SB502: establishing a nursing review subcommittee.

SB 502 - AS INTRODUCED

2020 SESSION

20-3019

10/04

SENATE BILL 502

AN ACT establishing a nursing review subcommittee.

SPONSORS: Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a nursing review subcommittee to review complaints reported to the board of 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

20-3019

10/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

AN ACT establishing a nursing review subcommittee.

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

1 New Section; Nurse Practice Act; Nursing Review Subcommittee. Amend RSA 326-B by inserting after section 3 the following new section:

326-B:3-a Nursing Review Subcommittee. There is established a nursing review subcommittee whose members shall be appointed by the board of nursing. The subcommittee shall consist of 9 members licensed by the board and actively working in a clinical setting. At least one subcommittee member shall be an APRN, 2 shall be an RN, 2 shall be an LPN, and 2 shall be an LNA. A member of the board may participate in subcommittee meetings. A quorum shall constitute a majority of voting members who are present. Upon referral by the board, the subcommittee shall review complaints reported to the board under 326-B:37. Following review of each case, the subcommittee shall make recommendations to the board.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.