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Figure 3: State nursing board operating informationStateKentuckyRegulatoryboardBoard ofNursingStatutoryauthorityKy. Rev. Stat.314.011Board composition Appointment procedure Special procedures/other9 registered nurses, 3 engaged in nursingeducation, 1 advanced practice registerednurse, 1 nursing administrator; 3 practicalnurses; 1 nurse service administrator; 1practical nurse educator; 2 members of thepublic.Governor appoints to terms of 4years.A separate group, The Advanced Registered NursePractice Council, recommends standards in theperformance of any acts requiring additionaleducation which is recognized jointly by the nursingand medical professions. The Council is made up ofnine (9) members, including one (1) member whoshall be from the Board of Nursing, one (1) memberfrom the Board of Medical Licensure, one (1)member from the Board of Pharmacy, and six (6)advanced registered nurse practitioners who shall bedetermined as follows: Three (3) advanced registerednurse practitioner members shall include one (1)nurse anesthetist, one (1) nurse midwife, and one (1)nurse practitioner who shall be nominated frommembers chosen by their respective nursing specialtygroups or organizations and recommended to theBoard of Nursing for appointment; and (b) Three (3)advanced registered nurse practitioner members, atleast one (1) of whom shall be a designated clinicalnurse specialist, shall be nominated by the KentuckyNurses Association, and recommended to the Boardof Nursing for appointment. (Ky. Rev. Stat. 314.193)