La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLVII-3301

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLVII-3301 - Implementation of the Nurse Practice Act

A. The Nurse Practice Act, R.S. 37:911 et seq., provides that, in order to safeguard life and health, any person practicing or offering to practice as a registered nurse or as an advanced practice registered nurse in this state shall submit evidence that (s)he is qualified to do so and shall be licensed to practice as a registered nurse or as an advanced practice registered nurse. The act creates a Board of Nursing with regulatory authority, dictates the board's composition and qualifications, methods of appointment and term of office of the board members. The duties of the board are specified in R.S. 37:918, and these duties provide for the implementation of the Nurse Practice Act through the adoption of rules and regulations.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLVII-3301

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Nursing, LR 7:73 (March 1981), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Nursing LR 24:1293 (July 1998).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:911 et seq.