(a) In accordance with chapter 91, the board shall adopt the provisions of the NCSBN Model Nursing Practice Act and Model Nursing Administrative Rules relating to the scope and standards of nursing practice for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and advanced practice registered nurses and shall adopt any subsequent modifications adopted by the Delegate Assembly of the NCSBN; provided that the board shall not be required to adopt rules or provisions that the board finds are inappropriate or inapplicable.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 457-6.5

(b) If the board finds that any rule or provision of the NCSBN is inappropriate or inapplicable, the board shall state clearly in the record of the board’s proceedings the board’s rationale for rejecting or modifying the NCSBN’s model rules.
(c) The NCSBN shall have no legal authority over the board and shall have no legal authority or powers of oversight of the board in the exercise of its powers and duties authorized by law.

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