The Minnesota Board of Nursing intends to repeal its obsolete rules using the simple rulemaking procedure in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.3895.

By statute, agencies must annually identify their specific rules that are obsolete, unnecessary, or duplicative in their annual Obsolete Rules Report. Agencies must file this annual report with the Governor's Office and the Legislature. After that, agencies may repeal their identified obsolete rules using the simple rulemaking procedure in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.3895.

Status & Available Documents:

Proposed Repeal of Obsolete Rules of the Board of Nursing Governing Reregistration Requirements for Advanced, Professional. and Practical Nurses and Public Health Registration will be published in the State Register on May 6, 2019, and includes a copy of the notice of intent to repeal obsolete rules and the revisor's office's draft showing rules being repealed which are included at the links below: 

/boards/assets/Notice_of_Intent_Repeal_Obsolete_Rules_4-2019%20%282%29_tcm21-380407.pdfNotice of Intent to Repeal Obsolete Rules

/boards/assets/Revisors_Dec-19-2018_Draft_showing_repealed_rules_4-2019_tcm21-380410.pdfRevisor's Office's December 19, 2018 Draft showing rules being repealed (PDF)

Comment Period:

The public may submit comments about repealing these rules until 4:30 p.m. Friday, July 5, 2019. For instructions on how to submit comments, please see the /boards/assets/Notice_of_Intent_Repeal_Obsolete_Rules_4-2019%20%282%29_tcm21-380407.pdfNotice of Intent to Repeal Obsolete Rules or contact the Board of Nursing.

Contact person:

For comments, questions, and requests regarding APRN licensing and registration, please contact Julie Sabo at the Minnesota Board of Nursing at nursing.board@state.mn.us or 2829 University Avenue SE, Suite #200, Minneapolis, MN 55414. Upon request, this information can be made available in an alternative format, such as large print, braille or audio. To make such a request, please contact the agency contact person listed.