N.D. Cent. Code § 43-12.1-14

Current through the 2023 Legislative Sessions

Section 43-12.1-14 - Grounds for discipline - Penalties

The board may deny, limit, revoke, encumber, or suspend any license or registration to practice nursing issued by the board or applied for in accordance with this chapter; reprimand, place on probation, or otherwise discipline a licensee, registrant, or applicant; deny admission to licensure or registration examination; require evidence of evaluation and treatment; or issue a nondisciplinary letter of concern to a licensee, registrant, or applicant, upon proof that the person:

1. Has been arrested, charged, or convicted by a court, or has entered a plea of nolo contendere to a crime in any jurisdiction that relates adversely to the practice of nursing and the licensee or registrant has not demonstrated sufficient rehabilitation under section 12.1-33-02.1;

2. Has been disciplined by a board of nursing in another jurisdiction, or has had a license or registration to practice nursing or to assist in the practice of nursing or to practice in another health care occupation or profession denied, revoked, suspended, or otherwise sanctioned;

3. Has engaged in any practice inconsistent with the standards of nursing practice;

4. Has obtained or attempted to obtain by fraud or deceit a license or registration to practice nursing, or has submitted to the board any information that is fraudulent, deceitful, or false;

5. Has engaged in a pattern of practice or other behavior that demonstrates professional misconduct;

6. Has diverted or attempted to divert supplies, equipment, drugs, or controlled substances for personal use or unauthorized use;

7. Has practiced nursing or assisted in the practice of nursing in this state without a current license or registration or as otherwise prohibited by this chapter;

8. Has failed to report any violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter; or

9. Has failed to observe and follow the duly adopted standards, policies, directives, and orders of the board, or has violated any other provision of this chapter.

N.D.C.C. § 43-12.1-14

Amended by S.L. 2013, ch. 321 (HB 1091),§ 10, eff. 8/1/2013.