HB1703: relative to the requirements for directors of licensed practical nurse education programs.

HB 1703 - AS INTRODUCED

2018 SESSION

18-2656

10/03

HOUSE BILL 1703

AN ACT relative to the requirements for directors of licensed practical nurse education programs.

SPONSORS: Rep. Eaton, Ches. 3; Rep. Berch, Ches. 1; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that the rules of the board of nursing shall not require that a director of an LPN education program possess a master's degree in nursing.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

18-2656

10/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

AN ACT relative to the requirements for directors of licensed practical nurse education programs.

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

1 Nurse Practice Act; Rulemaking; Education Programs; LPNs. Amend RSA 326-B:9, IV to read as follows:

IV. The standards to be met by, and the process for approval of, education programs designed to prepare applicants to qualify for licensure or certification in any of the disciplines regulated by the board under RSA 326-B:32, including the time period within which noncompliance must be corrected before such approval is withdrawn; provided that such rules shall not require that a director of a nursing program offering a diploma or associate degree leading to a practical nurse license possess a master's degree in nursing.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.