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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor S.B. 449
independent practice in a hospital, related institution, freestanding medical facility,
or a freestanding birthing center, to determine compliance at that office with the
Centers for Disease Control's guidelines on universal precautions; and
(15) To maintain a nurse aide registry that complies with federal law.
8-208.
(a) (1) In this section[,] THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.
(2) "APPLICANT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SUBMITTED AN
APPLICATION TO THE BOARD TO BE LICENSED AS A REGISTERED NURSE OR,
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE, OR AN ELECTROLOGIST OR TO BE CERTIFIED AS A
NURSING ASSISTANT OR MEDICATION TECHNICIAN IN THIS STATE.
(3) ["program"] "PROGRAM" means the rehabilitation program.
(b) (1) There is a Rehabilitation Committee in the Board.
(2) The Board may create 1 or more rehabilitation committees.
(j) In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in this subtitle, the
Committee may:
(1) Evaluate those nurses, [or] nursing assistants, MEDICATION
TECHNICIANS, ELECTROLOGISTS, OR APPLICANTS who request participation in the
program according to the guidelines prescribed by the Board and consider the
recommendations for admission into the program;
(2) Review and designate those treatment facilities and services to which
nurses, [or] nursing assistants, MEDICATION TECHNICIANS, ELECTROLOGISTS, OR
APPLICANTS in the program may be referred;
(3) Receive and review information concerning a nurse, [or] nursing
assistant, MEDICATION TECHNICIAN, ELECTROLOGIST, OR APPLICANT participating
in the program;
(4) Consider in the case of each nurse, [or] nursing assistant,
MEDICATION TECHNICIAN, ELECTROLOGIST, OR APPLICANT participating in a
program whether the nurse, [or] nursing assistant, MEDICATION TECHNICIAN,
ELECTROLOGIST, OR APPLICANT may with safety continue or resume the practice of
nursing OR DELEGATED NURSING FUNCTIONS OR ELECTROLOGY; and
(5) Have meetings as necessary to consider the requests of nurses, [or]
nursing assistants, MEDICATION TECHNICIANS, ELECTROLOGISTS, OR APPLICANTS
to participate in the program, and consider reports regarding nurses, [or] nursing
assistants, MEDICATION TECHNICIANS, ELECTROLOGISTS, OR APPLICANTS
participating in the program.
(k) In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this subtitle, the Committee
shall:
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