Dorothy McNamara, RN.; The Board of Nursing hereby gives notice that it has received a Petition for Declaratory Statement filed on November 1, 2007 on behalf of Dorothy McNamara, RN. The Petitioner seeks the Board=s interpretation of the ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Nursing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Board of Nursing has received the petition for declaratory statement from Dorothy McNamara, RN. The petition seeks the agency’s opinion as to the applicability of Section 464.022, F.S., as it applies to the petitioner.

The Board of Nursing hereby gives notice that it has received a Petition for Declaratory Statement filed on November 1, 2007 on behalf of Dorothy McNamara, RN. The Petitioner seeks the Board’s interpretation of the application of Section 464.022, F.S. Specifically, the Petitioner requests that the Board issue a Declaratory Statement determining under the provisions of Section 464.022(10), F.S., whether it is within the scope of practice of a Florida Registered Nurse, to engage in certain basic nursing practices, specifically basic foot care practices, which precludes the prohibition of “the establishment of an independent practice by one or more nurses for the purpose of rendering to patients nursing services within the scope of the nursing license.” This petition will be considered by the Board Practice Committee at its meeting on December 5, 2007, 6:00 p.m.

A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Rick Garcia, Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3259.