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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="8-510" title_number="8" title_name="Nurses" subtitle_number="5">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Board may conduct a demonstration study to evaluate a proposed change to regulations regarding nursing practices or the activities of nursing assistants, dialysis technicians, or medication technicians in a practice setting.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A demonstration study enables the Board, in a controlled practice setting, to determine:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The safety of the proposed practice or activity; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The appropriate education or training requirements for a proposed practice or activity.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Approve the demonstration study design; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Select the testing facilities.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board may waive selected nursing practice requirements during a demonstration study.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
