Board of Nursing directs staff to draft policy on unlicensed practice

The Board of Nursing voted to direct staff to develop a policy addressing violations related to unlicensed practice and to present that draft for the board's review and potential approval at its Sept. 10, 2025, meeting. Board member Brenda Sharp moved the directive; Adri Goldsmith, identified in the record as a board member, seconded the motion and the board carried it.

The board had recessed twice earlier for attorney‑client executive sessions under KSA 75‑43‑19(b)(2) to consult with legal counsel and assistant attorneys general about internal procedures and statutory compliance. The executive‑session motions named the board's counsel (listed in the meeting record) and the board's executive administrator, Carol Moreland, as participants in the privileged consultations.

At the open‑session motion, the mover stated: "Madam chair, I move that the board of nursing direct our staff to develop a policy pertaining to violations, related to unlicensed practice and prepare that and provide that to us, for our review and potential approval at our meeting on 09/10/2025." The board voted in favor; the chair announced the motion carried.

The board did not elaborate details of the proposed policy during the public portion of the meeting. The motion sets a deadline and a next step: staff are to prepare and deliver a draft policy to the board in time for consideration at its Sept. 10, 2025 meeting. The meeting record does not specify a staff assignee, a funding source, or any proposed enforcement mechanism for the forthcoming policy.

The board adjourned and will reconvene in September.