MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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ITS RULES AND REGULATIONS.

(D) NOTHING IN THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE CONSIDERED TO
PREVENT AN UNLICENSED PERSON FROM PERFORMING ACTS OF
NURSING, PURSUANT TO THE INSTRUCTIONS AND UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF A LICENSED PHYSICIAN, DENTIST, REGISTERED
PROFESSIONAL NURSE, OR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE WITHIN
THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. FROM AND AFTER
JUNE 1, 1969, PERSONS PERFORMING THE SELECTED ACTS MAY
NOT BE DESIGNATED BY THE WORD "NURSE", BUT MAY USE THE
TERM "NURSING", IN CONNECTION WITH A WORD TO DISTINGUISH
THE OCCUPATION OF THE USER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
"NURSING AIDE" OR "NURSING ASSISTANT".

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(A)    (1) UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SECRETARY
OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT
THE BOARD CONSISTING OF [[11] 9 MEMBERS; SIX OF WHOM
SHALL BE REGISTERED NURSES[[;]] AND THREE OF WHOM SHALL
BE LICENSES PRACTICAL NURSES[[; AND TWO OF WHOM (CALLED
"CONSUMER MEMBERS") SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT AND
HAVE NOT BEEN LICENSED OR EMPLOYED IN ANY HEALTH CARE
OCCUPATION]]. REGISTERED NURSE MEMBERS SHALL BE
APPOINTED IN CATEGORIES AS SPECIFIED:

(I)    NURSING EDUCATION - THREE MEMBERS,
ONE MEMBER REPRESENTING EACH OF THE FOLLOWING EDUCATION
PROGRAMS: BACCALAUREATE, ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND LICENSED
PRACTICAL NURSING.

(II)  NURSING SERVICE - THREE MEMBERS, ONE
REPRESENTING ADMINISTRATION, AND TWO REPRESENTING
CLINICAL PRACTICE.

[[(2) CONSUMER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL BE
APPOINTED FROM DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS IN THE
STATE.]]

(B)   REGISTERED NURSE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED
FROM LISTS SUBMITTED BY THE MARYLAND NURSES ASSOCIATION,
INC.[[;]] AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE MEMBERS SHALL BE
APPOINTED FROM LISTS SUBMITTED BY THE MARYLAND LICENSED
PRACTICAL NURSES ASSOCIATION[[; CONSUMER MEMBERS SHALL BE
APPOINTED FROM LISTS SUBMITTED BY [[THE MARYLAND CITIZENS
CONSUMER COUNSEL]] CITIZEN CONSUMERS' ORGANIZATIONS]]. A
REASONABLE TIME BEFORE A VACANCY ON THE BOARD IS TO OCCUR
BY THE EXPIRATION OF A TERM OR BY THE CREATION BY LAW OF
AN ADDITIONAL MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD, OR AS PROMPTLY AS
POSSIBLE AFTER A VACANCY HAS OCCURRED FROM OTHER CAUSES,
A LIST OF FIVE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR EACH VACANCY
SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY THE DESIGNATED AGENCY TO THE
GOVERNOR AND TO THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND MENTAL
HYGIENE. UPON REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, ONE (BUT NO MORE