California nursing license renewal lvn. Effective july 1 2004 business and professions code section 28985 establishes the vocational nurse education program within the health professions education foundation. California board of vocational nursing and psychiatric technicians. All licensees are required to timely renew their license whether or not they receive a renewal notice from the board.
In order for a licensed vocational nurse or psychiatric technician to legally practice in the state of california a current active license is required. Once a california license number is issued it will always remain the same number whether active inactive or delinquent. The california board of registered nursing brn has an intradepartmental contract with the department of consumer affairs dca to provide license verification on the dca license search website and the actual operation thereof.
Satisfactory completion of continuing education is required for an active license in addition to a social security number. Licensees cannot practice if the license expiration date has passed or with a license that is on inactive status. The board of vocational nursing and psychiatric technicians bvnpt will never call our licensees requesting any type of payment.
From that date on it will expire every two years if renewed timely. Your first california rn license is issued for two birthdays not two years and will expire the last day of the month following your birth date. The new law requires the board to collect a 500 fee from vocational nurses at the time of license renewal to fund a scholarship and educational loan program for vocational nurse education.
Licensed vocational nurse to associate degree nursing scholarship program lvn to adn vocational nurse scholarship program vnsp if you are a student accepted or enrolled in a nursing program enrolled in a minimum of 6 units have a gpa of 20 or greater and will graduate after june 30 2020 you may be eligible to apply. The dca license search website is the property of dca and system security concerns are ultimately their responsibility. Renewal lvns and pts are required to renew their license every two years.
Satisfactory completion of continuing education ce is required for an active license in addition to a social security number. License renewals licensed vocational nurses lvns and psychiatric technicians pts are required to renew their license every two years.