Delaware § 1934 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Committee

Delaware Statutes

§ 1934 — Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Committee

Delaware § 1934

Title24

Ch. 19NURSING

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Del. Code tit. 24, § 1934 (2026).

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(a)The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Committee’s (“Committee”) purpose is to:

(1)Recommend and draft regulations regarding the practice of advanced practice registered nurses.

(2)-

(4)[Repealed.]

(b)The Committee shall have 9 members, appointed by the Board of Nursing, and consist of the following: 9 advanced practice registered nurses, including 2 certified nurse practitioners, 2 certified registered nurse anesthetists, 2 certified nurse midwives, 2 clinical nurse the specialists, and 1 at-large member from any of the 4 APRN roles. The Committee Chair must be 1 of the APRN members of the Board of Nursing and shall serve a term of 1 year. Subsequent terms may be served as long as the Chair remains a member of the Board of Nursing.

(1)-

(4)[Repealed.]

(c)Appointments shall be

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(a) The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Committee’s (“Committee”) purpose is to:

(1) Recommend and draft regulations regarding the practice of advanced practice registered nurses.

(2)-(4) [Repealed.]

(b) The Committee shall have 9 members, appointed by the Board of Nursing, and consist of the following: 9 advanced practice registered nurses, including 2 certified nurse practitioners, 2 certified registered nurse anesthetists, 2 certified nurse midwives, 2 clinical nurse the specialists, and 1 at-large member from any of the 4 APRN roles. The Committee Chair must be 1 of the APRN members of the Board of Nursing and shall serve a term of 1 year. Subsequent terms may be served as long as the Chair remains a member of the Board of Nursing.

(1)-(4) [Repealed.]

(c) Appointments shall be for 3-year terms, provided that the terms of newly-appointed members will be staggered so that no more than 5 appointments shall expire annually. Members may be appointed for less than 3 years to ensure that members’ terms expire on a staggered basis.

(d) A majority of members appointed to the Committee shall constitute a quorum to conduct official business.

(e) A Committee member may be removed at any time for gross inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office. A member who is absent from 3 consecutive committee meetings without good cause or who attends less than 50% of committee meetings in a calendar year shall be deemed in neglect of duty.

(f) The Committee shall:

(1) Draft rules and regulations regarding the practice of advanced practice registered nurses.

(2) Review emerging practices and advise the Board of Nursing on APRN licensure, the APRN Compact, and practice standards, including prescribing trends, and provide recommendations to the Board of Nursing regarding APRN practice.

(3), (4) [Repealed.]