Practicing or offering to practice nursing without license unlawful; enforcement.
1. For the purposes of safeguarding life and health and maintaining high professional standards among nurses in this state, any person who practices or offers to practice nursing in this state shall submit evidence that he is qualified to practice and must be licensed as provided in this chapter.
2. Any person who:
(a) Practices or offers to practice nursing in this state or uses any title, abbreviation, sign, card or device to indicate that he is practicing nursing in this state unless that person has been licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; or
(b) Does not hold a valid and subsisting license to practice nursing issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter who practices or offers to practice in this state as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, graduate nurse, trained nurse, certified nurse or under any other title or designation suggesting that he possesses qualifications and skill in the field of nursing,
Ê is guilty of a misdemeanor.
3. The Executive Director of the Board may, on behalf of the Board, issue an order to cease and desist to any person who practices or offers to practice nursing without a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
4. The Executive Director of the Board shall forward to the appropriate law enforcement agency any information submitted to the Board concerning a person who practices or offers to practice nursing without a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Last modified: February 27, 2006