Stanley Whittaker, ARNP; Specifically, the Petitioner requests that the Board issue a Declaratory Statement determining under Section 394.463 F.S., entitled “Involuntary Examination,” whether it is within the scope of practice of a Florida ...
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of NursingNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Board of Nursing has received the petition for declaratory statement from Stanley Whittaker, ARNP. The petition seeks the agency’s opinion as to the applicability of Section 394.463 F.S., as it applies to the petitioner.
Specifically, the Petitioner requests that the Board issue a Declaratory Statement determining under Section 394.463 F.S., entitled “Involuntary Examination,” whether it is within the scope of practice of a Florida Registered Nurse to sign the necessary forms which would lawfully allow to take place an involuntary examination of patients that are a threat to themselves or others. This petition will be considered by the Board Practice Committee at its meeting on February 6, 2008.
