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2017 -- H 5314 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 07/05/2017

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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT

Introduced By: Representatives Bennett, Slater, Marshall, Canario, and Barros

Date Introduced: February 01, 2017

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 23-17.20 of the General Laws entitled "Health Care Facilities

Staffing" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

23-17.20-7. Use of non-Rhode Island licensed nurses.

(a) Health care facilities shall report to the department of health the name and state of

licensure of any registered nurse performing work duties at the facility who is not licensed in

Rhode Island. This information shall be reported to the department within fourteen (14) business

days from when the registered nurse not licensed in Rhode Island begins performing work duties

at the health care facility. Health care facilities shall also report to the department the name and

state of licensure of registered nurses not licensed in Rhode Island, within fourteen (14) business

days of when those nurses no longer perform work duties at the facility. The department shall

make the above-prescribed information, with the exception of the names of the nurses, available

to the public.

(b) The department of health shall promulgate regulations to further define the terms,

conditions, and requirements of this section.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2018.

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