1. A. The Oklahoma Board of Nursing is hereby established in the State of Oklahoma. The Board shall consist of nine (9) members who shall be citizens of the United States of America, and residents of Oklahoma, for no less period than the previous five (5) years. Five of the members shall be registered nurses, in good standing under the provisions of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act, currently engaged in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse and shall have had no less than five (5) years of experience as a registered nurse. At least two of the registered nurses shall be from the field of nursing education, actively associated with a recognized school of nursing in Oklahoma, and one of them must be in nursing education administration. At least two of the registered nurses shall represent nursing service, and one of them must hold the highest level of nursing management within a hospital setting. Three of the members shall be licensed practical nurses in good standing under the provisions of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act and currently engaged in the practice of practical nursing as a licensed practical nurse and shall have had no less than five (5) years of experience as a licensed practical nurse. One of the Board members must be a director of nursing in a licensed long-term care facility. One member shall represent the public and shall be an eligible voting resident of this state, knowledgeable in consumer health concerns, and shall neither be nor ever have been associated with the provision of health care or be enrolled in any health-related educational program. This member will be appointed by the Governor to serve coterminously with the Governor. Not more than one registered nurse and one practical nurse Board member shall be appointed from any one congressional district. At least one registered nurse Board member and one licensed practical nurse Board member shall be appointed from a county with a population of less than sixty thousand (60,000).
2. B. The Governor shall appoint the Registered Nurse Board members from a total list of not less than five (5) names submitted by the Oklahoma Nurses Association and Oklahoma chapters of nationally recognized registered nurse organizations. The Governor shall appoint the licensed practical nurse Board members from a list of no less than five (5) names submitted by the Oklahoma State Association of LPN's and Oklahoma chapters of nationally recognized practical nurse organizations. Individuals who are members of the Oklahoma Board of Nursing prior to the effective date of this act shall be allowed to fulfill their terms and be eligible for reappointment.
3. C. The Registered Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse members shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years. Upon the death, resignation, or removal of any member a list from the aforementioned organizations will be submitted to the Governor, who shall appoint a member to fill the vacancy.
4. D. A quorum shall be a majority of the Board which must include at least three (3) registered nurses and one (1) licensed practical nurse.
5. E. The members of the Board shall annually elect from their number a president, vice-president and a secretary who shall also be the treasurer, and other such officers as necessary to conduct the business of the Board. It shall hold six (6) regular business meetings during each calendar year. Special meetings may be called by the president or secretary with five (5) days' notice to each member of the Board. The Board shall have a seal; it shall make and adopt all necessary rules not inconsistent with the laws of this state, the United States, or with this act; it shall perform the duties and transact the business required under the provisions of this act. The Board shall cause to be kept a record of all meetings for the Board and give notice of all meetings in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and the Open Meetings Act. A list of all persons duly licensed and qualified under this act shall be maintained by the Board. Each member of the Board shall receive, in addition to actual and necessary travel expenses as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act, compensation of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each regular scheduled monthly meeting attended, not to exceed more than six (6) meetings per year. All monies received by the Board shall be held by the treasurer of the Board for meeting the expenses of the Board and for the promotion of nursing education, to employ an attorney to assist the Board and other state and county officials in carrying out the provisions of this act, and such other purposes which the Board may determine, and shall be disbursed as directed by the Board. The Board is authorized to adopt and, from time to time, revise such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this act, as may be necessary to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of this act. The Board shall appoint and employ a qualified person, who shall be a registered nurse, to serve as Executive Director and shall fix his or her compensation, require a satisfactory bond, and define his or her duties.

Laws 1953, HB 738, p. 265, § 4, emerg. eff. April 13, 1953; Amended by Laws 1967, SB 149, c. 46, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10, 1967; Amended by Laws 1978, SB 561, c. 235, § 1, eff. January 1, 1979; Amended by Laws 1981, SB 248, c. 314, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1981; Amended by Laws 1985, HB 1164, c. 178, § 34, emerg. eff. July 1, 1985; Amended by Laws 1991, HB 1760, c. 104, § 3, eff. September 1, 1991.