Rhode Island General Laws 5-34.3-8. Additional authorities invested in party state nurse licensing boards
Notwithstanding any other powers, party state nurse licensing boards shall have the authority to:
(1) If otherwise permitted by state law, recover from the affected nurse the costs of investigations and disposition of cases resulting from any adverse action taken against that nurse;
(2) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations which require the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a nurse licensing board in a party state for the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and/or the production of evidence from another party state, shall be enforced in the latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to the practice and procedure of that court applicable to subpoenas issued in proceedings pending before it. The issuing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage and other fees required by the service statutes of the state where the witnesses and/or evidence are located.
(3) Issue cease and desist orders to limit or revoke a nurse’s authority to practice in their state;
(4) Promulgate uniform rules and regulations as provided for in § 5-34.3-10(c).
History of Section.
P.L. 2007, ch. 50, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 62, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-34.3-8
- Adverse action: means a home or remote state action. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-34.3-4
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Licensing board: means a party state's regulatory body responsible for issuing nurse licenses. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-34.3-4
- Nurse: means a registered nurse or licensed practical/vocational nurse, as those terms are defined by each party's state practice laws. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-34.3-4
- Party state: means any state that has adopted this compact. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-34.3-4
- State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-34.3-4
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.