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§ 8-204. Meetings, compensation, and staff

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: April 24, 2023 to June 30, 2025

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. Nurses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. State Board of Nursing (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 24, 2023 to June 30, 2025
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 8-204
§ 8-204. Meetings, compensation, and staff
Currentness
<Section effective until July 1, 2025. See, also, section 8-206 effective July 1, 2025.>
Quorum
(a) A majority of the appointed members serving on the Board is a quorum.
Meetings
(b) In addition to the other meeting requirements of this title, the Board shall meet:
(1) At the request of the Secretary; or
(2) If necessary to transact its business.
Compensation and reimbursement of expenses
(c) In accordance with the State budget, each member of the Board is entitled to:
(1) Compensation, at a rate determined by the Board, for each day on which the member is engaged in the duties of the member's office; and
(2) Reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations.1
Staff
(d)(1)(i) The Secretary may employ a staff for the Board in accordance with the State budget.
(ii) The Secretary may designate one of the staff who is a registered nurse as an executive director.
(2) The Secretary may set the compensation of an employee of the Board in a position that:
(i) Is unique to the Board;
(ii) Requires specific skills or experience to perform the duties of the position; and
(iii) Does not require the employee to perform functions that are comparable to functions performed in other units of the Executive Branch of State government.
(3) The Secretary of Budget and Management, in consultation with the Secretary, shall determine the positions for which the Secretary may set compensation under paragraph (2) of this subsection.

Credits

Added as Health Occupations § 7-204 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 8-204 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 1993, c. 422, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 2002, c. 165, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Acts 2017, c. 515, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 516, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2023, c. 222, § 2, eff. April 24, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 223, § 2, eff. April 24, 2023.
Formerly Art. 43, § 294.

Footnotes

1
COMAR 23.02.01.01 et seq.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 8-204, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 8-204
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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