Section 54-09-02-03 - Eligibility1. Any nurse who self-refers requesting access to the program or is reported to the board for a violation of the Nurse Practices Act and whose nursing practice may be affected by addiction to or abuse of alcohol or other drugs, practice deficiencies, or psychiatric or physical disorders will be advised of the opportunity for participation in the monitoring program, under its terms and conditions, unless the board determines that it is in the best interest of the public that participation in the program not be offered. 2. A nurse offered participation in the program will be advised of the program procedures, requirements, and implications of noncompliance with the program. If admitted to participate in the program, the nurse must agree, in writing, to follow all requirements of the program. 3. The coordinator may grant participation in the program to a nurse after interviewing the nurse and determining that all requirements for admission to the program have been or will be duly met by the nurse seeking entrance into the program. 4. The nurse will enter the program after signing the program agreement. 5. The nurse will pay a thirty dollar per month fee to participate in the program unless for good cause the fee is waived or reduced by the board. N.D. Admin Code 54-09-02-03
Effective September 1, 1996; amended effective February 1, 1998; June 1, 2002; April 1, 2004.General Authority: NDCC 43-12.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-12.1-08(2)(g)