§ 43-12.1-08 — Duties of the board

North Dakota § 43-12.1-08

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 43: Occupations and Professions
• Ch. 43-12.1: Nurse Practices Act

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1. The board shall regulate the practice of nursing as provided in this chapter.
2. The board shall:
a. Enforce this chapter.
b. Adopt and enforce administrative rules necessary to administer this chapter after
collaborating and consulting with North Dakota nursing organizations and other
affected parties.
c. Appoint and employ a registered nurse to serve as executive director and
approve any additional staff positions necessary to administer this chapter.

d. Establish fees and receive all moneys collected under this chapter and authorize
all expenditures necessary to conduct the business of the board. Any balance of
fees after payment of expenditures must be used to administer this chapter.
e. Collect and analyze data regarding nursing education, nursing practice, and
nursing resources.
f. Issue and renew limited licenses or registrations to individuals requiring
accommodation to practice nursing or assist in the practice of nursing.
g. Conduct and support projects pertaining to funding assistance for nurse or
student participation in nursing education.
h. Establish a registry of individuals licensed or registered by the board.
i. Report annually to the governor and nursing profession regarding the regulation
of nursing in the state.
j. Conduct and support projects pertaining to nursing education and practice.
k. License qualified applicants for nurse licensure.
l. Register qualified applicants for the unlicensed assistive person registry.
m. Adopt and enforce rules for continuing competence of licensees and registrants.
n. Adopt and enforce rules for nursing practices.
o. Issue practice statements regarding the interpretation and application of this
chapter.
p. Adopt and enforce rules to establish an alternative to discipline program. Records
of an alternative to discipline program, including the identity of a nurse
participating in the alternative to discipline program, are exempt records under
section 44-04-17.1. Records of an alternative to discipline program may be
disclosed by the board when disclosure of the records is necessary to protect the
health, safety, and welfare of the public, when ordered by a court of competent
jurisdiction, and as otherwise determined by the board at the discretion of the
board.