{"id":8149,"date":"2024-01-15T17:35:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T17:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.94.201\/?page_id=8149"},"modified":"2026-04-08T04:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:36:13","slug":"preamble","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lbnm.gov.lr\/?page_id=8149","title":{"rendered":"Preamble"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8149\" class=\"elementor elementor-8149\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d1d6f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"7d1d6f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44970ad\" data-id=\"44970ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f7a41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_heading\" data-id=\"31f7a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ct_heading-31f7a41\" class=\"ct-heading h-align- sub- ct-heading-left item-st-line-left1\">\r\n\t<div class=\"ct-inline-css\"  data-css=\"\r\n        \">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"item--title st-line-left1 case-animate-time\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                <span class=\"sp-main\">\r\n                            <i><\/i>\r\n            \r\n            Board Act\r\n            \r\n                    <\/span>\r\n            <\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b2aba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57b2aba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;An Act to Amend Chapters 65 and 66 of Title 33 of the Public Health Law of the Liberian Code of Laws Revised and to Grant Autonomy to the Liberian Board for Nursing and Midwifery in the Republic of Liberia&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bae1ec5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"bae1ec5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff7f310\" data-id=\"ff7f310\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6771084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_heading\" data-id=\"6771084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ct_heading-6771084\" class=\"ct-heading h-align- sub- ct-heading-left item-st-line-left1\">\r\n\t<div class=\"ct-inline-css\"  data-css=\"\r\n        \">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"item--title st-line-left1 case-animate-time\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                <span class=\"sp-main\">\r\n                            <i><\/i>\r\n            \r\n            Preamble\r\n            \r\n                    <\/span>\r\n            <\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeefddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeefddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whereas, the Liberian Board for Nursing and Midwifery has determined it imperative that Chapters 63 and 66 of the Title 33 of the Liberian Code of laws Revised be amended to make the Liberian Board for Nursing and Midwifery an autonomous agency with exclusive power and authority to regulate and monitor nursing and midwifery practice in the Republic of Liberia.<\/p><p>Now therefore.<\/p><p>It is enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Liberia Legislature assembled:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dff8991\" data-id=\"dff8991\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba800d9 wow fadeInUp elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba800d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/lbnm.gov.lr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-05-at-15.33.42-6.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8747\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lbnm.gov.lr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-05-at-15.33.42-6.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/lbnm.gov.lr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-05-at-15.33.42-6-300x225.jpeg 300w, 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elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf9e15e\" data-id=\"bf9e15e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-badd47b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_heading\" data-id=\"badd47b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ct_heading-badd47b\" class=\"ct-heading h-align- sub- ct-heading-left item-st-line-left1\">\r\n\t<div class=\"ct-inline-css\"  data-css=\"\r\n        \">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"item--title st-line-left1 case-animate-time\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                <span class=\"sp-main\">\r\n                            <i><\/i>\r\n            \r\n            Table of Contents\r\n            \r\n                    <\/span>\r\n            <\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4246900 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"4246900\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e63d93\" data-id=\"2e63d93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b9e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_feature\" data-id=\"37b9e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_feature.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-feature-layout1 style1 wow fadeInUp\">\r\n    <div class=\"item--holder\">\r\n        <h3 class=\"item--title\"><i class=\"fac fac-angle-double-right\"><\/i>Preamble<\/h3>\r\n        <div class=\"item--desc\" > <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d4b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_feature\" data-id=\"e7d4b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_feature.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-feature-layout1 style1 wow fadeInUp\">\r\n    <div class=\"item--holder\">\r\n        <h3 class=\"item--title\"><i class=\"fac fac-angle-double-right\"><\/i>Outline<\/h3>\r\n        <div class=\"item--desc\" ><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bebf370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_feature\" data-id=\"bebf370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9740e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_feature\" data-id=\"a9740e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_feature.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-feature-layout1 style1 wow fadeInUp\">\r\n    <div class=\"item--holder\">\r\n        <h3 class=\"item--title\"><i class=\"fac fac-angle-double-right\"><\/i>65.4 Effect of Amendment<\/h3>\r\n        <div class=\"item--desc\" ><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-604ded6\" data-id=\"604ded6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c7606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_feature\" data-id=\"b1c7606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_feature.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-feature-layout1 style1 wow fadeInUp\">\r\n    <div class=\"item--holder\">\r\n        <h3 class=\"item--title\"><i class=\"fac fac-angle-double-right\"><\/i>65.5 Application of the Act<\/h3>\r\n        <div class=\"item--desc\" ><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a49d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_feature\" data-id=\"1a49d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_feature.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-feature-layout1 style1 wow fadeInUp\">\r\n    <div class=\"item--holder\">\r\n        <h3 class=\"item--title\"><i class=\"fac fac-angle-double-right\"><\/i>65.6 Scope of Nursing Practice<\/h3>\r\n        <div class=\"item--desc\" ><\/div>\r\n    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class=\"item--title\"><i class=\"fac fac-angle-double-right\"><\/i>66.2 Definitions of Practice of Midwifery<\/h3>\r\n        <div class=\"item--desc\" ><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f797de elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_feature\" data-id=\"9f797de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_feature.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-feature-layout1 style1 wow fadeInUp\">\r\n    <div class=\"item--holder\">\r\n        <h3 class=\"item--title\"><i class=\"fac fac-angle-double-right\"><\/i>66.3 Scope of Practice of Midwifery<\/h3>\r\n        <div class=\"item--desc\" ><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n    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