Does an employer have to report to the Board if they terminate a nurse, or make an agency nurse a “do-not-return,” for practice-related errors?
If an employer terminates a nurse for non-practice-related reasons (such as too many absences, or non-patient-related misconduct) this is an employment, not licensure, issue and is not board-reportable. If an employer terminates a nurse (voluntarily or involuntarily), suspends for seven (7) or more days, or takes other substantive disciplinary action against a nurse or substantially equivalent action against an agency nurse for nursing practice errors/concerns, the employer must report to the Board (BON) in writing: • the identity of the nurse; • the conduct subject to reporting that resulted in the termination, suspension or other substantive disciplinary action or substantially equivalent action; and • any additional information the board requires.
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