2892 - Commissioner; powers and duties.

§  2892.  Commissioner; powers and duties. The commissioner shall have  the following powers and duties:    (a) To conduct studies and surveys of  nursing  service  to  determine  public  nursing  service needs and the extent to which such needs can be  provided by homemakers, home health aides, licensed practical nurses and  registered professional nurses.    (b)  To  make  recommendations  to  nursing   service   organizations,  hospitals,  nursing homes and home health agencies relating to personnel  practices,  recruitment,  training,   conditions   of   employment   and  compensation  for  the  purposes  of  improvement  of  the  quality  and  availability of  nursing  service  and  making  more  effective  use  of  existing nurse manpower.    (c)  To  advise  the department of education as to the extent to which  hospitals, nursing homes  and  home  health  agencies  are  suitable  as  clinical facilities for the training of nursing service personnel.    (d)  To  institute and operate refresher training programs for nursing  service personnel.    (e) To enlist in a nurse reserve those inactive nurses  interested  in  returning to active nursing service.    (f)  To  maintain  a  central  registry  of nursing manpower resources  including, but not limited to, data concerning  registered  professional  nurses and licensed practical nurses.    (g)  To  institute  and  operate  a nurse manpower recruitment service  including, but not limited to, a guidance and counseling service.