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Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies

Board of Examiners for Nursing

Agency Web page | Statutory Authority | Agency History |
Published histories/articles
| State Library Collections | List of Commissioners

Agency Web page

Statutory Authority :
CGS 20-88.

Agency History :

1905, established as Connecticut State Board of Examination and Registration of Nurses, per Public Acts chpt. 120.
1939, in 1939, CGS Cum. Suppl. s. 1001e, listed as Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Nursing.
1980, terminated per P.A. 77-614 s.573(a)(14). Duties and name transferred to the Dept. of Health Services per P.A. 77-614 s.327 (b)(16).

Published Histories/Articles :
Not available

Agency Documents and Records in the State Library Collections :
Check the State Library catalog, CONSULS, under these author headings for publications by the agency available in the State Library :

Connecticut. Board of Examiners for Nursing.

Annual Reports are located in :

[CSL Call Number ConnDoc N937]
Digest of Administrative Reports to the Governor [CSL Call Number ConnDoc F40 d]

State Archives Record Group :
Not available

List of Heads :
For a listing of members prior to 1935, please consult the Connecticut State Register & Manual.

Names

Years of Service

Secretary  
Sarah E. Hyde 1935-1937
Agnes K. Ohlson 1938-1947
Secretary-Treasurer  
Agnes Ohlson 1948-1950
Chief Nursing Examiner  
Agnes Ohlson 1951-1963
Lillian B. Reilly 1964-1969
Anne F. McGuigan 1970-1979
Bette Jane Murphy 1980-1991
Janice A. Thibodeau 1992-1994
Nancy L. Bafundo 1995-Present

Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Unit, page revised 8/2008.