2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-1,132.11 — Board of Nursing; rules and regulations; powers and duties; enumerated.

Section 71-1,132.11
Board of Nursing; rules and regulations; powers and duties; enumerated.

The board may adopt, promulgate, and revise, with the approval of the department, such rules and regulations consistent with the Nurse Practice Act as may be necessary to carry the act into effect. All such rules and regulations shall be published and distributed. The board shall:

(1) Adopt reasonable and uniform standards for nursing practice and nursing education;

(2) If requested, issue or decline to issue advisory opinions defining acts which in the opinion of the board are or are not permitted in the practice of nursing as defined in section 71-1,132.05. Such opinions shall be considered informational only and are nonbinding. Practice-related information provided by the board to registered nurses or licensed practical nurses licensed under the act shall be made available by the board on request to nurses practicing in this state under a license issued by a state that is a party to the Nurse Licensure Compact;

(3) Establish rules and regulations for approving and classifying programs preparing nurses, taking into consideration administrative and organizational patterns, the curriculum, students, student services, faculty, and instructional resources and facilities, and provide surveys for each educational program as determined by the board;

(4) Approve educational programs which meet the requirements of the act;

(5) Keep a record of all its proceedings and compile an annual report for distribution;

(6) Establish continuing competency requirements. Continuing education is sufficient to meet continuing competency requirements. The requirements may also include, but not be limited to, one or more of the continuing competency activities listed in section 71-161.09 which a licensee may select as an alternative to continuing education;

(7) Adopt rules and regulations establishing standards for delegation of nursing activities, including training or experience requirements, competency determination, and nursing supervision;

(8) Make recommendations in accordance with section 71-168.01 regarding licensure and disciplinary dispositions for individuals who have violated the act and upon the grounds provided in the Uniform Licensing Law;

(9) Collect data regarding nursing;

(10) Provide consultation and conduct conferences, forums, studies, and research on nursing practice and education;

(11) Join organizations that develop and regulate the national nursing licensure examinations and exclusively promote the improvement of the legal standards of the practice of nursing for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare;

(12) Appoint special purpose groups or ad hoc groups to advise the board; and

(13) Administer the Nurse Licensure Compact. In reporting information to the coordinated licensure information system under Article VII of the compact, the department may disclose personal identifying information about a nurse, including his or her social security number.

Source:

Laws 1953, c. 245, § 5, p. 839

Laws 1959, c. 310, § 3, p. 1172

Laws 1965, c. 414, § 1, p. 1322

Laws 1975, LB 422, § 6

Laws 1976, LB 692, § 1

Laws 1978, LB 653, § 24

Laws 1978, LB 658, § 1

Laws 1980, LB 847, § 3

Laws 1981, LB 379, § 36

Laws 1991, LB 703, § 19

Laws 1995, LB 563, § 15

Laws 1996, LB 414, § 6

Laws 1999, LB 594, § 36

Laws 2000, LB 523, § 6

Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 17

Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 19

Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 22

Laws 2005, LB 256, § 27

Cross References:

Nurse Licensure Compact,see section 71-1795.

Uniform Licensing Law,see section 71-101.

~Revised Statutes Supplement, 2006