CaliforniaPupil health: individuals with exceptional needs: respiratory services: licensed vocational nurses.
What it does
(1) Existing law, the Respiratory Care Practice Act, establishes the Respiratory Care Board of California to license and regulate the practice of respiratory care. The act authorizes, among other things, a licensed vocational nurse who is employed by a home health agency to perform respiratory tasks and services identified by the board, as specified.
More detail
This bill would also authorize the performance of suctioning and other basic respiratory tasks and services by a licensed vocational nurse under the supervision of a credentialed school nurse.
(2) Existing law authorizes an individual with exceptional needs who requires specialized physical health care services, as defined, during the regular schoolday, to be assisted by individuals meeting specified requirements.
This bill would also authorize an individual with exceptional needs who requires specialized physical health care services to be assisted by a licensed vocational nurse under the supervision of a credentialed school nurse for the above-described basic respiratory services.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 10Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 582, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 10Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.To Governor
- Aug 28In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded SB 389 Ochoa Bogh Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 28Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2775.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 21Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Aug 20From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 3From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.Minor
- Jul 2
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Business and Professions] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- May 29Referred to Coms. on ED. and B. & P.Minor
- May 15In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd SB389 Ochoa Bogh et al. Result: pass.Upper
- May 15Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1091.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 13Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- May 12From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- May 2Set for hearing May 12.
- Apr 28From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 917.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 24From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.Major
- Apr 3Set for hearing April 28.
- Mar 26From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. P. & E.D. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 566.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Business, Professions and Economic Development] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Set for hearing March 26.
- Feb 26Referred to Coms. on ED. and B. P. & E.D.Minor
- Feb 18From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
- Feb 14Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced