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Nursing board proposes schedule changes to clear hearing backlog, seeks public members
Summary
The board proposed keeping the full membership on the first Wednesday and running two simultaneous hearings on the third Wednesday using breakout rooms to address summary-suspension backlogs; members also noted three public-member vacancies and at least one LPN opening.
The state nursing board on Feb. 4 proposed changes to how it schedules disciplinary hearings in an effort to reduce backlog and ensure due process for respondents. Chair Gina Reiners told members the board has struggled to assemble hearing panels and has seen ‘‘several summary suspensions’’ that require prompt hearings.
"So what we're proposing is that the first Wednesday of the month that we have our meeting, that we all are we all stay on, that…
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