SB137: (New Title) relative to temporary licensure of certain nurses seeking licensure by endorsement from the board of nursing.

CHAPTER 213

SB 137-FN - FINAL VERSION

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2017 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 137-FN

AN ACT relative to temporary licensure of certain nurses seeking licensure by endorsement from the board of nursing.

SPONSORS: Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Rep. Shepardson, Ches. 10; Rep. Bordenet, Ches. 5

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill provides that nurse licensure applicants from the states of Vermont, Massachusetts, or Connecticut, currently licensed and seeking RN or LPN licensure by endorsement, shall be eligible for temporary licensure for 120 days.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

AN ACT relative to temporary licensure of certain nurses seeking licensure by endorsement from the board of nursing.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

213:1 New Section; Nursing; Temporary Licensure; Applicants from Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Amend RSA 326-B by inserting after section 20 the following new section:

326-B:20-a Temporary Licensure; Applicants from Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, an applicant from the state of Vermont, Massachusetts, or Connecticut who is currently licensed and is seeking RN or LPN licensure by endorsement under RSA 326-B:20, shall be eligible for temporary licensure for 120 days while the person makes application for licensure to the board.

213:2 Prospective Repeal. RSA 326-B:20-a, relative to temporary licensure of applicants from Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, is repealed.

213:3 Effective Date.

I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2019.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 30 days after its passage.

Approved: July 10, 2017

Effective Date:

I. Section 2 effective July 1, 2019

II. Remainder effective August 9, 2017