2012 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 238

CHAPTER NUMBER: 487
File Code: Health Occupations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 337
Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Eckardt, Kipke, V. Turner, and Valentino-Smith
Entitled:
State Board of Nursing - Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Medication Technicians, and Electrologists - Licensure and Certification Requirements

Synopsis:

Exempting individuals who provide gratuitous care for specified individuals from the requirement that an individual must be licensed or certified before practicing specified health occupations; exempting individuals who respond to a disaster situation in the State from the requirement that an individual must be licensed before practicing registered nursing or licensed practical nursing under specified circumstances; authorizing the Board to issue specified licenses by endorsement; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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House Action
1/26
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/1
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2/28

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2/29
Favorable with Amendments {136785/2 Report Adopted
Special Order until 3/7 (Delegate Bromwell) Adopted
3/7
Floor Amendment (Delegate Bromwell) {513529/1 Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/9
Third Reading Passed (136-1)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/12
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/4
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/22
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 487

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Geraldine Valentino-Smith, District 23A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Attorney General
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Comptroller
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Criminal Background Investigations
Debt Collection -see also- Attachments and Garnishments
Discipline
Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
Electrologists
Emergencies
Examinations
Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Hearings
Interstate Affairs
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
Maryland Register
Medication Technicians
Midwives
Notices
Nurses
Nursing Assistants
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
State's Attorneys
Statutes of Limitation

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 5-106 )
Health Occupations
( 8-101 , 8-301 , 8-302 , 8-304 , 8-305 , 8-307 , 8-316 , 8-6A-02 , 8-6A-05 , 8-6A-08 , 8-6A-10 , 8-6B-11 , 8-701 , 8-710 )

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:
House
Number: 136785/02     Offered on: February 29, 2012   at: 10:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 513529/01     Offered on: March 7, 2012   at: 11:16 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Health and Government Operations
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 9, 2012: Third Reading Passed (136-1)
Senate
March 30, 2012: Third Reading Passed (46-0)