2011 Vermont Code
Title 26 Professions and Occupations
Chapter 28 NURSING
§ 1584 Prohibitions; offenses
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TITLE 26
Professions and Occupations
CHAPTER 28. NURSING
Subchapter I. Registered and Licensed Practical Nursing
§ 1584. Prohibitions; offenses
(a) It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person, including any corporation, association, or individual, to:
(1) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing degree, diploma, certificate of registration, license, or any other related document or record, or to aid or abet therein;
(2) Practice nursing under cover of any degree, diploma, registration, license, or related document or record illegally or fraudulently obtained or signed or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation;
(3) Practice nursing unless duly registered and currently licensed to do so under the provisions of this chapter;
(4) Use in connection with a name any words, letters, signs, or figures which imply that a person is a registered or practical nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse when not authorized under this chapter;
(5) Practice nursing during the time a license issued under this chapter is suspended or revoked;
(6) Conduct a nursing education program unless the program has been approved by the board;
(7) Employ unlicensed persons to practice registered nursing, practical nursing, or as a nursing assistant.
(8) [Deleted.]
(b) Any person violating this section shall be subject to the penalties provided in 3 V.S.A. { 127(c).
(c) [Deleted.] (Added 1979, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), { 1; amended 1993, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), { 1; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), { 13; 2007, No. 29, { 27; 2011, No. 66, { 5, eff. June 1, 2011.)
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