§ 8-401. Miscellaneous powers and duties of Board  


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  •    (a) Powers. -- The Board may approve any registered nursing or licensed practical nursing education program at an institution in this State.

    (b) Duties. -- The Board shall:

       (1) Keep a list of institutions in this State that currently have an approved registered nursing or licensed practical nursing education program;

       (2) Set standards for approval of education programs for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses at institutions in this State;

       (3) Evaluate the need for an education program for registered nurses or licensed practical nurses in the geographic area in which the program is proposed to be located; and

       (4) Survey approved nursing education programs as it considers necessary.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 294, 298; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1990, ch. 6, § 11.