California SB1302 amends nursing practice regulations, including clinical practice hours, faculty approval, and continuing education requirements.

California SB1302 amends the Business and Professions Code to modify nursing practice regulations. It allows for temporary reductions in direct patient care clinical practice hours under certain conditions. The bill also revises faculty approval processes for nursing schools, requiring individual faculty to meet specific criteria and be approved by the board. It mandates that nursing schools report changes in faculty and director positions. The bill introduces new continuing education requirements, including implicit bias training and courses on maternal mental health.

California SB1302 amends nursing practice regulations, including clinical practice hours, faculty approval, and continuing education requirements.

California SB1302 amends the Business and Professions Code to modify nursing practice regulations. It allows for temporary reductions in direct patient care clinical practice hours under certain conditions. The bill also revises faculty approval processes for nursing schools, requiring individual faculty to meet specific criteria and be approved by the board. It mandates that nursing schools report changes in faculty and director positions. The bill introduces new continuing education requirements, including implicit bias training and courses on maternal mental health.