Section 21.3. Purposes of the Board

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The Board will insure safe nursing services for the citizens of this Commonwealth. Embodied in this purpose are the following responsibilities:
(1) To establish safe standards for the preparation of registered and practical nurses in approved educational programs.
(2) To assure safe standards of nursing practice through examination and licensure of graduates of approved educational programs, through endorsement of registered and practical nurses from other jurisdictions, and through the regulation of the practice of nursing in this Commonwealth.

The provisions of this § 21.3 amended October 22, 1976, effective October 23, 1976, 6 Pa.B. 2677. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (9689).

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This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 21.803 (relating to applicability of rules relating to professional nurses).

                    
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