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Ch. 481 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(v) Other licensees with a nursing specialty that is certified under
this title;
(11) To collect any funds of the Board;
(12) To report any alleged violation of this title to the State's Attorney of
the county where the alleged violation occurred;
(13) In accordance with the State budget, to incur any necessary expense
for prosecution of an alleged violation of this title;
(14) On receipt of a written and signed complaint, including a referral
from the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, conduct an unannounced inspection of
the office of a nurse in independent practice, other than an office of a nurse in
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 ELECTROLOGIST OR TO BE CERTIFIED AS A
NURSING ASSISTANT; OR MEDICATION TECHNICIAN. OR ELECTROLOGIST 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;
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