{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1812.524","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1812.524","heading":"","body":"(a) “Nursing service” means the assignment of a nurse, as a private duty, self-employed, licensed registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse, or practical nurse to render service to a patient under the direction or supervision of a physician or surgeon registered to practice in this state.\n(b) “Nurses’ registry” means a person who engages in the business of obtaining and filling commitments for nursing service. A nurses’ registry which makes or plans to make referrals for nurses’ employment other than private duty nursing shall comply with Chapters 1 (commencing with Section 1812.500) and 2 (commencing with Section 1812.503) of this title with respect to those referrals.\n(c) “Private duty nurse” means a self-employed nurse rendering service in the care of either a physically or mentally ill patient under the direction of a physician or surgeon, but who is paid by either the patient or the designated agent of the patient and who accepts the responsibilities of a self-employed private contractor.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 2.91. EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING, AND JOB LISTING SERVICES ACT [1812.500. - 1812.544.]","CHAPTER 7. Nurses’ Registries [1812.524. - 1812.533.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"4984fd909762f25a29f85e33a5b4739228c6a25f9b6e90dd09c1ee42c6ac1627","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1812.523","next":"us-ca/civ-1812.525"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}