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.]