ADVNCED PRACTICE NURSE-LICENSE
Summary
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning the qualifications for licensure as an advanced practice nurse. Provides that an applicant for licensure to practice as an advanced practice nurse shall have successfully completed requirements to practice as, and holds and maintains (rather than only holds) a current, national certification as a nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, or certified registered nurse anesthetist from the appropriate national certifying body as determined by rule of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Deletes provisions concerning license renewal requirements for certain advanced practice nurses licensed before the 95th General Assembly.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2014
Committee Review
Apr 2014
Senate Passage
May 2014
House Passage
May 2014
Signed into Law
Aug 2014
Introduced Mar 5, 2014
Signed Aug 1, 2014
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2014 · House May 9, 2014
How they voted
55–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 58
Mar 5, 2014
D
Democratic39
100% Yea
R
Republican19
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 1, 2014
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 9, 2014
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 9, 2014
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (101-0-16)
house
Apr 30, 2014
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 23, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2014
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2014
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 5, 2014
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (55-0-3)
senate
Feb 27, 2014
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000
upper
Feb 19, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions
upper
Feb 7, 2014
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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