La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLVII-3303

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLVII-3303 - Officers of the Board

A. The officers of the board shall consist of a president, a vice-president, and an alternate officer.

B. The three officers are to be elected at the annual meeting, and are to serve for two years, or until their successors have been elected.

C. The alternate officer shall be elected to provide for the seating of a complement of officers in case of an emergency vacancy of the president or vice-president. The elected alternate shall have no official officer functions unless an emergency vacancy occurs.

D. In the event of the vacancy of the office of president, the vice-president shall serve as president and the alternate shall serve as vice-president to complete the unexpired term of office. A new alternate shall be elected at the next meeting of the board.

E. In the event of the vacancy of the office of the vice-president, the alternate shall serve as vice-president to complete the unexpired term of office. A new alternate shall be elected at the next meeting of the board.

F. The elected officers will serve as the executive committee of the board.

G. The duties of the officers shall be as follows.

1. The president shall preside at all board meetings. (S)he shall appoint all standing and special committees and respective chairs not otherwise provided for, and perform all other duties pertaining to this office. The president shall serve as ex officio member to all standing and special committees. The president may serve as a voting member of any standing and special committee for the purpose of constituting a quorum.

2. The vice-president shall serve as secretary-treasurer to the board. (S)he shall oversee the preparation of an annual budget, assisted by LSBN chief executive officer/ executive director and other staff as needed and will review financial records periodically and present a report at each regular board meeting. (S)he shall preside over all regular or special meetings in the absence of the president or at the request of the president.

H. The officers shall direct the chief executive officer/executive director to carry out functions of the board relative to its statutory requirements.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLVII-3303

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Nursing, LR 7:73 (March 1981), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Nursing, LR 23:962 (August 1997), LR 24:1293 (July 1998), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Nursing, LR 4621 (1/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:914 and R.S. 37:918.