2005 Minnesota Statutes - 148.281 — Violations; penalty.

     148.281 Violations; penalty. 


    Subdivision 1.    Violations described.  It shall be 
 unlawful for any person, corporation, firm, or association, to: 


    (1) sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing 
 diploma, license or record, or aid or abet therein; 


    (2) practice professional or practical nursing, practice as 
 a public health nurse, or practice as a certified clinical nurse 
 specialist, certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse 
 practitioner, or certified registered nurse anesthetist under 
 cover of any diploma, permit, license, registration certificate, 
 advanced practice credential, or record illegally or 
 fraudulently obtained or signed or issued unlawfully or under 
 fraudulent representation; 


    (3) practice professional or practical nursing unless the 
 person has been issued a temporary permit under the provisions 
 of section 148.212 or is duly licensed and currently registered 
 to do so under the provisions of sections 148.171 to 148.285; 


    (4) use the professional title nurse unless duly licensed 
 to practice professional or practical nursing under the 
 provisions of sections 148.171 to 148.285, except as authorized 
 by the board by rule; 


    (5) use any abbreviation or other designation tending to 
 imply licensure as a registered nurse or licensed practical 
 nurse unless duly licensed and currently registered so to 
 practice professional or practical nursing under the provisions 
 of sections 148.171 to 148.285 except as authorized by the board 
 by rule; 


    (6) use any title, abbreviation, or other designation 
 tending to imply certification as a certified registered nurse 
 as defined in section 148.171, subdivision 22, unless duly 
 certified by a national nurse certification organization; 


    (7) use any abbreviation or other designation tending to 
 imply registration as a public health nurse unless duly 
 registered by the board; 


    (8) practice professional, advanced practice registered, or 
 practical nursing in a manner prohibited by the board in any 
 limitation of a license or registration issued under the 
 provisions of sections 148.171 to 148.285; 


    (9) practice professional, advanced practice registered, or 
 practical nursing during the time a license or current 
 registration issued under the provisions of sections 148.171 to 
 148.285 shall be suspended or revoked; 


    (10) conduct a nursing program for the education of persons 
 to become registered nurses or licensed practical nurses unless 
 the program has been approved by the board; 


    (11) knowingly employ persons in the practice of 
 professional or practical nursing who have not been issued a 
 current permit, license, or registration certificate to practice 
 as a nurse in this state; and 


    (12) knowingly employ a person in advanced practice 
 registered nursing unless the person meets the standards and 
 practices of sections 148.171 to 148.285. 


    Subd. 1a. Repealed, 1989 c 194 s 22 


    Subd. 2.    Penalty.  Any person, corporation, or 
 association violating any provisions of subdivision 1 shall be 
 guilty of a gross misdemeanor, and shall be punished according 
 to law. 


    HIST: 1945 c 242 s 12,13; 1959 c 140 s 4; 1975 c 360 s 11; 
 1977 c 256 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 194 s 19; 1999 c 172 s 12,18; 2003 c 
 87 s 6