California Registered Nurse
License Defense Lawyers
Registered Nurses - California Board of Registered Nursing
400 R Street, Suite 4030
P.O. Box 944210
Sacramento, CA 94244-2100
916/322-3350 complaints
916/322-1700 TDY
ORIGINAL APPLICATION ISSUES - RENEWAL APPLICATION QUESTIONS - INVESTIGATIONS - EMPLOYMENT ISSUES and REGISTERED NURSING BOARD ACCUSATIONS
If you are a registered nurse and during the next 6-12 months need to file your renewal application and have had a previous conviction &/or as an RN you are aware a complaint has been filed against you at work or by the BRN &/or you wish to obtain an RN license in California, the attorneys at Spital & Associates , can help with your case statewide in California. We have extensive experience representing professionals in front of several California boards, bureaus and agencies , and in particular the Board of Registered Nursing . Contact us today to schedule a consultation.
The BRN Complaint Process
When a complaint has been received by the Board of Registered Nursing , it is reviewed, analyzed and then processed. Some complaints are closed because they fall outside of the jurisdiction of the BRN and/or do not involve grounds for disciplinary action (e.g. personality conflicts). If YOU qualify for the Diversion Program, then you will be notified.
Once the complaint is reviewed, BRN may determine the allegations are unsubstantiated. On the other hand, the Board of Registered Nursing may conclude the allegations are valid and they will decide what further action should be taken, if any. The options include:
- BRN closes the complaint on the grounds it is without merit
- BRN closes the complaint even though it has been determined the complaint has merit
- BRN refers the matter to the Attorney General's Office for prosecution. The AG will seek to deny a license if you are an applicant for licensure; or the AG will seek to suspend or revoke your license and impose countless terms and conditions to a probationary license, requiring you to reimburse BRN costs and investigation expenses
- You as an RN employ expert legal counsel to present a compelling and powerful defense so that BRN disciplinary action is minimized, if any is taken.
- BRN handles the matter "in-house" and issues a citation, fine, private reprimand, etc.
The BRN Diversion Program
The Board of Registered Nursing has a Diversion Program for nurses whose practice may be impaired due to alleged chemical dependency and/or mental illness. This is a "rehabilitation" program designed to provide intervention. If you are eligible to participate in the program, you will be given an opportunity to participate in the Diversion Program as an alternative to disciplinary action against the license.
What We Will Do For You
The California professional licensing defense attorneys at Spital & Associates provide aggressive and zealous representation to clients seeking to obtain a license in California and/or nurses investigated or accused of wrongdoing . We help protect your license, your reputation and your career . For a powerful and winning defense to a case and/or an investigation brought by the Board of Registered Nursing, we get it! Since 1971, we have handled State Board licensing cases throughout California.
Call 619-583-0350 to schedule an appointment and/or a teleconfernce with our Managing Attorney, Sam Spital, an experienced and distinguished administrative law lawyer. Sam has the highest rating in California for professional licensing cases. A perfect score of 10 out of 10 .
What Types of Complaints Does the Board of Registered Nursing Investigate or Prosecute?
- Sexual contact by a Registered Nurse with a patient
- A nurse's violation of a patient's confidentiality
- Providing nursing services for which the Registered Nurse has not been trained or licensed
- Drug abuse of various types by a nurse
- Fraud or Deceit and other crimes committed by a nurse
- Driving Under the Influence even if not affecting one's duties and functions at work
- A nurse failing to record in the MAR the administration of drugs
- Unprofessional conduct or negligent acts committed by a Registered Nurse
- Failing to follow proper drug dispensing procedures ( PLEASE Use the Pyxis Machine w/caution! )
- Encouraging or seeking a social relationship with a patient, etc.
What if my Complaint involves a Minor Violation?
Some complaints may be deemed minor and, therefore, may be handled by the Board of Registered Nursing and they may issue a letter of reprimand/warning (private or public reproval); and/or set up a conference between the nurse and an enforcement officer or investigator with the Department of Consumer Affairs. As defense counsel for nurses throughout California, we do not recommend you attend any "conference," "meeting" or "interview" without experienced and qualified legal representation. Any attorney can represent a licensed professional, but you should protect your license and career by selecting a highly experienced and distinguished California professional license defense attorney. Do you want to settle for a lawyer who has handled a few license cases when you can obtain an outstanding attorney? Instead, call Sam Spital today; he has handled these cases as a Deputy Attorney General beginning in 1971, and since 1978 on the defense side!. Call now for your winning defense.... from anywhere statewide in California.
How are Serious Violations handled?
