HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                  2963

(1981 Volume and 1981 Supplement)

BY repealing

Article - Health Occupations

Section 7-503

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1981 Volume and 1981 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(as enacted by Chapter 437 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of 1982 1981) read(s) as follows:

Article - Health Occupations

7-205.

(A) In addition to the powers and duties set forth
elsewhere in this title, the Board has the following powers
and duties:

(1)  To adopt rules and regulations to carry out
the provisions of this title;

(2)  To set standards for the practice of
registered nursing and licensed practical nursing;

(3)  To adopt rules and regulations for the
performance of delegated medical functions which are
recognized jointly by the State Board of Medical Examiners
and the State Board of Examiners of Nurses, under §
14-304(d) of this article;

(4)  To adopt rules and regulations for the
performance of additional nursing acts that:

(i) May be performed under any condition
authorized by the Board, including emergencies; and

(ii) Require education and clinical

experience;

(5)  To adopt rules and regulations for

registered nurses to perform independent nursing functions

that:

(i) Require formal education and clinical
experience; and

(ii) May be performed under any condition

authorized by the Board, including emergencies;