Kentucky House Bill 179 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-08 - signed by Governor (Acts ch. 85)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 314 to provide immunity to persons and agencies that file a complaint, provide sworn or written statements, or otherwise participate in an investigation or administrative proceeding; require a licensee, credentialed holder, privilege holder, or applicant who is the subject of an investigation by the Board of Nursing to cooperate fully with the investigation; provide that Board of Nursing members and employees of the board shall have deliberative privilege and are not subject to deposition or subpoena regarding cases processed before them; provide that investigative information in possession of the board or employees relating to licenser or applicant discipline are privileged and confidential and not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release; permit the board to share information with other authorized public agencies pursuant to subpoena or with the licensee or applicant under investigation; amend KRS 156.070, 156.160, 156.4975, 156.502, 159.030, 186.042, 194A.454, 202A.161, 205.560, 205.5636, 211.395, 212.275, 216.370, 216B.175, 216B.176, 217.015, 218A.010, 218A.202, 281.873, 304.17-312, 304.17A-005, 304.17A-575, 304.17A-578, 311.669, 311A.170, and to change the terminology from advanced registered nurse practitioner to advanced practice registered nurse; amend KRS 314.011 to define the terms "population focus," and "conviction" and amend the definitions of "advanced practice registered nurse" and "advanced practice registered nursing"; amend KRS 314.042 to change the terminology from registration and designation to licensure; require applicants for licensure as advanced practice registered nurses to be certified in at least one population focus; amend 314.031 to require reporting of any nurse who violates patient confidentiality; amend KRS 314.043 to change the terminology from registration and designation to licensure; amend KRS 314.071 to delete the requirement for the board to verify the accuracy of an application upon receipt of the application and fee and issue an license upon verification; renewal notices be sent to the licensee's address of record; amend KRS 314.073 to update termininology to conform; amend KRS 314.091 to delete the term "conviction"; amend KRS 314.013 to add nurse and dialysis technician to those who the board is permitted to require a fingerprint check as part of a criminal background check; amend KRS 314.108 to require an applicant for licensure to notify the board in writing if any professional or business license issued to the applicant by any agency of the Commonwealth or another jurisdiction is surrendered or terminated, refused, suspended, revoked, or denied renewal; amend KRS 314.109 to update terminology to conform; require the applicant to submit a certified copy of the order and a letter of explanation with the application; amend KRS 314.111 to require the board to set standards for nursing education programs that prepare advanced practice registered nurses, and approve programs that meet the standards, provide that a school which has failed to correct deficiencies to the satisfaction of the board shall be subject to an administrative hearing to determine whether it shall be closed; amend KRS 314.121 to update terminology to conform; amend KRS 314.171 to require the board to disclose a nurse's participation in the alternative to discipline program to the public and limit the content of the disclosure; amend KRS 314.193 to change the name of the Advanced Registered Nurse Practice Council to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Council; change the requirement that any additional education recommended by the council be recognized jointly by the nursing and medical professions to recognition by the nursing profession; delete the prohibition on members serving more than two consecutive terms; amend KRS 314.195 and 315.040 to update terminology to conform.

AN ACT relating to nurses.

Rep. Mary Marzian [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-08		signed by Governor (Acts ch. 85)
2010-03-29		delivered to Governor
2010-03-29		enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
2010-03-29		passed 100-0
2010-03-29		House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
2010-03-29		posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) for Monday, March 29, 2010
2010-03-29		taken from committee
2010-03-26		to Rules (H)
2010-03-26		received in House
2010-03-26		passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
2010-03-26		floor amendments (1-title) (2) (3) and (4) withdrawn
2010-03-26		3rd reading
2010-03-26		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 26, 2010
2010-03-26		reported favorably, to Rules as a Consent bill with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
2010-03-24		recommitted to Health & Welfare (S)
2010-03-24		floor amendment (4) filed
2010-03-23		floor amendment (3) filed
2010-03-23		passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2010-03-22		passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2010-03-19		passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2010-03-18		passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2010-03-18		floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed
2010-03-17		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 18, 2010
2010-03-10		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-03-09		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2010-02-16		to Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations (S)
2010-02-11		received in Senate
2010-02-10		3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute
2010-02-05		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 10, 2010
2010-02-05		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-02-04		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
2010-01-19		posted in committee
2010-01-06		to Health & Welfare (H)
2010-01-05		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB179.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB179/bill.doc