is an employee unless a hiring entity satisfies a three-factor test known as the “ABC Test”. The bill allows certain occupations the ability to apply the “Borello Test” as specified. The passing of this bill impacts the Board’s Comprehensive Continuing Education Plan, which requires the Board to identify the need for content evaluators and hire these individuals as employees. AB 214 (Kamlager-Dove) Implicit Bias: Continuing Education: Requirements Board Position: Opposed Unless Amended Status: Enrolled/Governor’s Desk 9/11/19 This bill requires the Board to adopt regulations by 1/1/2022, requiring all CE courses to contain curriculum that includes specified instruction in the understanding of implicit bias in treatment. Providers would need to comply with these regulations by 1/1/2023 and the BRN would be required to audit providers for compliance. Coming Attractions At the Board of Registered Nursing New Office of Legislative Affairs Unit Legislation & Regulation Together Led by Chief of Legislation This new unit will oversee the promulgation of legislation and regulation to amplify the mission of the Board. The unit will educate and engage stakeholders and legislators on nursing education and practice throughout California. Combining both Legislation and Regulation together allows for continuity and relevancy of recent laws to keep BRN aligned with current trends and to ensure public protection. Sources http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/ http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ https://ballotpedia.org/California_State_Assembly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_California_State_ Senate_election https://www.rn.ca.gov/ Questions?.