HB 141 DE

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This Act is a Companion Bill to House Bill No. 21. It aligns the Delaware Board of Nursing statute with the APRN Compact to advance APRN practice through elimination of barriers and improving access to care for Delawareans. The Act removes the requirement for a collaborative agreement for licensure purposes although employers and health care organizations may still require one. The Act amends the definitions of “APRN” and “full practice authority” so that they are consistent with national standards. The Act also removes the definition of “independent practice” since ,nationally, “independent practice” means having “full practice authority”. This Act grants full practice authority in conjunction with licensure and removes the current requirements for obtaining independent practice. The Act changes the composition of the APRN Committee to include 9 APRNs and clarifies the Committee’s purpose which is to make recommendations to the Delaware Board of Nursing regarding: APRN practices, the Compact and licensure.

• Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic · primary
• Nicole Poore Democratic · primary

1. Mar 30, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House · lower
2. Apr 28, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 3 On Its Merits · lower
3. May 14, 2021 Suspension of Rules in House · lower
4. May 20, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 NO · lower
5. May 20, 2021 Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate · upper
6. Jun 9, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · upper
7. Jun 22, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO · upper
8. Aug 4, 2021 Signed by Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Bill Text · HTML
• Bill Text · PDF