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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="8-515" title_number="8" title_name="Nurses" subtitle_number="5">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each advanced practice registered nurse practicing as an advanced practice registered nurse in the State shall notify a patient in writing if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The advanced practice registered nurse does not maintain professional liability insurance coverage; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The advanced practice registered nurse’s professional liability insurance coverage has lapsed for any period of time and has not been renewed.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The written notification provided to the patient under subsection (a) of this section shall be:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Provided:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>At the first visit by the patient during any period in which the advanced practice registered nurse does not maintain professional liability insurance, unless the visit is for the purpose of receiving incidental medical care that will be rendered free of charge; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>As part of each informed consent obtained before any procedure or operation discussed or offered for the patient’s consideration is performed;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Signed by the patient at the time of the patient’s visit or at the time the informed consent is signed; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Retained by the advanced practice registered nurse as part of the advanced practice registered nurse’s patient records.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Each advanced practice registered nurse practicing as an advanced practice registered nurse in the State who does not maintain professional liability insurance coverage shall post this information in a conspicuous location in the advanced practice registered nurse’s place of practice.</text>
  </level>
</section>
