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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES | |
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Introduced By: Senators Lawson, Lauria, Valverde, Miller, Cano, DiMario, Murray, | |
Date Introduced: January 12, 2024 | |
Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 5-34-31 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-34 entitled "Nurses" is |
2 | hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 5-34-31. Practices and persons exempt. |
4 | No provisions of this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting: |
5 | (1) Gratuitous nursing by friends or members of the family or as prohibiting the care of the |
6 | sick by domestic servants, housekeepers, nursemaids, companions, or household aides of any type, |
7 | whether employed regularly or because of an emergency of illness, provided that person is |
8 | employed primarily in a domestic capacity and does not hold himself or herself out or accept |
9 | employment as a person licensed to practice nursing for hire under the provisions of this chapter or |
10 | as prohibiting nursing assistants in the case of any emergency; |
11 | (2) The practice of nursing by students enrolled in approved educational programs of |
12 | professional nursing or practical-nursing educational programs nor by graduates of those schools |
13 | or courses pending the results of the licensing examinations following that graduation before taking |
14 | and receiving results of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), provided that they |
15 | are licensed in this state within ninety (90) days from the date on the departments licensing |
16 | application fee receipt, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the board; |
17 | (3) The practice of nursing in this state by any legally qualified nurse of another state whose |
18 | engagement requires him or her to accompany and care for a patient temporarily residing in this |
19 | state during the period of this engagement not to exceed six (6) months in length, provided that |
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1 | person does not represent or hold himself or herself out as a nurse licensed to practice in this state; |
2 | (4) The practice of any legally qualified nurse of another state who is employed by the |
3 | United States government or any bureau, division, or agency of the government while in the |
4 | discharge of his or her official duties; |
5 | (5) Persons employed in state and licensed hospitals and sanatoria healthcare facilities, |
6 | licensed homes for the aged and/or convalescent persons, and recognized public-health agencies |
7 | from assisting in the nursing care of patients if adequate medical or nursing supervision is provided; |
8 | (6) Nursing care of the sick with or without compensation or personal profit when done in |
9 | connection with the practice of the religious tenets of any recognized or established church by |
10 | adherents as long as they do not engage in the practice of nursing as defined in this chapter; |
11 | (7) Persons who provide acceptable evidence of being currently licensed by examination |
12 | or endorsement under the laws of other states of the United States and the District of Columbia |
13 | from practicing nursing in this state for a period of ninety (90) days from the date on the application |
14 | fee receipt, provided that they are licensed in this state within ninety (90) days from the date on the |
15 | application fee receipt. The original privilege to work ninety (90) days from the date on the |
16 | application fee receipt shall not be extended or renewed. |
17 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES | |
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1 | This act would amend the conditions upon which a nurse would be exempt from certain |
2 | licensing requirements to include eligibility to practice, before taking and receiving results of the |
3 | National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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