Toni Atkins
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 39
Author
Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of registered nurses, including nurse practitioners and certified nurse-midwives, by the Board of Registered Nursing. Existing law makes a violation of this act a crime. In order to perform an abortion by aspiration techniques under the act, a person with a license or certificate to practice as a nurse practitioner or a certified nurse-midwife is required to complete board-recognized training and adhere to standardized procedures that specify, among other conditions, the extent of supervision by a physician and surgeon with relevant training and expertise. This bill would revise those provisions by requiring, in order to perform abortion by aspiration techniques, a person with a license or certificate to practice as a nurse practitioner practicing pursuant to a standardized procedure, to practice as a certified nurse-midwife, or to practice as a qualified nurse practitioner functioning pursuant to certain advanced practice provisions to achieve clinical competency by successfully completing requisite training, as specified, in performing these procedures, as provided by certain board-approved programs, courses, and trainings. This bill would authorize a nurse practitioner who has completed training required by these provisions and who is functioning pursuant to certain advanced practice provisions to perform an abortion by aspiration techniques without supervision by a physician and surgeon. The bill would require a nurse practitioner to practice abortion by aspiration techniques consistent with applicable standards of care and within the scope of their clinical and professional education and training. By expanding the application of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law provides that it is unprofessional conduct for a nurse practitioner or certified nurse-midwife to perform an abortion by aspiration techniques without prior completion of training and validation of clinical competency. This bill would instead make a violation of the above-described provisions by a nurse practitioner or certified midwife unprofessional conduct. This bill would also prohibit certain persons authorized to perform abortion by aspiration techniques from being punished, held liable for damages in a civil action, or denied any right or privilege for any action relating to the evaluation of clinical competency of a nurse practitioner or certified nurse-midwife, as specified. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 631, Statutes of 2022.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 5274.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 3).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 3.) (June 21).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 3910.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3794.) (May 19).
Set for hearing May 19.
May 2 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 2.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 3438.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 19.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 4. Page 3308.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing April 4.
Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD.
From printer.
Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB1375 | HTML |
| 02/18/22 - Introduced | |
| 05/19/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/22/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/23/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/02/22 - Enrolled | |
| 09/27/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/31/22- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 04/15/22- Senate Judiciary | |
| 04/29/22- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/19/22- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/23/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/20/22- Assembly Business and Professions | |
| 08/01/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/05/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/23/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/29/22- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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