Title 25, Professions And Occupations

§457-1 Purpose. In order to safeguard life and health, any person practicing or offering to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse, a registered nurse, or a licensed practical nurse in this State for compensation shall be required to submit evidence that the person is …

[§457-1.5] Practice of nursing. (a) Nursing is a scientific process founded on a body of professional knowledge. It is a learned profession based on an understanding of the human condition across the lifespan of a client and the relationship of a client with others and within the…

§457-11 Nursing education programs. (a) An institution desiring to conduct a nursing education program to prepare for the practice of nursing [as] advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, or licensed practical nurses shall apply to the board and submit evidence tha…

§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 issu…

[§457-12.2] Revocation of license or denial of application to renew, restore, or reinstate a license based on conviction requiring registration as a sex offender; conditions. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the board shall automatically revoke a license or deny an ap…

§457-12.5 Discipline based on action taken in another state; conditions; prohibition on practice. (a) Upon receipt of evidence of revocation, suspension, or other disciplinary action against a licensee in another state, the board may issue an order imposing disciplinary action up…

§457-13 Exceptions. This chapter does not prohibit:

[§457-13.5] Temporary permit. (a) The board may issue a temporary permit to a practical nurse or registered nurse licensed in another jurisdiction who: (b) The board may issue a temporary permit to a nurse who currently holds a multistate license issued by another state, territor…

§457-14 Violations of chapter; penalties. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, including any corporation, association, or individual to: Any of these misdemeanors shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500 for a first offense. Each subsequent offense shall be punish…

§457-15 Injunctive relief. The practice of nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse by any person who has not been issued a license under this chapter or whose license has been suspended or revoked or has expired is declared to be inimical to the public welf…

§457-16 Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application…

[§457-17] Telehealth; privacy, security, and confidentiality. [Section effective January 1, 2017.] Services relating to the practice of nursing provided by telehealth pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with all federal and state privacy, security, and confidentiality la…

§457-2 Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter unless the content otherwise requires: "Advanced practice registered nurse" means a registered nurse who has met the qualifications for advanced practice registered nurse licensure set forth in this chapter and through rules of the …

[§457-2.5] Registered nurse. Practice as a registered nurse means the full scope of nursing, regardless of compensation or personal profit, that incorporates caring for all clients in all settings and is guided by the scope of practice authorized by this chapter, the rules of the…

[§457-2.6] Licensed practical nurse. Practice as a licensed practical nurse means the directed scope of nursing practice, regardless of compensation or personal profit, that takes place under the direction of a registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, licensed physic…

§457-2.7 Advanced practice registered nurse. (a) Practice as an advanced practice registered nurse means the scope of nursing in a category approved by the board, regardless of compensation or personal profit, and includes the registered nurse scope of practice. The scope of an a…

§457-3 State board of nursing; appointment; term of office. The board shall consist of nine members as follows: Both nursing education and direct providers of nursing services shall be represented on the board. The term of office for members of the board shall be four years. No m…

§457-4 Qualifications of board members. (a) Each member of the board shall be a resident of this State. Each registered nurse member of the board shall also: (b) Each licensed practical nurse member of the board shall also: (c) Each advanced practice registered nurse member of th…

§457-5 Duties and powers of board. (a) In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the board may: (b) The board shall monitor and evaluate the scope of the practice of nursing in other states and make recommendations to the legislature, when deemed desirable, fo…

[§457-5.5] Nursys; verification of nurse license. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board of nursing may fully participate in Nursys by sharing licensure and discipline data with Nursys. By applying for nurse licensure, individuals shall consent to allowing the b…

[§457-6.5] Application of National Council of State Boards of Nursing Model Nursing Practice Act and Model Nursing Administrative Rules. (a) In accordance with chapter 91, the board shall adopt the provisions of the NCSBN Model Nursing Practice Act and Model Nursing Administrativ…

§457-7 Registered nurses; qualifications; licenses; fees; title; existing licensed nurses; verification of licenses; eligibility. (a) An applicant for a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse shall submit: (b) Licenses shall be granted either by: (c) The applicant appl…

[§457-7.5] Delegation. (a) A registered nurse may delegate nursing care tasks, functions, and activities to unlicensed assistive personnel in a manner that is appropriate to the level of knowledge and skill of the unlicensed assistive personnel; provided that the delegation of ta…

§457-8 Licensed practical nurse; qualifications; license; fees; title; existing licensed nurses; verification of licenses; eligibility. (a) An applicant for a license to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse shall submit: (b) Licenses shall be granted either by: (c) The …

§457-8.5 Advanced practice registered nurse; qualifications; licensure; endorsement; fees; eligibility. (a) The board shall grant an advanced practice registered nurse license to a nurse who has: (b) Any person licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse prior to October 1,…

§457-8.6 Prescriptive authority for advanced practice registered nurses. (a) The board shall grant prescriptive authority to qualified advanced practice registered nurses and shall designate the requirements for advanced nursing practice related to prescriptive authority. The boa…

§457-8.7 Advanced practice registered nurses; abortions by medication or aspiration; refusal to perform. (a) Notwithstanding section 453-16 or any other law to the contrary, an advanced practice registered nurse may provide medication or aspiration abortion care in the first trim…

§457-8.8 Advanced practice registered nurses; global signature authority. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, advanced practice registered nurses shall be authorized to sign, certify, or endorse all documents relating to health care within their scope of practice provi…

[§457-8.9] Advanced practice registered nurses; expedited partner therapy. Advanced practice registered nurses who meet the definition of a health professional as defined in section 453-51, shall be authorized to provide expedited partner therapy in accordance with part III of ch…

§457-9 Renewal of license; inactivation and reactivation of license; restoration of forfeited license. (a) The license of every person licensed or granted prescriptive authority shall expire on June 30 of every odd-numbered year and shall be renewed biennially, except as provided…

[§457-9.2] Continuing competency requirements; exemptions; extensions; records retention; audit. (a) Beginning July 1, 2017, with the renewal of the licensing biennium, and every biennial renewal thereafter, each registered nurse and practical nurse licensee shall have completed …

[§457-9.3] Learning activity options. The successful completion of one of the following shall meet the learning activity options requirements for continuing competency:

§457-9.5 Center for nursing fee. (a) Upon the issuance of a new license and at each license renewal period, each nurse shall pay an additional fee of $60, which shall be deposited in a separate account in the compliance resolution fund established pursuant to section 26-9(o). [(b…