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Existing records for testosterone or mifepristone will be removed from CURES on or before January 1, 2027. For more information about CURES, visit https://oag.ca.gov/cures. Notice of CURES Fee Increase The Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) fee will increase from $9 to $15 annually for licenses expiring on and after July 1, 2025. The fee is assessed at the time of license renewal on licensees that are authorized to prescribe, order, administer, or furnish Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, or Schedule V controlled substances. Most licensees will see a $30 CURES fee due to the biennial renewal cycle. The fee covers the reasonable regulatory costs of the Department of Justice for operating and maintaining CURES, a critical element in the state’s continued effort to address the danger of opioid addiction stemming from prescription drug abuse. For more information about CURES, visit: https://oag.ca.gov/cures. No More Public Health Nurse Certification Renewals - Effective January 2025 The Board of Registered Nursing (Board) will no longer require public health nurse certificates to be renewed. Passage of Assembly Bill 2471 (Patterson, Chapter 717, Statutes of 2024) removed both the renewal requirement and associated fee for public health nurse certificates. A licensee’s public health nurse certificate will remain valid as long as their registered nurse license remains active. Please note that licensees must still apply and pay a fee to renew their registered nursing license as well as any advanced practice registered nurse certificates they may hold. Monitor the Board’s website, www.rn.ca.gov, for more information as it becomes available. New CE Requirement for Nurse Practitioners - Effective January 2025 Beginning January 1, 2025, nurse practitioners who provides primary care to a patient population of which over 25% are 65 years of age or older must complete at least 6 of the 30 continuing education hours required to renew their registered nurse license, in a course in the field of gerontology, the special care needs of patients with dementia, or the care of older patients. Compliance with these new requirements will be verified as part of the NP certificate renewal process. Monitor the Board’s website, Continuing Education for License Renewal, for more information. Operation Nightingale and the Fraudulent Nursing School Investigation 805 Reporting - Health Facility Reporting Requirement for Nurse Practitioners Fake BRN Representative/DEA Agents Extortion Scam The California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN or Board) has learned that scam artists posing as U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents or Board investigators are calling California registered nurses as part of an extortion scheme. The scammers identify themselves as DEA agents or Board investigators, calling about ongoing investigations regarding their license issued by the BRN. The scammers tell victims their license may be suspended for illegal drug trafficking. The scammers may provide a “Notice of Suspension” letter with BRN’s letterhead and/or logo which includes statements that licensees must follow instructions given by the Board investigator. The scammers are also asking for licensee bank account information. The scammers’ phone number may show up as the BRN’s office number (916) 322-3350. No DEA agent, BRN investigator or staff member will ever contact RNs by telephone to demand money or any other form of payment. If you receive a call such as the one described, refuse the demand for payment. Do not disclose any personal information, i.e., social security number, dates of birth, credit or debit card numbers. Please also consider the following: If the caller is stating they are from the DEA, immediately report the threat to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. If the individual identifies themselves as a Board employee, please contact the Board at (916) 322-3350 and press 3 to be directed to the Board’s Enforcement unit or send an email to [email protected]. 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