2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 624

CHAPTER NUMBER: 586
File Code: Health Occupations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 632
Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Eckardt, Costa, Donoghue, Elmore, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Nursing Assistants, and Medication Technicians - Changes to Licensure Requirements

Synopsis:

Requiring that if the State Board of Nursing has reason to believe and objective evidence that an applicant, licensee, or certificate holder may cause harm to individuals, the Board require the applicant, licensee, or certificate holder to submit to a specified examination; adding specified individuals who have applied for a license and have passed a specified examination, but are awaiting completion of a criminal history records check to those individuals who are exempt from specified licensure requirements; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/3
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/10
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (141-0)
4/8
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (139-1)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/7
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/20
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 586

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Criminal Background Investigations
Electronic Government
Examinations
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Language
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
Medication Technicians
Notices
Nurses
Nursing Assistants
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations
( 8-205.1 , 8-301 , 8-302 , 8-302 , 8-305 , 8-305 , 8-308 , 8-308 , 8-309 , 8-312 , 8-312 , 8-312 , 8-312 , 8-6A-01 , 8-6A-05 , 8-6A-07 , 8-6A-08 , 8-6A-15 )

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: 326680/01     Offered on: March 26, 2010   at: 12:21 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 144738/01     Offered on: April 10, 2010   at: 11:43 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 24, 2010: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
April 8, 2010: Third Reading Passed (139-1)
Senate
April 7, 2010: Third Reading Passed (47-0)