Section 8-401 - Miscellaneous powers and duties of Board(a) The Board may approve any registered nursing or licensed practical nursing education program at an institution in this State.(b) 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) Determine the Maryland passing rate for the national nurse licensure examination each year;(4) 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(5) Survey approved nursing education programs as it considers necessary.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 516,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2017.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 515,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2017.