HB 1897 (2005) -  Regulation of Health Care Professionals

by Fiscal Council and Negron
Deletes the requirement that the Department of Health issue wall certificates; requires licensees with licenses issued in error to surrender certain documents to the department; specifies that a state-developed test is not permitted if a national examination has been certified by the department; clarifies the limitation on who may challenge the validity of an examination; permits the department to post examination scores on the Internet; provides for a retired license status and provides a fee for such status; authorizes the department to reexamine certain licensees under certain circumstances; provides requirements for retired status licensees to reactivate their licenses; defines "practice of a certified nursing assistant"; requires the Board of Nursing to adopt rules to specify the scope of practice for certified nursing assistants; provides for the renewal of nursing assistant certification; provides for a fee; reduces the hours of inservice training required of certified nursing assistants; requires certification as a nursing assistant to be renewed and authorizing a fee for such renewal; requires the department to adopt rules regarding such renewal; provides that certificates not renewed by a specified date are void.
Companion Bill passed CS/SB 410 Health Department By Health and Human Services Appropriations and Saunders
Effective Date: July 1, 2005.
Last Event: Companion Bill passed, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 410 (Ch. 2005-62) on Thursday, April 7, 2005 5:11 PM; HB Laid on Table

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB FC 05-07 recommended by:
    Fiscal Council

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Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Fiscal Council 4/4/2005 12:31:17 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/07/2005 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 410 (Ch. 2005-62) Time: 04/07/2005 - 5:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Substituted CS/SB 410 Time: 04/07/2005 - 5:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/07/2005 - 3:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/05/2005 - 6:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/7/2005) Time: 04/05/2005 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/04/2005 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 04/04/2005 - 9:14 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Council Version: __

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