Leslie Mellin; The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement published on July 30, 2013, in Vol. 39, No. 147, of the Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought the Board’s interpretation as to whether the administration of Nitrous Oxide ...  

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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

    Board of Nursing

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Nursing has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Leslie Mellin on November 08, 2013. The following is a summary of the agency’s disposition of the petition:

    The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement published on July 30, 2013, in Vol. 39, No. 147, of the Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought the Board’s interpretation as to whether the administration of Nitrous Oxide was within the scope of practice for a registered nurse within an outpatient hospital setting. The Board of Nursing considered the Petition at its October 3, 2013 meeting. The Boards Order filed on November 8, 2013, dismissed the petition as a declaratory statement may not take the place of a rule of general applicability to all licensees.

    A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Joe R. Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C02, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.

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Joe R. Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C02, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.