§ 1-3-245. (G) A chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary comprise the officers of the board.
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§ 1-3-245.
(G)A chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary comprise the officers of the board. The election of the chairman must be from the registered nurse members of the board, and the vice chairman and secretary must be elected from the members. Officers shall serve terms of one year and until their successors are elected. The administrator shall certify to the Governor the names of the officers elected for regular and unexpired terms.
(H)The Chairman of the State Board of Nursing, or the chairman's designee, shall serve as an advisory nonvoting member of the State Board of Medical Examiners to provide consultation on matters requested by the State Board of Medical Examiners. The Board of Medical Examiners shall send written notice at least ten days before meetings that the Board of Medical Examiners wants the chairman or designee of the State Board of Nursing to attend. The Chairman of the State Board of Nursing, or the chairman's designee, and the State Board of Medical Examiners shall meet at least twice a year and more often as necessary.
(I)In addition to the powers and duties enumerated in Section 40-1-70, the board may:
(1)publish advisory opinions and position statements relating to nursing practice procedures or policies authorized or acquiesced to by any agency, facility, institution, or other organization that employs persons authorized to practice under this chapter to comply with acceptable standards of nursing practice;
(2)develop minimum standards for continued competency of licensees continuing in or returning to practice;
(3)conduct surveys of educational enrollments and licensure and report to the public;
(4)conduct investigations and hearings concerning alleged violations of this chapter;
(5)develop minimum standards for nursing education programs;
(6)approve nursing education programs that meet the prescribed standards;
(7)deny or withdraw approval or limit new student admissions of nursing education programs that fail to meet the prescribed standards;
(8)use minimum standards as a basis for evaluating safe and effective nursing practice;
(9)examine, license, and renew the authorizations to practice of qualified applicants;
(10)join organizations that develop and regulate the national nursing licensure examinations and promote the improvement of the practice of nursing for the protection of the public;
(11)collect any information the board considers necessary, including social security numbers or alien identification numbers, in order to report disciplinary actions to national databanks of disciplinary information;
(12)establish guidelines to assist employers of nurses when errors in nursing practice can be handled through corrective action in the employment setting.