Commonwealth, State Board of Nurse Examiners v. Rafferty

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Board of Nurse Examiners (Board) from the Commonwealth Court, 80 Pa.Cmwlth. 603, 471 A.2d 1339, order reversing the Board’s order revoking the nursing license of Appellee Ann Marie Rafferty. The Board’s action was taken pursuant to Section 14(3) of the Professional Nursing Law, Act of May 22, 1951, P.L. 317, as amended, 63 P.S. § 224(3), which provides that the Board may suspend or revoke any license where the Board shall find that “the licensee has wilfully or repeatedly violated any of the provisions of…