Cal. Health & Safety Code § 128401
California Registered Nurse Education Program
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2011
(a) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall adopt regulations establishing the statewide Associate Degree Nursing (A.D.N.) Scholarship Pilot Program.
(a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall establish the statewide Associate Degree Nursing (A.D.N.) Scholarship Program.
(b) Scholarships under the pilot program shall be available only to students in counties determined to have the most need. Need in a county shall be established based on consideration of all the following factors: (1) Counties with a registered nurse-to-population ratio equal or less than 500 registered nurses per 100,000 individuals. (2) County unemployment rate. (3) County level of poverty.
(b) Scholarships under the program shall be available only to students in counties determined to have the most significant need. Need in a county shall be established based on consideration of all the following factors: (1) Counties with a registered nurse-to-population ratio equal to or less than 500 registered nurses per 100,000 individuals. (2) County unemployment rate. (3) County level of poverty.
(c) A scholarship recipient shall be required to complete, at a minimum, an associate degree in nursing and work in a medically underserved area in California upon obtaining his or her license from the Board of Registered Nursing.
(c) A scholarship recipient shall be required to complete, at a minimum, an associate degree in nursing and work in a medically underserved area in California upon obtaining their license from the Board of Registered Nursing.
(d) The Health Professions Education Foundation shall consider the following factors when selecting recipients for the A.D.N. Scholarship Pilot Program: (1) An applicant’s economic need, as established by the federal poverty index. (2) Applicants who demonstrate cultural and linguistic skills and abilities.
(d) The department shall consider the following factors when selecting recipients for the A.D.N. Scholarship Program: (1) An applicant’s economic need, as established by the federal poverty index. (2) Applicants who demonstrate cultural and linguistic skills and abilities.
(e) The pilot program shall be funded from the Registered Nurse Education Fund established pursuant to Section 128400 and administered by the Health Professions Education Foundation within the office. The Health Professions Education Foundation shall allocate a portion of the moneys in the fund for the pilot program established pursuant to this section, in addition to moneys otherwise allocated pursuant to this article for scholarships and loans for associate degree nursing students.
(e) The program shall be funded from the Registered Nurse Education Fund established pursuant to Section 128400 and administered by the department within the office. The department shall allocate a portion of the moneys in the fund for the program established pursuant to this section, in addition to moneys otherwise allocated pursuant to this article for scholarships and loans for associate degree nursing students.
(f) No additional staff or General Fund operating costs shall be expended for the pilot program.
(f) No additional staff or General Fund operating costs shall be expended for the program.
(g) The Health Professions Education Foundation may accept private or federal funds for purposes of the A.D.N. Scholarship Pilot Program.
(g) The department may accept private or federal funds for purposes of the A.D.N. Scholarship Program.
(h) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2014, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2014, deletes or extends that date.
(h) The department shall post A.D.N. Scholarship Program statistics and updates on its internet website.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.