As part of the State of California’s ongoing battle against the spread of COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the formation of the California Health Corps, a measure designed to dramatically expand the health care workforce and staff the additional hospital beds necessary to treat COVID-19 patients. The breadth of the health corps encompasses nearly
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Rehabilitation for Medical Professionals During COVID-19
By John Bishop on
The worldwide spread of COVID-19 is placing unprecedented stress and demand on California physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other medical professionals. However, despite these urgent demands, the administrative disciplinary system continues to investigate claims of unprofessional conduct, and hearings for nurses and doctors are still being scheduled, prepared, and settled, despite the…
OAH Suspends All Hearings Until April 16, 2020
By John Bishop on
Posted in Professional License Law
By order of the Director and Chief of the Office of Administrative Hearings, Zackery P. Morazzini, on March 19, 2020, all hearing rooms at the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) locations are closed for business, and no hearings at off-site locations will take place. The order lasts through April 16, 2020. Interim and…
BRN Probation and COVID-19
By John Bishop on
Posted in California Nurse Licensing
Editor’s Note: this article was written and posted on March 24, 2020, during the COVID-19 global pandemic. It reflects a state of affairs in California that changes hourly. The information contained may be out of date.
California continues to experience extremely high demand for nurses in critical care settings to response to the COVID-19 outbreak. …