§ 37:916 — Qualifications of board members

§916. Qualifications of board members
A.(1) Each registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurse member of the
board shall possess all of the following qualifications:
(a) Is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of Louisiana for at least
one year immediately prior to appointment.
(b) Holds a current, unencumbered, unrestricted, Louisiana license to practice as a
registered nurse.
(c) Has at least three years of experience in a field of nursing practice.
(d) Is actively engaged in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse at the time of
appointment.
(2) In addition to the qualifications provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, at
least two registered nurse members of the board shall have a minimum of a bachelor of
science degree in nursing.
B.(1) Each consumer member of the board shall possess all of the following
qualifications:
(a) Is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of Louisiana for at least
one year immediately prior to appointment.
(b) Has attained the age of majority.
(c) Has never been licensed by any of the licensing boards identified in R.S.
36:259(A), nor shall he have a spouse who has ever been licensed by a board identified in
R.S. 36:259(A).
(d) Has never been convicted of a felony.
(e) Does not have and has never had a material financial interest in the healthcare
profession.
(2) The consumer member shall be a full voting member of the board with all rights
and privileges conferred on board members, except that the consumer member shall not
participate in the grading of individual examinations.

Legislative History

Acts 1976, No. 351, §1; Acts 1995, No. 633, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 2016, No. 598, §1; Acts 2018, No. 515, §2.