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	Record Group Number:	000801
	Series/Collection Number:	.S 2117
	Creator:	Florida. Dept. of Health.
	Title, Dates:	Florida State Board of Nursing minutes, 1974-1996.
	Amount:	3.50 cubic ft.
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	Organization/Arrangement:	Chronological.
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	Biographical/Historical:	In 1996 the Florida Legislature dissolved the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services and created the Department of Health. The Department's mission is to promote and protect the health and safety of all residents in this state through establishing and maintaining high quality standards for the public health environment and the delivery of public health services. The Department of Health is responsible for children's medical services and all public health services for which the state has authority, and matters related thereto (Laws of Florida 96-403). The Department of Health through the Division of Medical Quality Assurance (MQA) offers many services to licensees, health care businesses, citizens and visitors to Florida. Working in conjunction with 22 boards and six councils, MQA licenses and regulates seven types of facilities and 200-plus license types in more than 40 healthcare professions. The Division of Medical Quality Assurance (MQA) is under the supervision of the Deputy Secretary of Health who is responsible for developing policies which allow the department to effectively and efficiently regulate medical professionals in order to achieve the department's goal of protecting the health and safety of all citizens and visitors to the state who access health care services. MQA's mission is to promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida. The Florida Board of Nursing is part of the Division of Medical Quality Assurance of the Department of Health. The Board's mission is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public by regulating the practice of nursing in Florida. The Board is made up of thirteen members: seven Registered Nurses who have been engaged in the practice of professional nursing at least four years (one must be an advanced registered nurse practitioner, one must be a nurse executive, and one must be a nurse educator member of an approved program); three Licensed Practical Nurses who have been engaged in the practice of practical nursing at least four years; and three consumer members who have never been connected with the practice of nursing. All Board members must be Florida residents and one must be at least 60 years old.
	Summary:	This series documents meetings of the State Board of Nursing and includes minutes and agendas as well as related correspondence, memoranda, and policy statements. These records document a variety of issues such as: -certificates issued for Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses -continuing education updates and healthcare provider approvals -nursing credentials -nursing education: revised curriculums, admission criteria, revisions to the number of students admitted to nursing programs -petitions for reinstatement -petitions for termination of probation -administrative complaints filed against nurses and any stipulations attached to those complaints -voluntary relinquishment of nursing licenses -disciplinary actions taken by the board: informal hearings, final actions, probation, fines levied, suspensions, and revocation of licenses -reviews of applications for endorsement, specifically the denial of licensure for failure to provide competent substantial evidence of being previously licensed as a nurse in Cuba or another foreign country Minutes for the Board's 60 years of existence prior to 1974 have not been located.
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	Subject Access Fields:	Florida. Agency for Health Care Administration. Florida. Dept. of Health. Florida. Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation. Florida. Dept. of Professional Regulation Florida. State Board of Nursing. Nursing, State Board of. Continuing education Florida Medical laws and legislation Florida Nurses Florida Occupations Licenses Florida Agendas. aat Minutes. aat Florida.
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