Section 8-401 - Miscellaneous powers and duties of Board.
§ 8-401. Miscellaneous powers and duties of Board.
(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.
[An. Code 1957, art. 43, §§ 294, 298; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1990, ch. 6, § 11.]