Delaware House Bill 223

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Passed on October 23 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-10-23 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Act amends the continuing education requirements for nursing professionals, mandating that all nursing professionals receive at least one hour of continuing education in each reporting period on the recognition of sexual or physical abuse, exploitation, or domestic violence of vulnerable populations, or on the reporting obligations under the rules and regulations of the Board of Nursing. The Act removes the requirement for nursing professionals who work in adult gerontology to complete continuing education on the topic of diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Continuing Education For Nursing Professionals.

Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]

Rep. Valerie Jones Giltner [R]

Sen. Kyle Gay [D]

Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]

2024-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-06-13 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-10-23		Signed by Governor
2024-06-30		Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
2024-06-25		Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2024-06-13		Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
2024-06-13		Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
2024-06-13		Amendment HA 3 to HB 223 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2024-06-13		Amendment HA 2 to HB 223 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2024-06-13		Amendment HA 1 to HB 223 - Stricken in House
2024-06-13		Amendment HA 3 to HB 223 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2023-06-27		Amendment HA 2 to HB 223 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2023-06-23		Amendment HA 1 to HB 223 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2023-06-23		Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 9 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
2023-06-09		Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

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Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocumentEngrossment?engrossmentId=36026&docTypeId=6
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55915
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56330