If the complaint involves a serious violation (for example, allegation of possession or use of drugs, sexual &/or inappropriate physical contact, gross negligence or incompetence), it will be immediately referred to an investigator employed by the California Board of Registered Nursing. If you are contacted during this process, you need to retain legal counsel to assist you. While a licensee might be willing to discuss the details of the complaint and wish to provide a "rebuttal," this is not an opportunity to present your version of the facts and be confident the matter will be closed without further action.
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California State Board Defense Attorneys
Spital & Associates was founded in 1978 by attorney Sam Spital , a former Deputy Attorney General and Probation Officer. As the managing attorney supervising seven offices throughout California, a team of 10 lawyers and nearly 50 employees handling over 10,000 cases, Sam's relentless focus on his clients and their respective needs continues to be the paradigm for his law firm. Sam Spital is a passionate and zealous advocate, seeking prompt and favorable results. Sam's motto as your personal attorney is: "A Law Firm that Cares!" Highest quality, integrity, service and commitment to our clients are the guiding principles for everything we do.
Our goals are simple:
- Superior Ethics : We always conduct our license defense practice honorably and ethically. We will not engage in any Board of Registered Nursing, civil or criminal case that compromises our work or our integrity or are at the expense of our clients. We don't short cut and advise our client to make any admissions and/or acknowledge any responsibility unless and until we have aggressively analyzed the State Board, civil or criminal case as well as evaluate possible defense strategies.
- Service Excellence & Powerful Defense Strategies : We deliver superior service, superior client relations and competent results for our Board of Registered Nursing defense clients. The key to our success is teamwork, powerful, relentless and superior advocacy skills . As your personal administrative law defense attorney, our role is to "find the errors and mistakes" of law enforcement and/or the state board case. We also are proactive, not only taking the defensive but offensive stance for clients charged with any act of unprofessional conduct, civil misdeed or wrongdoing &/or felony or misdemeanor crime. We analyze every single aspect of a case: the law, the defenses, the procedures, the witnesses, and the facts.
- We are the law firm to rely on : We continue to earn the Highest Rated Professional State Board License Defense report card to be your most desirable law firm. As our client, we will provide the highest integrity, honesty and moral character. We don't assume we are going to win as other lawyers often do. We don't take things for granted. Best of all, we consistently win licensing cases statewide for our clients .
When you retain our law firm as your personal California State Board of Registered Nursing Defense Lawyers , you can trust that we fully understand the laws and can develop a strong and effective License Defense strategy, no matter how small it may be to the most complex and egregious administrative law case, we take our clients seriously. We care about you and will take into consideration your present concerns, reputation and future status. We get it !
Often, our clients feel as if they should suffer the consequences, incur the sentence and pay the penalties because they engaged in wrongdoing. However, you should not be defined by an isolated misdeed or even a series of bad decisions . Protect your career and good name. Call our experienced Board of Registered Nursing Defense Lawyers.
We raise Constitutional Guarantees
at all stages of your case.
We not only want to win your Board of Registered Nursing case, we want the state to be held accountable . Our license defense attorneys believe our clients should have the best administrative law defense to prevent the government from over-reaching in all licensure cases. Aside from the multiple licensing defense strategies we develop for each client, we want to be sure that illegally obtained evidence cannot be introduced. We also want to safeguard you from violations of procedural and Constitutional guarantees. As your S killed and Dedicated California State Board of Registered Nursing Defense Attorneys, here is how we will help by employing Powerful Strategies and asserting your:
- A Registered Nurse's right to Effective and Successful Legal Counsel
- Your right to Remain Silent
- A Registered Nurse's right to Speedy Trial (Administrative Hearing)
- Your right to imaginative use of Administrative Law Discovery Rules & Procedure
- Registered Nurse's right to Subpoena and Compel Witnesses to Testify
- Registered Nurse's right to use cost-effective and distinguished Expert Testimony
- Your right to aggressively Cross Examine and Confront the Prosecution's Witnesses
- Registered Nurse's right to challenge the introduction and use of all evidence
- Registered Nurse's right to the use of a powerful Trial Brief
- Registered Nurse's Right to assert all Constitutional defenses
- Registered Nurse's right to employ Demonstrative Evidence
- Registered Nurse's right of Presumed Innocence
- Registered Nurse's Right to Testify on Own Behalf
- Your Right to assert Creative Options as your "master" of persuasion
- Your Right to negotiate Lesser Penalties and Reduced Terms and Conditions
- Your Right to Appeal adverse rulings, appealable errors and improper Decisions
Contact Us
Whether an investigation by the Department of Consumer Affairs, a letter from the Enforcement Officer of BRN, or an Accusation, before discussing your Board of Registered Nursing case with anyone, you should obtain the advice of experienced legal counsel. Contact an attorney at Spital & Associates, for the highest rated state board defense attorneys handling BRN defense cases statewide in California.
Call 7 days a week at any hour or send an e-mail now .
