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    Minnesota Board of Nursing

    Also known as:
    Nursing Board
    Active dates:1907 -
    Authority:
    Minn. Stat. 148.181
    1907 Minn. Laws Chap. 153
    Rule(s):
    Minn. Rules Chapters 6300-6340
    Function:

    Licenses professional and practical nurses, registers public health nurses, disciplines licensees, renews licenses, and approves nursing schools in Minnesota; also lists professional nursing organizations that certify certain advanced nurse specialists for the purpose of third party reimbursement, and identifies nurse practitioners eligible to prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices.

    History:

    The Act creating the Minnesota State Board of Examiners of Nurses became law on April 12, 1907. The name was changed in 1955 (1955 Minn. Laws Chap. 34 Sec. 2).
    Membership:

    16 members (4 public members; 4 licensed practical nurses; 8 registered nurses); 4-year terms. (as of 2011)

    Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978.

    Note: This report provides membership details as well as meeting information and a summary of the group's activities.

    Internet resource:
    Minnesota Board of Nursing
    Minnesota Management & Budget Agency Profile
    Reports:
    Minnesota Health Licensing Boards Biennial Reports (1998/2000- )
    Biennial Report of Examining and Licensing Boards (1986-1998)
    Audit report: Minnesota Board of Nursing July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2003
    Minnesota Board of Nursing: Report to the Legislature in Compliance with Minnesota Statutes Section 3D.06 (Sunset Review) (2011)
    Evaluation Report: Minnesota Board of Nursing: Complaint Resolution Process (March 2015)
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Documents/Articles:
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1954-2020.
    Record last updated: 02/09/2023
     

    All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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