30 Miss. Code. R. 2825-1.2 - Definitions
For Part 2825, Chapter 1 only, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
A. Allegation: a
claim or accusation of a violation of the Mississippi Nursing Practice Law
and/or the laws, rules and regulations governing the practice of
nursing.
B. Appellant: a Respondent
who makes an appeal to the Full Membership of the Board, to a chancery court,
or to a higher court.
C. Board: the
Mississippi Board of Nursing, including its members and employees acting on its
members' behalf.
D. Board Hearing
Panel: the three-member panel of the Board designated to hear disciplinary
proceedings, pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. Section
73-15-31. Members of the Board
shall be designated to sit on a Board Hearing Panel on a rotating
basis.
E. Case Review Committee: an
inter-departmental committee of Board staff, assembled for the purpose of
reviewing allegations of violations of the Mississippi Nursing Practice Law
and/or the laws, rules and regulations governing the practice of
nursing.
F. Complaint Counsel: the
attorney retained by the Board to prosecute licensees pursuant to the
Mississippi Nursing Practice Law.
G. Executive Director: the chief executive
officer or other designee employed by the Board to run the day to day
operations of the Board.
H. Formal
Complaint: a formal document publicly charging a Respondent with a violation of
the Mississippi Nursing Practice Law and/or the laws, rules and regulations
governing the practice of nursing.
I. Informal Proceedings: an informal review
or meeting, occurring at any time prior to the Board entering any order with
respect to the allegation, between the Case Review Committee, Board, and/or
Board Hearing Panel and the Respondent or legal representative to fully explore
the issues involved in the allegation and to facilitate the disposition of the
allegation.
J. Licensee: any
individual licensed to practice by the Board as a Registered Nurse, Licensed
Practical Nurse, or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of
Mississippi.
K. Mississippi Nursing
Practice Law: Sections
73-15-1, et seq.,
of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated.
L. Respondent: a licensee or applicant
against whom the Board has initiated a formal or informal action.
M. Time Period: unless indicated otherwise,
when the period is stated in days or a longer unit of time:
1) In computing any period of time prescribed
or allowed by these rules, the day of the event that triggers the period shall
not be included.
2) Every day,
including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be
included.
3) The last day of the
period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a
legal holiday, as set forth in Mississippi statute. In such case, the period
continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday,
or legal holiday.
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