Chap. 19.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1704, 1706, 1708 and 1714
of the Code of Virginia. [H B 4]

Approved February 17, 1922.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
sections seventeen hundred and four, seventeen hundred and six,
seventeen hundred and eight and seventeen hundred and fourteen
of the Code of Virginia be amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:

Section 1704. Oaths; officers of the board; powers thereof;
duties ; inspector of training schools; salaries; expenses —The mem-
bers of the State board of examiners of graduate nurses shall, before
entering on the discharge of their duties, make and file with the sec-
retary of the Commonwealth the constitutional oath of office. They
shall annually, in the month of January, elect from their number a
president and a secretary, who shall be the treasurer. The treasurer,
before entering upon lis or her duties, shall file a bond with the
secretary of the Commonwealth for such sum as shall be required
of him or her by said secretary of the Commonwealth. The board
shall adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter
to govern its proceedings, and #lso a seal, and the secretary shall
have the care and custody thereof, and he or she shall keep a record
of all proccedings of the board, including a register of the names of
all nurses duly registered under this chapter, which shall be open
at all reasonable times to public inspection, and the board, shall cause
the prosecution of all persons violating any of the provisions of this
chapter, and may incur any necessary expense on that behalf. The
board may annually appoint an inspector of training schools for
nurses, whose duties shall be prescribed by the said board, which
duties may be performed by the secretary of the board. The secre-
tary of the board may receive a salary, which may be fixed by the
board, and which shall not exceed two thousand dollars per annum;
she or he shall also receive traveling and other expenseg incurred in
the performance of her or his official duties. The other members
of the board shall receive the sum of five dollars for each day actually
engaged in this service, and all legitimate and necessary expenses
incurred in attending the meetings of said board. Said expenses and
salaries shall be paid from the fees received by the board under the
provisions of this chapter, and no part of the salary or other ex-
penses of the board shall be paid out of the State treasury. All money
received in excess of said per diem allowance and other expenses
provided for shall be held by the treasurer as a special fund for
meeting the expenses of said board and the cost of annual reports
of the proceedings of said board.

Section 1706. Examinations; renewals of certificates —Provision
shall be made by the board for holding examinations at least twice
in each year. All examinations shall be made directly by said board
or a committee of two members designated by the board, and due
notice given of the time and place of holding such examinations as
provided for the publication of the rules and regulations of said
board. The examination shall be of such character as to determine
the fitness of the applicant to practice professional nursing of the
sick. If the result of the examination of any applicant shall be satis-
factory to a majority of the board, the secretary shall, upon an order
of the board, issue to the applicant a certificate to that effect ; where-
upon the person named on the certificate shall be declared duly li-
censed to practice professional nursing in this State. Such certificate
shall be renewed each year during the month of January upon appli-
cation to the secretary of the State board of examiners of graduate
nurses and the payment of a fee of one dollar.

Section 1708. Fee for examination—Every applicant for regis-
tration shall pay a fee of ten dollars upon filing the application.

Section 1714. How certificate issued to graduate nurses of other
States.—The board of examiners upon written application, together
with such references and proof of identification as the board may
by rule prescribe, may issue a certificate without examination to any
person who shall have been registered as a registered nurse under
the laws of any other State, the professional requirements of which
for securing such registration were at the time of issuance thercof
equivalent to the professional requirements prescribed by this chapter,
and which gives the same privilege to registered nurses of this State.