Nursing Board Policies
Board Policies are adopted by the Board as
guidelines to be used in the regulation of nurses, psychiatric technicians,
and nurse aides. Policies are unlike statutes or rules in that they
are not law. There is no requirement that the Board hold hearings
before approving a proposed policy. Generally, policies are approved
by the Board for use by Board staff to facilitate the day-to-day
operations of the Board office and to provide guidance to licensees
regarding the Board's position on various subjects. An index of
all Board policies is available on this site.
Policies
Index
Policies of the Nursing Board are divided into six sections. Click
on one of the following to go to the desired section, then click
on the policy number to view the policy. (If you don't see the policy
you're looking for, please send an e-mail
to Board of Nursing staff.
10-01: Clarification of "graduate" and "program"
10-02: Exemptions for former nurse lay midwives returning to the practice of nursing
10-03: Continuing competency requirements for Practical and Professional Nurses
10-04: Minimum recommended documentation for applicants for licensure by examination following revocation or surrender of license due to substance abuse issues
10-05: English Competency Requirements for Licensure
10-06: Continuing Competency Requirements Psychiatric Technicians
10-07: (Formerly 60-01) Clarification of the four (4) month statutory certification exemption and the term “denied” as used in section 12-38.1-117(1)(d), C.R.S. pertaining to Certified Nurse Aides
20-01: Patient abandonment
20-02: The Office of Investigations may expand an investigation
20-03: Complaints against individuals practicing without a license
20-04: Definition of "diverting controlled substances"
20-05: Extensions of time to respond to a complaint
20-06: Nurses and impaired driving
20-07: Nurses practicing on an expired license
20-08: Nurse aides practicing on an expired certificate (Repealed 7/27/11)
20-09: Review of complaints related to nurses with expired licenses and nurse aides with expired certificates
20-10: Anonymous complaints
20-11: Enforcement of injunctive actions
20-12: Process for handling complaints involving Board of Nursing or Nurse Aide Advisory Committee (NAAC) members (Repealed 4/27/11)
20-13: Authorization to accept a surrender of a license or certificate after the initiation of an investigation or hearing
20-14: Minimum qualifications for nurses performing oversight of probationary licenses
20-15: Delegation of authority regarding the monitoring of licensees who are subject to the terms of disciplinary actions
20-16: Urine drug screen policy
20-17: Compliance with probationary reporting requirements
20-18: Selection of evaluators
20-19: Public disciplinary documents
20-20: Reporting requirements
20-21: Non-Public Participation in the Nursing Peer Health Assistance or Nurse Alternative to Discipline Program
20-22: Delegation of authority to the Program Director or designee to process and resolve violations involving practice on expired licenses or expired certificates for nurses, nurse aides, and psychiatric technicians
20-23: To clarify the basis for this type of dismissal, when the Board of Nursing may reopen such a case and designation of a specific retention period for these types of cases.
20-24 Process for Handling Complaints Involving State Board of Nursing
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30-01: IV certification by endorsement for North Dakota IV certified LPNs
30-02: Staff approval of applications for the advanced practice registry
30-03: Staff approval of applications for prescriptive authority
30-04: Orders from other healthcare practitioners (conduit theory)
30-05: Overview of the scope of practice of advanced practice nursing
30-06: Determination of death
30-07: Voluntary withdrawal of Advanced Practice Registry, Prescriptive and IV Authorities
30-08: (Deleted 9/15/2010)
30-09 Telenursing
40-01: Delegated authority to order a summary suspension and/or a mental/physical examination
40-02: Delegated authority
40-03: Consideration of ALJ Initial Decisions
40-04: Subpoena enforcement
40-05: Personal appearances before the Full Board, the Panels or the Nurse Aide Advisory Committee (NAAC)
40-06: Nurse Aide Advisory Committee (NAAC), authority and purpose
40-07: Applicants who wish to serve on the Nurse Aide Advisory Committee (NAAC)
40-08: Composition and terms for the Nurse Aide Advisory Committee (NAAC)
40-09: Mediation
40-10: Designation of Complementary Rules and Regulations
50-01: Licensees subject to conditions pursuant to a Board Order regarding the Nurse Licensure Compact
50-02: Multistate practice of licensees under public discipline or participating in the Nursing Peer Health Assistance or Nurse Alternative to Discipline Program ("Alternative to Discipline") for physical, mental and/or substance abuse problems (Repealed 7/27/11)
50-03: Clarification of establishment of residency in Colorado when changing residency from another compact state
60-01: Please see new Policy 10-07
60-02: Nursing Student Extern
60-03: Nurse Aide Training Program Pass Rate
60-04: Calculation of full-time to part-time faculty for professional and practical nursing education program
60-05: Further Clarification of the Definition of Nursing Education Program60-06: Faculty Waiver Submissions for Nursing Education Programs
60-07 Ratio of Faculty to Student in Professional and Practical Nursing Education Programs
60-08 Clinical Simulation Laboratory Experience Evaluation and Faculty Competency in the Clinical Simulation Experience
60-09: Submission of Educational Material for Board Consideration
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