Chapter 289
2004 -- S 2315 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/02/04
A N A C T
RELATING
TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - NURSES
Introduced
By: Senators Pichardo, DaPonte, Polisena, and Goodwin
Date
Introduced: February 10, 2004
It
is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Chapter 5-34 of the General Laws entitled "Nurses" is hereby
amended by
adding
thereto the following section:
5-34-19.1.
Applications to include data on race and ethnic background. –
Applications
for all licenses and/or all license renewals issued pursuant to this chapter
shall
include
a section requesting optional data on the race and ethnic background of the
applicant. The
data
obtained from the response to such section shall be held confidential. Only
aggregate data
on
race and ethnic background may be disseminated by the department of health.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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