Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2838 · Article 9. Clinical Nurse Specialists
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2838
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No person shall advertise or hold himself or herself out as a “clinical nurse specialist” unless he or she is a nurse licensed under this chapter, and meets the standards for a clinical nurse specialist established by the board.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 159, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998. Section operative July 1, 1998, pursuant to Section 2838.3.
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