Section 34-21-120 – Findings; Purpose.
Section 34-21-120 Findings; purpose. (a) The party states find and declare all of the following: (1) The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance with and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state nurse licensure laws. (2) Violations of nurse licensure and other laws regulating the practice of […]
Section 34-21-121 – Definitions.
Section 34-21-121 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ADVERSE ACTION. Any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by the law of a state which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a nurse, including actions against the license or multistate licensure […]
Section 34-21-122 – General Provisions and Jurisdiction.
Section 34-21-122 General provisions and jurisdiction. (a) A multistate license to practice registered or licensed practical nursing issued by a home state to a resident in that state shall be recognized by each party state as authorizing a nurse to practice as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse, under a multistate licensure […]
Section 34-21-123 – Applications for Licensure in a Party State.
Section 34-21-123 Applications for licensure in a party state. (a) Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, all of the following: (1) Whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any other state. […]
Section 34-21-89 – Boards Permitted to Initiate Disciplinary Actions for Violations of Section; Requirements Before Action Taken.
Section 34-21-89 Boards permitted to initiate disciplinary actions for violations of section; requirements before action taken. The Board of Nursing may initiate disciplinary actions against a certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife for violations of Section 34-21-86. The State Board of Medical Examiners may initiate disciplinary actions against a physician for violation […]
Section 34-21-124 – Additional Powers of Party State Licensing Boards.
Section 34-21-124 Additional powers of party state licensing boards. (a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a licensing board shall have the authority to do all of the following: (1) Take adverse action against the multistate licensure privilege of a nurse to practice within that party state. a. Only the home […]
Section 34-21-90 – Requirements for Engaging in Practice.
Section 34-21-90 Requirements for engaging in practice. No person shall engage in practice as a certified registered nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife or in any of the acts or functions described in this article and the regulations adopted under this article in this state unless that person is certified by the Board of Nursing […]
Section 34-21-125 – Coordinated Licensure Information System; Exchange of Information.
Section 34-21-125 Coordinated licensure information system; exchange of information. (a) All party states shall participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all licensed registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. This system shall include information on the licensure and disciplinary history of each nurse, as submitted by party states, to assist in the coordination of […]
Section 34-21-91 – Injunctive Proceedings by Boards Against Persons Violating Article.
Section 34-21-91 Injunctive proceedings by boards against persons violating article. Both the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing in addition to the powers and duties otherwise expressed in this article, may commence and maintain in their own names in any circuit court having jurisdiction of any person within this state who […]
Section 34-21-126 – Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators.
Section 34-21-126 Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators. (a) The party states hereby create and establish a joint public entity known as the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators. (1) The commission is an instrumentality of the party states. (2) Venue is proper, and judicial proceedings by or against the commission shall be […]