North Dakota Nursing Complaint Route

Authority and scope

Check the professional and concern

The Board regulates nursing licensure and practice, including registered and practical nurses and advanced practice nurses. Its recognized advanced practice categories include nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, and nurse-midwives. It also maintains the unlicensed assistive person and Medication Assistant III registries; those specific categories should not be treated as interchangeable with every type of aide.

Supporting guidance: About the Board ↗Recognized APRN certifications ↗UAP and Medication Assistant III ↗

Submission

How the official source says to file

Use the designated Complaint Portal linked on the Board’s Compliance page.
The public compliance material reviewed did not list the portal’s required fields or document formats. Confirm those requirements with the Board if the form cannot be opened; its compliance page provides a contact route for questions. Do not treat a general contact address as a verified alternative filing method.

Supporting guidance: Compliance and discipline ↗

Limits

What this route may not provide

Board compliance proceedings concern alleged Nursing Practice Act violations and authorization to practice. Sanctions can restrict or remove a nursing license or registration. The reviewed pages do not establish a damages, reimbursement, or fee recovery process.

Supporting guidance: Compliance and discipline ↗

Anonymity

Do not guess about confidentiality

The reviewed compliance and discipline pages do not establish whether an anonymous complaint is accepted or whether the complainant’s identity is withheld. Ask the Board before relying on either protection; they are different questions.

Supporting guidance: Compliance and discipline ↗Disciplinary process ↗

Complaint timing

Ask the Board promptly; a filing deadline was not established.

The checked pages do not establish a public nursing complaint filing deadline. Ask the Board promptly about the facts and credential involved. No investigation completion time or right to delay filing is promised here.

Supporting guidance: Compliance and discipline ↗Disciplinary process ↗

Process

What may happen after filing

The Board first considers jurisdiction and a possible violation, then investigates when warranted. Insufficient evidence can lead to dismissal. Supported cases may resolve through settlement. Contested cases can proceed before an administrative law judge, whose recommendation goes to the Board for its final decision. Discipline may be reported to licensing information systems and relevant facilities.

Supporting guidance: Disciplinary process ↗

Evidence

Prepare a reviewable submission

State the concern you want reviewed, then add a short chronology, best supporting records, factual consequences, and a specific request for review.

Sources and scope

Some agency-linked forms and destinations could not be read. Source-check dates apply to the material listed below; they do not establish that every linked portal was inspected or a complaint submitted.