General ProvisionsNursing

Section § 675

Explanation

This law requires that any person or organization offering nursing courses that aren't accredited by the official nursing boards in California must clearly inform students before they enroll. The notice, in bold and larger print, must state that the course won't qualify them to take the board exams. This information must be upfront, either in a written form or on any enrollment contracts right above where a student would sign.

Every person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation offering a course of instruction in any type of nursing, including vocational nursing or practical nursing, which course of instruction is not accredited by the Board of Registered Nursing or by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians and completion of which will not qualify a person to take any examination given by either board shall notify an applicant for admission thereto that the course of instruction is not accredited by either board and that completion thereof will not qualify the person to take any examination given by either board.
The notice required by this section shall be in writing in at least 12-point boldface type, and in no event less than two points larger than the type in any other portion of the notice or contract, and shall be given to an applicant prior to the signing of any contract by the applicant or, if no contract is signed, prior to the making of any deposit or other payment by the applicant.
If an applicant is required to sign a contract in order to enroll in the course of instruction, the notice required by this section shall be contained in the contract directly above the place for the applicant’s signature.
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Section § 676

Explanation

This section says that certain rules don't apply to specific training programs. It excludes inservice training at institutions for their workers, public and private schools, advanced nursing programs for already licensed nurses, and church-run schools for training in religious health care practices.

The provisions contained in this article shall not apply to inservice training programs given in institutions for the purpose of qualifying persons to work therein, to public schools, to private schools or institutions offering advanced nursing education to registered nurses or vocational nurses licensed in the United States, or to schools conducted by any recognized church or denomination for the purpose of training the adherents of such church or denomination in the care of the sick in accordance with its religious tenets.
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Section § 677

Explanation

Anyone who operates under this rule, like a business or association, must keep certain records for at least three years. These records should be available for inspection by certain investigators and officers. They must contain the names and addresses of students and either a copy of their signed contract or any written notice. If a correspondence school is based outside of California, they only need to keep records for students living within the state.

Every person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation subject to the provisions of this article shall maintain records for at least three years, which records shall be open to inspection by investigators of the Division of Investigation of the department and by peace officers acting in their official capacity.
The records shall include the names and address of the persons admitted to the course of instruction and a copy of any written contract signed by such a person or, if no contract is signed, a copy of the written notice given to such person.
A correspondence school whose home office is located outside of this state need maintain the foregoing records only for persons residing in this state.
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Section § 678

Explanation

If someone doesn't give the required notice as stated in this article, any contract they make with the other person becomes completely ineffective and is treated as if it never existed.

The failure to give the notice required by this article shall make any contract entered into between the parties null and void.
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Section § 679

Explanation

If a person or business organization breaks the rules in this specific section, they are committing a misdemeanor, which is a minor crime.

Any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation who violates this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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