1. (1) Prior to the initiation of an investigation or hearing, any licensee or temporary license holder may surrender the individual's license to practice nursing or as a certified midwife.
2. (2) Following the initiation of an investigation or hearing and upon a finding that to do so would be in the public interest, the board may allow a licensee or temporary license holder to surrender his or her license to practice.
3. (3) The board shall not issue a license or temporary license or permit to a former licensee or temporary license or permit holder whose license has been surrendered unless the licensee meets all of the requirements of this part 1 for a new applicant, including, for applicants for a license, temporary license, or permit to practice nursing, the passing of an examination.
4. (4) The surrender of a license in accordance with this section removes all rights and privileges to practice nursing or as a certified midwife, as applicable, including renewal of a license.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1352, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (3) amended, (HB 20-1183), ch. 157, p. 684, § 22, effective July 1. L. 2023: (1), (3), and (4) amended, (SB 23-167), ch. 261, p. 1526, § 14, effective May 25.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-38-122 as it existed prior to 2019.