6626 AMS RAND BROS 352

SB 6626 - S AMD 1149

By Senator Randall

ADOPTED 02/18/2020

On page 2, after line 12, insert the following:

NEW SECTION. Sec. (1) The nursing care quality assurance commission shall work with the national council of state boards of nursing and the national licensure compact administrators to develop a plan and timeline to address elements of the nurse licensure compact that currently fail to address concerns regarding:

(a) The financing mechanisms of the interstate compact and how state licensing fees from a multistate license are spent by the compact’s governing authority;

(b) What educational and continuing education criteria an applicant must meet to receive a multistate licensure through the nurse licensure compact, especially when a state legislature has determined certain topics to be necessary and therefore required for nurses or all health care professionals;

(c)How the national council for the state boards of nursing and the national licensure compact administrators ensure their applicants and licensees understand what practice rules apply when practicing outside the home state;

(d)How the national council for the state boards of nursing and the national licensure compact administrators track where multistate licensees are practicing; and

(e)What data the interstate national council for the state boards of nursing and the national licensure compact administrators can provide to show that interstate compacts are increasing access to care, helping with health profession shortages in certain states, and improving protection of the public.

(2) The nursing care quality assurance commission shall report to the legislature on progress on the above topics by December 1, 2021.

SB 6626 S AMD

By Senator Randall

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "liaison", insert "adding a new section;"

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