Nurses Registry ($3,000) Bond - Statewide in California

Brief Summary

A California nurses' registry cannot place a single private duty nurse until a $3,000 bond is on file with the Secretary of State. It is a small bond with a simple filing. Get it written on the state form, mail it with the $30 fee, and you are clear to operate.

California Civil Code section 1812.525 requires every nurses' registry to keep a $3,000 surety bond from a surety admitted in California and to file a copy with the Secretary of State. The bond runs to the People of the State of California and is written on Secretary of State form SFSB-452, which carries a $30 filing fee. A registry with no current bond on file must stop doing business until a new one is filed.

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How to Apply for a Nurses Registry ($3,000) Bond:

• Confirm your business fits the nurses' registry definition in Civil Code 1812.524.
• Have the owner's legal name, business name and address exactly as they will appear on the bond.
• Complete the bond application and pay the quoted premium.
• Have the surety execute Secretary of State form SFSB-452 for $3,000.
• File the bond with the California Secretary of State Special Filings unit with the $30 filing fee.
• Keep the bond in force and file a replacement before any cancellation takes effect.

Detailed Information About the California Nurses Registry ($3,000) Bond:

Who needs it

Civil Code section 1812.524 defines a nurses' registry as a person in the business of obtaining and filling commitments for nursing service, meaning the assignment of a private duty, self-employed registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse or practical nurse to care for a patient under a physician's direction. If you match private duty nurses with patients for a fee, this bond applies to you. It applies to the registry, not to individual nurses.

Referrals beyond private duty work

A registry that also refers nurses to jobs other than private duty nursing has to follow the employment agency chapters of the same title (Civil Code 1812.500 and following) for those referrals. That is a separate set of rules, so check whether your placements go beyond private duty work before assuming this bond covers everything you do.

Filing

The bond goes on Secretary of State form SFSB-452 in the penal sum of $3,000, with the People of the State of California as obligee. File it with the Secretary of State Special Filings unit along with the $30 filing fee. The form is continuous, so it stays in force until the surety cancels it.

If the bond is canceled

The surety has to give the registry and the Secretary of State written notice 30 days before cancellation. If a replacement bond is not filed by the cancellation date, the registry must stop conducting business until a new bond is on file. A cash deposit can stand in for the bond under Code of Civil Procedure section 995.710.

What it covers

The bond is for anyone damaged by a violation of the nurses' registry law or by fraud, misrepresentation, unlawful acts, or the registry's failure to provide its services under its contract with a nurse. It also guarantees the registry pays over sums it collects on behalf of others.

Premium

The surety sets the annual premium after reviewing the owner's credit. Since the bond is only $3,000, most applicants qualify without collateral.

Eligibility and Requirements for a California Nurses Registry ($3,000) Bond:

• Bond amount of $3,000 under Civil Code 1812.525.
• Surety admitted to do business in California.
• People of the State of California named as obligee on form SFSB-452.
• Copy of the bond on file with the Secretary of State before any business is conducted.
• Separate compliance with the employment agency chapters for any referrals other than private duty nursing.

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