§457-12 Discipline; grounds; proceedings; hearings. (a) In addition to any other actions authorized by law, the board shall have the power to deny, revoke, limit, or suspend any license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse applied for or issued by the board in accordance with this chapter, and to fine or to otherwise discipline a licensee for any cause authorized by law, including but not limited to the following:
(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board may deny a license to any applicant who has been disciplined by another state, except on the basis of discipline by another state for the provision or assistance in receipt or provision of medical, surgical, pharmaceutical, counseling, or referral services relating to the human reproductive system, including but not limited to services relating to pregnancy, contraception, or the termination of a pregnancy, so long as the provision or assistance in receipt or provision of the services was in accordance with the laws of this State or would have been in accordance with the laws of this State if it occurred within this State. Any final order entered pursuant to this subsection shall be a matter of public record.
(c) Any fine imposed by the board after a hearing in accordance with chapter 91 shall be no less than $100 and no more than $1,000 for each violation.
(d) The remedies or penalties provided by this chapter are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this State. [L 1970, c 71, pt of §1; am L 1973, c 31, §20; am L 1974, c 205, §2(17); am L 1983, c 119, §9; am L 1986, c 27, §1; am L 1992, c 202, §111; am L 2015, c 127, §4; am L 2016, c 38, §8; am L 2017, c 66, §§4, 6; am L 2023, c 2, §10]