STATE OF COLORADO

State Board of NURSING	Department of Regulatory Agencies
Mark Merrill	Tambor Williams	
Program Director	Executive Director
	
1560 Broadway, Suite 880	
Denver, Colorado 80202-5146		Division of Registrations
Phone (303) 894-2430		Rosemary McCool
Fax (303) 894-2821		Director
V/TDD (303) 894-7880				
www.dora.state.co.us/nursing	
	Bill Owens
	Governor

NOTICE OF RULE MAKING HEARING

Pursuant to Section 24-4-103, C.R.S., and Sections 12-38-108(1(a) and 12-38-108(1)(j), C.R.S., you are hereby advised that the Colorado State Board of Nursing will hold a public rule making hearing on Wednesday, January 24, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., at 1560 Broadway, Suite 110 Conference Room, Denver, Colorado 80202, for consideration of the following:

Hearing Regarding Repeal and Readoption of 
CHAPTER II — RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS 

The proposed rules under consideration are attached to this notice and fully incorporated herein.  Additionally, the Board may consider any other amendments to the proposed rules regarding the interpretation of and/or implementation of § 12-38-116, C.R.S. 

The Board encourages interested parties to submit written comments to the letterhead address regarding any of the above-listed rulemaking matters no later than December 28, 2006.  In addition, at the time and place designated in this notice, the Board of Nursing will afford interested parties an opportunity to submit written information, data, views or arguments.  The Board also will afford interested parties an opportunity to make brief oral presentations unless the Board in its discretion determines that such oral presentations are unnecessary.  All submissions will be considered.

BY ORDER OF THE COLORADO STATE BOARD OF NURSING

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Mark Merrill, Program Director

Dated this ___________ day of __________________, 2006