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State Board of Nursing Contact Information: 

California State Board of Registered Nursing
Address: 1747 N Market Blvd., Suite 150
Sacramento, CA 95834-1924
Mailing Address: PO Box 944210
Sacramento, CA 94244-2100
Phone Number: (916) 322-3350
TTY: (800) 325-2297

California Board of Vocational Nursing
Address: 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 205
Sacramento, CA 95833
Phone number: (916) 263-7800


IV Certification Requirements: 

Hourly Requirements for LVN IV Course	State BON Must Approve Course?	Special Course Requirements	Suggested Course or Package	Special Provisions
24 Hours theory and 6 hours clinical training	Yes	Maximum 15 students per class 3 successful supervised sticks	N/A	LPN's cannot give IV medications. They may only give approved IV fluids via peripheral lines after they have completed a board approved course.

Important Links:

• Medical Assistant Scope of Practice: MAs are NOT allowed to perform invasive procedures such as placing the needle or starting and disconnecting the infusion tube of an IV or administering medications or injections into the IV line.