Section 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.