Title 3 — District of Columbia Boards and Commissions.
44 chapters · 893 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 3-1251.01 Definitions
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Board” means the District of Columbia Board of Nursing. (2) “Committee” means the Committee on Impaired Nurses. (3) “Contract” means a written agreement between the impaired nurse and the Committee providing the terms and condi…
D.C. Code § 3-1251.02 Formation of Committee on Impaired Nurses
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(a) A Committee on Impaired Nurses is established to supervise operation of the Program. The Committee shall be composed of 5 nurses licensed in the District of Columbia who shall be appointed by the Board. The Board may establish additional committees as may be necessary to perf…
D.C. Code § 3-1251.03 Committee meetings
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(a) The Committee shall determine where meetings are held and the frequency of meetings. (b) Minutes of Committee meetings shall be confidential. Only Committee members shall have access to these documents. (c) Records of the Committee shall be privileged and confidential, and sh…
D.C. Code § 3-1251.04 Committee staff
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The Committee may employee staff or engage the services of a consultant to carry out its functions in accordance with the approved budget of the District of Columbia and as approved by the Board.
D.C. Code § 3-1251.05 Committee powers and duties
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In addition to the powers and duties set forth elsewhere in this chapter, the Committee shall: (1) Evaluate a nurse who requests participation in the Program according to the guidelines prescribed by the Committee and consider recommendations for a nurse’s admission into the Prog…
D.C. Code § 3-1251.06 Notice of Program procedures
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Each nurse who requests to participate in the Program shall be informed in writing of the Program’s procedures, including the rights and responsibilities of the nurse, and the consequences of noncompliance with the procedures, including suspension and termination of the nursing l…
D.C. Code § 3-1251.07 Disclosure of records
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(a) The Committee may disclose records relating to an impaired nurse only: (1) When disclosure of the information is essential to the intervention, treatment, or rehabilitation needs of the impaired nurse; (2) When release of the information has been authorized in writing by the …
D.C. Code § 3-1251.08 Immunity from liability
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The members of the Committee shall be immune from liability in the exercise of their duties.
D.C. Code § 3-1251.09 Description of the Program
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(a) Admission to the Program is voluntary. (b) A colleague, employer, or the Board may refer impaired nurses to the Program through a self-report, formal complaint. (c) A nurse requesting admission to the Program may not have: (1) Caused an injury to an individual while practicin…
D.C. Code § 3-1251.10 Approval of treatment facilities
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(a) To qualify as a designated treatment facility to which a nurse in the Program may be referred, the treatment facility shall meet the following criteria: (1) The treatment facility shall have a specific, identified contact person to whom the nurse can be referred for assistanc…
D.C. Code § 3-1251.11 Maintenance of records
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(a) Records shall be confidential and maintained in a locked file in the office of the Board. (b) A nurse’s records shall be destroyed 2 years after the nurse’s satisfactory discharge from the Program.
D.C. Code § 3-1251.12 Nurses leaving the District of Columbia or applying for licensure in another state
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(a) A nurse participating in the Program who moves to a jurisdiction where a rehabilitation program is in place and applies for licensure in that jurisdiction shall be transferred to that jurisdiction’s rehabilitation program. (b) A nurse participating in the Program who moves to…
D.C. Code § 3-1251.13 Information booklet
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The Committee shall publish an informational booklet describing the Program for the public. The booklet shall be updated as may be necessary.
D.C. Code § 3-1251.14 Reports to the Board
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The Board shall require reports from the Committee annually and at such other times as it believes may be necessary and appropriate. The reports shall include: (1) Information concerning the number of cases accepted, denied, and terminated, with compliance or noncompliance; and (…
D.C. Code § 3-1251.15 Rules
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The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 3-1251.16 Appropriations
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Repealed Repealed.