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§ 8-203. Officers

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: October 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. Nurses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. State Board of Nursing (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 8-203
§ 8-203. Officers
Currentness
President, secretary
(a)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, from among its members, the Board shall elect a president and a secretary once every 2 years in June or as required by subsection (c) of this section.
(2) The president of the Board shall be a registered nurse.
(3) The president shall serve a 2-year term unless:
(i) The term of the member serving as the president expires before the end of the member's term as president; or
(ii) The president resigns.
Elections, duties
(b) The Board shall determine:
(1) The manner of election of officers; and
(2) The duties of each officer.
Special election
(c) If a vacancy occurs under subsection (a)(3)(ii) of this section, the Board shall hold a special election to elect a president to complete the term of the vacating president within 30 days of the date of the vacancy.

Credits

Added as Health Occupations § 7-203 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 8-203 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 1992, c. 433, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, c. 434, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1992; Acts 1993, c. 422, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 2005, c. 25, § 13, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2005, c. 206, § 1, eff. April 26, 2005; Acts 2017, c. 515, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 516, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 43, § 294.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 8-203, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 8-203
Current with legislation effective through July 1, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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