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Minnesota Board of Nursing reports staffing gains, large licensee population and steady complaint volume
Summary
The Minnesota Board of Nursing told legislators it now oversees 165,642 nurses, has added staff to speed complaint handling, and is tracking shifts in program completions and temporary permits while offering to provide more timeliness data to the committee.
Deborah Schumacher, director of nursing education at the Minnesota Board of Nursing, told the House Health Finance and Policy Committee on March 3 that the Board now registers 165,642 nurses in Minnesota and has recently filled multiple open positions that had hampered licensing and complaint-processing work.
Nut graf: The Board said it has strengthened licensing systems and added staff — including a director of practice and compliance, a director of health policy and research,…
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