CHAPTER 120
HB 1188-FN - FINAL VERSION
28Mar2024... 1025h
2024 SESSION
24-2074
09/05
HOUSE BILL 1188-FN
AN ACT relative to qualifications for licensed nursing assistants.
SPONSORS: Rep. Grote, Rock. 24; Rep. Bordes, Belk. 5; Rep. Grassie, Straf. 8
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill amends the requirement that a licensed nursing assistant must have the ability to read and write in the English language and allows the board of nursing to establish rules on the level of English proficiency required.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
28Mar2024... 1025h 24-2074
09/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to qualifications for licensed nursing assistants.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
120:1 Nurse Practice Act; Licensure; All Applicants. Amend RSA 326-B:16 to read as follows:
326-B:16 Licensure; All Applicants.
I. All applicants seeking licensure as an APRN, RN, or LPN shall:
[I.] (a) Submit a completed application and fees as established by the [board] executive director.
[II.] (b) Have the ability to read and write in the English language.
[III.] (c) Report any pending criminal charges, criminal convictions, or plea arrangement in lieu of convictions.
[IV.] (d) Have committed no acts or omissions which are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in this chapter, or, if such acts have been committed and would be grounds for disciplinary action, the board has found, after investigation, that sufficient restitution has been made.
[V.] (e) Meet continuing competence requirements as defined in rules adopted under RSA 541-A.
[VI.] (f) Meet other criteria as established by the board.
II. All applicants seeking licensure as an LNA shall:
(a) Submit a completed application and fees as established by the executive director.
(b) Have sufficient aptitude in the English language as defined in rules adopted under RSA 541-A.
(c) Report any pending criminal charges, criminal convictions, or plea arrangement in lieu of convictions.
(d) Have committed no acts or omissions which are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in this chapter, or, if such acts have been committed and would be grounds for disciplinary action, the board has found, after investigation, that sufficient restitution has been made.
(e) Meet continuing competence requirements as defined in rules adopted under RSA 541-A.
(f) Meet other criteria as established by the board.
120:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 03, 2024
Effective Date: September 01, 2024
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 18, 2024 | 2024-1025h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 20, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 13, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 13, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 17, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 16, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 22, 2024: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/03/2024; Chapter 120; eff. 09/01/2024
June 25, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 45
June 24, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
May 9, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2024; SJ 12
May 7, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/16/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19
April 3, 2024: Hearing: 04/17/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 14
April 2, 2024: Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 8
March 28, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1025h: MA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 83
March 28, 2024: Amendment # 2024-1025h: AA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 83
March 18, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1025h 03/13/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 15
March 6, 2024: Executive Session: 03/13/2024 10:00 am LOB 306-308
Feb. 27, 2024: Subcommittee Work Session: 03/06/2024 10:00 am LOB 306-308
Feb. 13, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/20/2024 10:30 am LOB 307
Dec. 1, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration