| Bill | Summary | Latest Action |
AL H 129
Grantland
License | Board of Nursing
Grants investigators of the Board of Nursing the authority to exercise the powers of peace officers in investigating alleged violations of the Nurse Practice Act by persons licensed by the board; requires the investigators to meet the minimum standards of the Alabama Peace Officers' Minimum Standards and Training Commission. | 05/06/2008 :
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AL S 55
Griffith
APRN | Licensed Practical Nurses Employment
Provides for the employment of licensed practical nurses in public schools. | 05/08/2008 :
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AZ S 1431
Aboud
License | Private Vocational Program License
Exempts a school that solely provides an instructional program for certified nursing assistants that is licensed by the Nursing Board from the requirement that a private vocational program license be held in order to operate a private vocational program. | 05/07/2008 :
- In HOUSE. Read third time. Passed HOUSE.
- Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk.
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CA A 1774
Lieber
APRN | Gynecological Cancer Screening Tests
Requires that a health care service plan contract and a health insurance policy be deemed to provide coverage for any test necessary for the screening and diagnosis of gynecological cancers when ordered by a physician, nurse practitioner, or certified nurse midwife. Requires that the coverage be provided consistent with national professional standard guidelines. | 05/07/2008 :
- In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File.
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CA A 2234
Portantino
Reimburse | Health Care Coverage: Breast Cancer Screening/Diagnosis
Provides that health care service plans or insurance policies issued, amended, delivered, or renewed on and after a specified date, shall be deemed to provide coverage for tests necessary for screening or diagnoses of breast cancer upon referral of a participating nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, or participating physician, providing care to the patient and operating within the scope of practice provided under existing law. Requires notices to be sent to female enrollees or policyholders. | 05/07/2008 :
- In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File.
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CA A 2244
Price
Ratios | University of California Hospitals: Staffing
Requires the Department of Public Health to establish a procedure for collection and review of the written staffing plans and other related information from the University of California hospitals, with the exception of documentation relating only to registered nurses. Requires such hospitals to cooperate with the department in providing this information. Authorizes the State Public Health Officer to levy administrative penalties against a facility for a violation. | 05/05/2008 :
- From ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS with author's amendments.
- In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
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CA A 2398
Nakanishi
Scope | Medicine: Cosmetic Surgery: Physicians and Surgeons
Authorizes the revocation of the license of a physician or surgeon who practices medicine with, or serves or is employed as the medical director of, a business organization that provides outpatient elective cosmetic medical procedures of treatments knowing that is owned and operated in violation of certain ownership requirements. Makes the business organization that knowingly operates under these conditions guilty of a violation of a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a health benefit. | 05/07/2008 :
- From ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: Do pass.
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CA A 2423
Bass
License | Professions and Vocations: Licensure
Authorizes the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians, the Veterinary Medical Board, the Structural Pest Control Board, and the Director of Consumer Affairs, to issue a probationary license or registration to an applicant. Requires these boards to request that an applicant with a dismissed conviction provide proof of that dismissal. Authorizes the boards to revoke at any time required license or registration. | 05/07/2008 :
- In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File.
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CA S 1393
Scott
License | Nursing Programs
Prohibits a campus of the California State University or Community Colleges from requiring a student of a registered nursing program with a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution to complete any coursework other than which is unique and exclusively required to earn a nursing degree from that institution. Specifies that a district is prohibited from excluding an applicant on the basis that applicant is not a resident or has not completed prerequisites. | 05/08/2008 :
- To ASSEMBLY Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
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CA S 1457
Steinberg
Shortage | Golden State Scholarshare Trust Act: CalSAVE Program
Creates the State Scholarshare Advancement Vehicle for Education program to fund scholarships for beneficiaries to be determined by the Scholarshare Investment Board and the CalSAVE account, a continuously appropriated fund, within the program fund. Authorizes contributions from any person, firm partnership, or corporation, to be deposited into the CalSAVE account even if not designated for a specified beneficiary. Creates subaccounts within the CalSAVE account for each category of beneficiary. | 05/07/2008 :
- In SENATE. Read second time. To third reading.
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CT S 471
Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
APRN | State Physician Profile
Extends the state physician profile to certain health care providers; requires information to be sent to the state physician profile regarding a licensed physician, dentist and hygienist, chiropractor, optometrist, podiatrist, natureopath, advanced registered nurse and a physical therapist; requires the profile to include the name of school attended and date of graduation, practice specialty, primary practice location, languages spoken and any disciplinary action taken against such person. | 05/06/2008 :
- SENATE adopted HOUSE amendment Schedule A.
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CT S 507
Joint Committee on Judiciary
Nurse-Misc | Reports Prepared by Physician Assistants
Concerns the admissibility of reports prepared by physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses; allows reports of physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses to be admissible in evidence as business entries in actions for recovery of damages for personal injuries or death; provides that such testimony shall not give rise to adverse inference. | 05/07/2008 :
- Signed by GOVERNOR.
- Public Act No. 08-48
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DE HR 56
Cathcart
Overtime Shortage | Joint Finance Committee
Urges the joint finance committee to review the Delaware psychiatric center's overtime appropriations. | 05/01/2008 :
- INTRODUCED.
- To HOUSE Committee on HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
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FL H 471
Patronis
Scope | Patient Lifting and Handling Practices
Relates to hospitals and patient lifting and handling practices; requires hospitals to establish a policy concerning the lifting and handling of patients by hospital employees; establishes a committee to develop the policy. Requires continuing evaluation of the policy. | 05/02/2008 :
- In HOUSE. Died in council.
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FL H 501
House Government Efficiency and Accountability Council Committee
APRN | Special Risk Class Retirement Benefits
Relates to special risk class retirement benefits; extends the time period during which certain Special Risk Class members may participate in DROP; provides that law enforcement officers, correctional officers, or community-based correctional probation officers, having a rank or the equivalent rank of captain or below, and who are currently participating in DROP for up to 60 months, may elect to participate for an additional 36 calendar months. | 05/02/2008 :
- In SENATE. Died in Messages.
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FL H 515
Zapata
Scope | Medically Underserved
Relates to medically underserved and controlled substances; authorizes an advanced registered nurse practitioner whose practice is located within a medically underserved area or who provides care to a medically underserved population to prescribe Schedule II, III, IV, or V substances; allows such practice to the extent authorized by a protocol with a licensed physician or osteopathic physician. | 05/02/2008 :
- In HOUSE. Died in committee.
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FL H 695
Garcia
APRN Scope | Clinical Laboratories
Relates to clinical laboratories; requires clinical laboratories to accept human specimens submitted by advanced registered nurse practitioners. | 05/02/2008 :
- In HOUSE. Died on calendar.
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FL H 813
Attkisson
License | Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
Relates to the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; revises the amounts of the awards available to a student qualifying as a Florida Academic Scholar, a Florida Medallion Scholar, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholar. | 05/02/2008 :
- In HOUSE. Died in council.
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FL H 839
Homan
APRN | Emergency Health Care Providers Immunity
Relates to emergency health care providers; provides that certain emergency health care providers are agents of the state for purposes of sovereign immunity when acting pursuant to specified statutory obligations; requires certain indemnity for the state from providers. | 05/02/2008 :
- In HOUSE. Died in council.
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FL H 851
Brise
Nurse-Misc | Patients' Right-to-Know Act
Relates to Patients' Right-to-Know Act; requires the Agency for Health Care Administration to publish and disseminate to the public information concerning violations of federal regulations, complaints made to regulatory agencies, and nurse staffing levels and turnover rates. Requires the administration to calculate and make available upon request hospital staffing levels and staffing schedules; requires that the records and methods used to determine staffing levels. | 05/02/2008 :
- In HOUSE. Died in committee.
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FL H 1533
Braynon
Ratios | Staffing of Health Care Facilities
Creates the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act; prescribes safe staffing standards for psychiatric facilities, acute care hospitals, and emergency care, ambulatory, and outpatient surgery facilities; requires licensed facilities to submit an annual staffing plan; requires such facilities to provide staffing in accordance with minimum nurse-to-patient ratios; prohibits mandatory overtime; permits an employee to refuse certain assignments and report suspected violations; requires recordkeeping. | 05/02/2008 :
- In HOUSE. Died in committee.
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FL S 288
Aronberg
Nurse-Misc | Home Health Services
(Memorial) Relates to home health services; urges the Congress of the United States to increase federal financial assistance for home health services for elderly patients when it is determined that a patient is in need of such services; Urges the Congress to establish federal guideline requirements for students and schools that train certified nurse assistants and home health aides. | 05/02/2008 :
- In SENATE. Died in committee.
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FL S 508
Senate Health Regulation Committee
Scope | Hospitalized Patient Safe Lifting Policies
Relates to hospitalized patient safe lifting policies; requires that hospitals establish a policy concerning the safe lifting of patients by hospital employees. | 05/02/2008 :
- In HOUSE. Died in council.
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FL S 716
Fasano
Scope | Clinical Laboratories
Relates to clinical laboratories; requires clinical laboratories to accept human specimens submitted by advanced registered nurse practitioners. | 05/02/2008 :
- In HOUSE. Died on calendar.
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FL S 972
Saunders
APRN Scope | Medically Underserved
Relates to medically underserved and controlled substances; authorizes an advanced registered nurse practitioner whose practice is located within a medically underserved area or who provides care to a medically underserved population to prescribe Schedule II, III, IV, or V substances; allows such practice to the extent authorized by a protocol with a licensed physician or osteopathic physician. | 05/02/2008 :
- In SENATE. Died in committee.
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FL S 1320
Ring
Shortage | Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
Relates to the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; revises the amounts of the awards available to a student qualifying as a Florida Academic Scholar, a Florida Medallion Scholar, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholar. | 05/02/2008 :
- In SENATE. Died in committee.
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FL S 1338
Senate Health Policy Committee
Ratios | Health Care Facilities Staffing
Relates to health care facilities staffing; creates the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act. | 05/02/2008 :
- In SENATE. Died in committee.
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FL S 1888
Senate Appropriations - General Government Committee
Overtime | State Employment
Relates to state employment; provides for the resolution of certain collective bargaining issues at impasse between the State and certified bargaining units of state employees. Provides for all other mandatory collective bargaining issues that are at impasse and that are not addressed by this act or the General Appropriations Act to be resolved consistent with personnel rules or by otherwise maintaining a status quo. | 05/01/2008 :
- In SENATE. CONFERENCE Committee Report adopted by SENATE.
- In HOUSE. In Messages.
- In HOUSE. CONFERENCE Committee Report adopted by HOUSE.
- To enrollment.
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FL S 2900
Senate Fiscal Policy and Calendar Committee
Shortage | Appropriations
Provides moneys for the annual period beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, to pay salaries and other expenses, for capital outlay projects such as buildings and other improvements, and for other specified purposes of the various agencies of state government. | 05/02/2008 :
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FL S 2912
Senate Appropriations - Health and Human Services Committee
Shortage | Appropriations
Provides moneys for the annual period beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, to pay salaries and other expenses, for capital outlay projects such as buildings and other improvements, and for other specified purposes of the various agencies of state government. | 05/02/2008 :
- In SENATE. Died in committee.
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HI H 2727
Waters
Scope | Mandatory Health Coverage
Requires all health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide mandatory coverage for all policyholders, member, subscribers, and individuals under age 21 for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders beginning 1/1/2009; relates to mandatory health coverage. | 05/05/2008 :
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HI S 1487
Hanabusa
APRN | Controlled Substances
(Governor's Package Bill) Allows the public to utilize the controlled substance Pregablin and makes Hawaii's controlled substance laws consistent with that of federal law. | 05/05/2008 :
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HI S 2040
Baker
Nurse-Misc | Cancer Surveillance and Research
Authorizes data collected on the morbidity and mortality of cancer to be shared with the Department of Health in the form specified by the department; provides that the data may also be used for improving the reporting of the cause of death on death certificates; authorizes information and biological specimens relating to individuals with pre-cancerous conditions to be added to the State Tumor Registry; authorizes research information to be released to a patient without prior approval from a physician. | 05/07/2008 :
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HI S 2146
Chun Oakland
License | Nursing
Revises the membership of the Advisory Board of the Center for Nursing; extends the termination date of the act creating the Center for Nursing, the Advisory Board, and the Center for Nursing Special Fund; establishes a date by which the report must be submitted. | 05/05/2008 :
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IL H 3679
Saviano
APRN Scope | Intense Pulsed Light System Operation
Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Allows a physician to delegate the operation of an intense pulsed light system for the purpose of epilation, photo rejuvenation, or other non-medical cosmetic procedures to a physician assistant, advanced practice nurse, registered nurse, or other personnel. Adds electrologists to the list to which delegation of the operation may be made. | 05/08/2008 :
- In SENATE Committee on LICENSED ACTIVITIES: Postponed in committee.
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IL H 4778
Saviano
APRN | Delegation of Prescriptive Authority
Amends the Nurse Practice Act, the Pharmacy Practice Act, and the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to allow for the delegation of prescriptive authority to an advanced practice nurse by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches or a licensed podiatrist for any Schedule III through V controlled substances. Sets forth guidelines for the prescriptive authority delegated to advanced practice nurses as it relates to certain controlled substances. | 05/08/2008 :
- In HOUSE. Read second time.
- In HOUSE. Placed on Short Debate Calendar Third Reading.
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KS H 2542
House Appropriations Committee
Nurse-Misc | Appropriations for State Agencies
Relates to appropriations for State agencies; authorizes certain transfers, capital improvement projects and fees; imposes certain restrictions and limitations; directs or authorizes certain receipts, disbursements, and acts incidental to the foregoing. | 05/07/2008 :
- CONFERENCE Committee Report adopted by HOUSE.
- CONFERENCE Committee Report adopted by SENATE.
- Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk.
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KS H 2620
Joint Interim Special Committee on Judiciary
License | Healing Arts State Board
Concerns the State Board of Healing Arts; relates to non-disciplinary resolutions. | 05/06/2008 :
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KS H 2946
House Appropriations Committee
Shortage | General Appropriations
Makes and concerns appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, June 30, 2009, June 30, 2010, June 30, 2011, June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, for state agencies; authorizes certain transfers, capital improvement projects and fees; imposes certain restrictions and limitations; directs or authorizes certain receipts, disbursements and acts incidental to the foregoing. | 05/07/2008 :
- CONFERENCE Committee Report adopted by HOUSE.
- CONFERENCE Committee Report adopted by SENATE.
- Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk.
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KS S 658
Senate Ways and Means Committee
Shortage | General Appropriations
Makes and concerns appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, June 30, 2009, June 30, 2010, June 30, 2011, June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, for state agencies; authorizes certain transfers, capital improvement projects and fees; imposes certain restrictions and limitations; directs or authorizes certain receipts, disbursements and acts incidental to the foregoing. | 05/02/2008 :
- Ruled materially changed.
- To SENATE Committee on WAYS AND MEANS.
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MA H 1803
Khan
Nurse-Misc | Paid Sick Days
Relates to paid sick days. | 05/05/2008 :
- From JOINT Committee on LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Accompanied by Bill S 1073.
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MA H 4688
Joint Committee on Public Health
APRN Scope | Collaborative Drug Therapy Management
Establishes collaborative drug therapy management to improve pharmaceutical care for patients in massachusetts. | 04/17/2008 :
- INTRODUCED.
- New Draft for H 2166.
- To JOINT Committee on HEALTH CARE FINANCING.
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MA S 420
Moore
Nurse-Misc | Collaborative Drug Therapy Management
Establishes collaborative drug therapy management. | 05/06/2008 :
- Postponed to next session.
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MI S 511
Jelinek
Shortage | Supplemental Appropriations
Provides multidepartment supplemental appropriations for 2006-2007. | 05/08/2008 :
- HOUSE concurred in SENATE amendments with additional amendments. *****To SENATE for concurrence.
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MO S 724
Scott
Scope | Registered Nurse Prescriptive Authority
Gives advanced practice registered nurses prescriptive authority for scheduled drugs. | 05/08/2008 :
- CONFERENCE Committee Report adopted by HOUSE.
- CONFERENCE Committee Subsitute adopted by HOUSE.
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed.
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MO S 1283
Dempsey
Reimburse | Missouri Health Transformation Act
Creates the Missouri Health Transformation Act. | 05/07/2008 :
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MS S 2430
Dearing
APRN | Mental Treatment
Relates to mental treatment; provides that the physical and mental examination of a person alleged to be in need of mental treatment under commitment laws shall be made by a combination of a physician and psychologist and, or a nurse practitioner and, or a physician assistant; revises the time by which the examination must be concluded after the court order for examination. | 05/08/2008 :
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NH H 1615
McLeod
Shortage | Rural Health and Primary Care
Requires the department of health and human services and the university system of New Hampshire to coordinate and support the establishment of local programs including development of scholarships and forgivable loan programs for New Hampshire students in health professions training programs; provides that such programs shall include purchased seats at medical and dental schools to ensure slots are available for New Hampshire students; establishes a commission to make recommendations. | 05/01/2008 :
- Committee amendment adopted on SENATE floor.
- Passed SENATE. *****To HOUSE for concurrence.
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NJ A 2549
Lampitt
Shortage | Nursing Incentive Loan Redemption Program
Nursing Faculty Incentive Loan and Loan Redemption Program Act; appropriates $1 million. | 05/05/2008 :
- INTRODUCED.
- To ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES.
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NJ A 2559
Lampitt
Shortage | Nursing School
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million for grants to certain nursing schools to address shortage of nursing faculty. | 05/05/2008 :
- INTRODUCED.
- To ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
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NY A 10829
Gottfried
APRN Reimburse Scope | Registered Nurse
Allows the practice of registered professional nursing by a certified nurse practitioner to include diagnosis and performance without collaboration of a licensed physician; provides for insurance policies providing coverage for physician services in a physician's office to provide the same coverage for services performed by a nurse practitioner. | 05/06/2008 :
- INTRODUCED.
- To ASSEMBLY Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
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OH H 331
Wagoner
APRN | Maternity Homes and Obstetric and Newborn Care
Regards the licensure of maternity homes and obstetric and newborn care facilities. | 05/08/2008 :
- From SENATE Committee on HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND AGING: Recommended as substituted.
- In SENATE. To third reading.
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OK S 1640
Ivester
Reimburse | Accident and Health Insurance Provisions
Provides podiatric medicine, psychology, licensed and certified clinical social work services, marital and family therapy, professional counseling, and licensed alcohol and drug counselor and covered by the terms of any individual, group, blanket or franchise policy, agreement or service contract providing accident or health benefits coverage issued by any insurer, may be performed by any practitioner licensed to do who is selected by the insured provided where covered benefits are offered. | 05/08/2008 :
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PA HR 575
Siptroth
Nurse-Misc | Nurses Week
Designates the week of May 6 through 12, 2008, as "Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania. | 05/05/2008 :
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PA S 998
McIlhinney
APRN | Health Insurance Policies
Amends the scope of service for general medical service corporations to include osteopathic, dental, optometry, podiatry, chiropractic, physical therapy, clinical social work, psychological, speech language pathology and audiology services and the services of teachers of the hearing impaired through doctors. | 04/15/2008 :
- To HOUSE Committee on INSURANCE.
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PA SR 323
Vance
Nurse-Misc | Nurses Week
Recognizes the week of May 6 through 12, 2008, as "Nurses Week" in Pennsylvania. | 05/06/2008 :
- INTRODUCED.
- Passed SENATE.
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RI H 7872
Slater
Shortage | Health And Safety
Creates a center for health professionals for the development of a healthcare workforce; takes effect upon passage. | 05/08/2008 :
- Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration.
- In HOUSE Committee on FINANCE: Committee recommends measure to be held for further study.
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RI H 7961
Handy
APRN Scope | Businesses And Professions
Would allow certified nurse practitioners to prescribe medicine in accordance with state formulary of registered nurse practitioners. This act would take effect upon passage. | 05/08/2008 :
- Passed HOUSE. *****To SENATE.
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RI S 2955
Doyle
Shortage | Nursing Shortage Study
(Resolution) Creates a 15 member special senate commission whose purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study of the projected nursing shortage in the state and who would report back to the Senate no later than December 31, 2008 and whose life would expire January 31, 2009. | 05/07/2008 :
- From SENATE Committee on CONSTITUTIONAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES: Recommended passage.
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RI S 2960
Levesque
APRN | Health And Safety
Adds a new chapter on the prevention and supervision of contagious diseases, specifically HIV/AIDS; makes technical amendments affected by that new chapter. | 05/07/2008 :
- Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration.
- In SENATE Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: Committee recommends measure to be held for further study.
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SC H 4800
House Ways and Means Committee
Reimburse Shortage | State Government Expenses and Funds
Makes appropriations; provides revenues to meet the ordinary expenses of state government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008; regulates the expenditure of such funds; provides for the operation of state government during this fiscal year. | 05/08/2008 :
- HOUSE concurred in SENATE amendments with additional amendments. *****To SENATE for concurrence.
- SENATE refused to concur in HOUSE amendments.
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TN H 4011
Armstrong
APRN | Pharmacy
Concerns Pharmacy, Pharmacists; revises supervision requirements for dispensing of drugs in certain circumstances in federally qualified health centers. | 05/06/2008 :
- In HOUSE. Substituted on HOUSE floor by S 3122.
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TN H 4196
Odom
Nurse-Misc | Nursing
Relates to the creation of panel for contested case hearings and disciplinary matters before the Board of Nursing; provides for constitution of a quorum and panels. | 05/07/2008 :
- Public Chaptered. Chapter No. 849
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TN HJR 1337
Todd
Shortage | General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position
Concerns General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position; expresses support for new nursing, natural sciences, and biotechnology facility at Southwest Tennessee Community College; commends donors for making contributions to fund construction of such facility and urges them to remain committed to such project. | 05/07/2008 :
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US H 5878
Capps
Shortage | Armed Forces Nurses
Authorizes programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses; relates to other purposes. | 05/07/2008 :
- In HOUSE Committee on ARMED SERVICES: Referred to Subcommittee on MILITARY PERSONNEL.
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US HRES 1086
Johnson E
Nurse-Misc | National Nurses Week
Recognizing National Nurses Week on May 6 through May 12, 2008. | 05/08/2008 :
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US S 2969
Akaka
Shortage | Veteran Health Care
Enhances the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals. | 05/01/2008 :
- INTRODUCED.
- In SENATE. Read second time.
- To SENATE Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS.
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VT H 619
Pellett
License Scope | Human Services
Provides for the state board of nursing to regulate, and provide a specialized certification to, sexual assault nurse examiners; creates a sexual assault nurse examiner advisory board to advise the state board of nursing; provides for ongoing training; provides a grant program for crime victim services to be contacted through the state network against domestic and sexual violence. | 05/03/2008 :
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VT H 870
House Government Operations Committee
License | Professions and Occupations
Modifies provisions relating to the office of professional regulation and the following professions and occupations: accountants, barbers and cosmetologists, dentists and dental hygienists, professional engineers, nurses, pharmacists, veterinarians, land surveyors, opticians, physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, psychologists, private investigators and security services, acupuncturists, tattooists and body piercers, naturopathic physicians, and respiratory care practitioners. | 05/02/2008 :
- CONFERENCE Committee Report adopted by HOUSE.
- Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk.
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VT H 887
House Health Care Committee
Shortage | Healthy Living
Creates a new health insurance product; rewards healthy lifestyles with enhanced insurance benefits; allows a former spouse to remain eligible for health care benefits; expands dependent coverage for young adults; relates to a reduction in the uninsured waiting period; eliminates a percentage coverage rule for small group health plans; requires food vending machines to contain nutritious food and portion sizes; relates to sources of health data prior authorization and school nutrition grants. | 05/02/2008 :
- CONFERENCE Committee Report adopted by HOUSE.
- CONFERENCE Committee Report adopted by SENATE.
- Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk.
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VT H 891
House Appropriations Committee
Shortage | Omnibus Appropriation Act
Makes appropriations in support of government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008. | 05/03/2008 :
- CONFERENCE Committee Report adopted by SENATE.
- CONFERENCE Committee Report adopted by HOUSE.
- Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk.
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