State Board of Nursing
| Name | State Board of Nursing |
| Contact Person | Dr. Karen C. Lyon, PhD, APRN, ACNS, NEA - Executive Director |
| Mailing Address |
Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN) 17373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge, LA 70810 |
| Phone Number | 225-755-7500 |
| Fax Number | 225-755-7584 |
| Board Email | operations@lsbn.state.la.us |
| Website | www.lsbn.state.la.us |
| Legal Authority | R.S. 37:914 |
| Year Created | 1912 |
| Organizational Placement | Department of Health and Hospitals |
| Purpose/Function | LSBN is responsible for safeguarding the life and health of LA residents through the regulation of persons practicing or offering to practice as a registered nurse. LSBN also establishes minimum curriculum requirements and approves nursing schools. |
| Budget Message | The Board continues to see an increase in the volume and complexity of its work. Driving elements are the authority to conduct criminal background checks on all applicants for licensure, including students enrolled in clinical nursing courses. The addition of receiving updates to previously requested criminal background requests (rap batch) information from the Louisiana Department of Public Service has resulted in an increase in the number of investigations, as the Board is notified of any arrest of individuals previously fingerprinted for our application. The sequelae of increased investigations are increasing the number and complexity of hearings. Additionally, Louisiana became the 31st state in the nation to enact the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) on May 31, 2018 when Governor John Bel Edwards signed Senate Bill 202 into law. |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 11
Number Currently Serving: 11 |
| Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 6
Estimated number in current year: 6 |
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The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $75 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $9,600.00 Current year budgeted: $15,000.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $19,415.00 Current year budgeted: $25,944.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 59 Unclassified: 5 Part-time: 0 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs |
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