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SENATE BILL 484

CHAPTER NUMBER: 77
File Code: Health Occupations
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 319

Sponsored By:
Senators Dyson, Astle, Conway, Currie, Kelley, Middleton, and Pugh

Entitled:
State Board of Nursing - Nurse Practitioners - Certification Requirements and Authority to Practice

Synopsis:

Altering requirements for certification as a nurse practitioner; requiring the State Board of Nursing to waive specified education requirements; authorizing the State Board of Nursing to establish continuing education or competency requirements for the renewal of certificates; repealing a requirement that the State Board of Physicians approve the scope of practice of specified nurse practitioners; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to repeal specified regulations; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
2/3
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/5
Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs & Finance
2/17
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m. (Education Health and Environmental Affairs)
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed (46-1)
4/7
Returned Passed
House Action
3/26
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/31
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 77

Sponsored by:

Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Interstate Affairs
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
Nurses
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-705.1 )

Health Occupations
( 8-101 , 8-302 , 8-315 , 8-508 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 494639/01     Offered on: March 29, 2010   at: 3:17 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes Explain Committee Votes:
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
House
Health and Government Operations

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 28, 2010: Third Reading Passed (46-1)
House
April 4, 2010: Third Reading Passed (132-0)



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