§ 37:962 — Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners; method of appointment

§962. Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners; method of appointment
A. The Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners is hereby created within
the Louisiana Department of Health and is subject to the provisions of R.S. 36:803. The
board shall consist of thirteen members appointed by the governor. Each appointment by the
governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
B. Six members of the board shall be practical nurses, two shall be registered nurses,
one shall be a consumer, and four shall be licensed physicians.
C. The appointment of members of the board shall be made from a list, containing
twice the number of eligibles to be appointed, submitted to the governor by the Louisiana
State Medical Society where the appointee shall be a licensed physician, by the Louisiana
Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Inc., for one of the practical nurses, by the Licensed
Practical Nurses of Louisiana, Inc., for one of the practical nurses, by the Louisiana Nursing
Home Association, for one practical nurse, by the Louisiana Hospital Association, for one
practical nurse, or by the Louisiana State Nurses Association where the appointee shall be
a registered nurse. The consumer member may apply directly to the office of the governor.
The governor shall ensure that his appointments demonstrate race, gender, ethnic, and
geographical diversity.
D.(1) The consumer member shall be selected from the state at large and appointed
by the governor. The 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.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 642, §2.}}

Legislative History

Acts 1990, No. 642, §1; Acts 2018, No. 515, §2.