HB 2063 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Professions and occupations; Oklahoma Professions and Occupations Reform Act of 2025; effective date.

HB 2063 amends Oklahoma's Nursing Practice Act to clarify definitions and restrict the use of specific nursing titles. The bill explicitly states that only licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) may use the title "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse" or its abbreviation "APRN," along with specialty titles like "Certified Nurse Practitioner" (CNP) or "Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist" (CRNA). Unauthorized use of these titles or abbreviations is defined as a misdemeanor punishable by fines up to $1,000 or up to one year in jail per offense. This directly affects nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals seeking to use these licensed designations. The bill focuses on standardizing title usage to ensure public safety and professional accountability under Oklahoma law.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended by the Policy Committee to significantly narrow its scope from a broad professions reform act to a focused amendment of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act. The original bill would have created a new 'Oklahoma Professions and Occupations Reform Act' with a new section of law, but the substitute version now only amends existing definitions in 59 O.S. 2021, Section 567.3a. This change shifts the legislation from establishing new regulatory framework to clarifying existing nursing practice definitions.

Scope change

Changed from a broad professions reform act creating new law to a targeted amendment of existing nursing practice definitions

SCOPE

Removed the creation of a new 'Oklahoma Professions and Occupations Reform Act of 2025' and the associated new section of law

Changed the bill title from relating to 'professions and occupations' to specifically relating to the 'Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act'

DEFINITION

Modified the bill to amend 59 O.S. 2021, Section 567.3a, which contains definitions for nursing-related terms

Updated the bill to focus on amending definitions for 'Board', 'The practice of nursing', 'Registered nursing', 'Licensed practical nursing', 'Advanced Practice Registered Nurse', and related terms

TIMELINE

Removed the effective date provision that would have set November 1, 2025 as the bill's effective date

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Committee

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Public Health

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health and Human Services Oversight

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors