2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 445

CHAPTER NUMBER: 545
File Code: Health Occupations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 378
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kullen, Levy, Bartlett, Bromwell, Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Hubbard, Kipke, Oaks, Taylor, Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Kach, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
State Board of Nursing - Advanced Nurse Practitioners - Membership and Qualifications

Synopsis:

Requiring that the State Board of Nursing consist of one member certified in an advanced practice nursing specialty; requiring the Governor to appoint members certified in an advanced practice nursing specialty from a list of nominees submitted by specified organizations; requiring that the number of names submitted on a nomination list be 5 times the number of vacancies; requiring that specified Board members meet specified educational and professional requirements; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/5
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/7
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/16
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/19
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/5
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (46-1)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/17
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 545

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Governor
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Nurses

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health Occupations
( 8-202 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 756485/01     Offered on: March 14, 2007   at: 10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 16, 2007: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate
April 2, 2007: Third Reading Passed (46-1)