SB53 (2011) Detail

(2nd New Title) relative to the definition of nursing and the nursing assistant registry administered by the board of nursing.


CHAPTER 245

SB 53-FN – FINAL VERSION

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SENATE BILL 53-FN

AN ACT relative to the definition of nursing and the nursing assistant registry administered by the board of nursing.

SPONSORS: Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Sen. Houde, Dist 5; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill adds a definition for nurse and clarifies the nursing assistant registry administered by the board of nursing.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to the definition of nursing and the nursing assistant registry administered by the board of nursing.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

245:1 New Paragraph; Nurse Practice Act; Definitions. Amend RSA 326-B:2 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:

VII-a. “Nurse” means a person authorized to practice nursing and who holds a current license to provide care as an APRN, RN, or LPN.

245:2 Collection of Funds; Reference Corrected. Amend RSA 326-B:6 to read as follows:

326-B:6 Collection and Expenditure of Funds. The board shall receive and expend funds provided such funds are received and expended for the pursuit of the objectives authorized by this chapter. Fees, fines, and administrative charges, [other than] including those [collected pursuant] related to RSA [326-B:8] 326-B:26, shall be deposited in the general fund.

245:3 Nursing Assistant Registry. Amend RSA 326-B:26 to read as follows:

326-B:26 [Licensed] Nursing Assistant Registry. The board shall maintain a registry of nursing assistants [licensed] who qualify pursuant to 42 C.F.R. section 483.156. Nursing assistants who are registered [or licensed] shall comply with all provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1987, sections 1819 and 1919 of the Social Security Act, and all provisions of this chapter.

245:4 Repeal. The following are repealed:

I. RSA 326-B:7, relative to the nursing assistant fund.

II. RSA 6:12, I(b)(24), relative to moneys credited to the board of nursing’s nursing assistant fund.

245:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

Approved: July 13, 2011

Effective Date: July 1, 2011