Consolidating regulatory authority for nursing assistants.

HB 1792 consolidates Washington's nursing and practical nursing regulatory oversight into a single 17-member "Board of Nursing," replacing two separate boards. The bill revises membership requirements, reducing certified nursing assistant representatives from three to two, adding specific qualifications for faculty and direct-care nurses, and clarifying that board members must be Washington residents. This change directly affects the governance structure of nursing regulation, streamlining oversight for nursing assistants (who are certified under Chapter 18.88A RCW) and other nursing professionals. The bill does not alter certification standards for nursing assistants but reorganizes the board responsible for administering those standards.