Bill Text: PA HB470 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Further providing for use of title.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-05-08 - Act No. 35 [HB470 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB470-Amended.html

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1499 PRINTER'S NO. 2757
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 470 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY COX, BARRAR, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, DAVIS, DAY, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HARKINS, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, KAVULICH, KIRKLAND, KNOWLES, METZGAR, MICOZZIE, MILNE, MURT, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, SIMMONS, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, PEIFER, KORTZ, FARRY, SANTONI, MUNDY, SAYLOR, MULLERY, F. KELLER, REED, RAVENSTAHL, BRENNAN, HARPER, LONGIETTI, HARHAI, BAKER, ADOLPH, MALONEY, SWANGER, AUMENT, CUTLER, HELM, PAYTON, CARROLL, SCAVELLO, GEORGE, BENNINGHOFF, MARSHALL, KOTIK, DAVIDSON, ROEBUCK, GROVE, DePASQUALE, M. K. KELLER, SONNEY, PICKETT, K. SMITH, CREIGHTON, BRIGGS, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, CHRISTIANA, DUNBAR, DiGIROLAMO, HARRIS, SCHRODER, HALUSKA, MANN, GERGELY, OBERLANDER, BROOKS, MATZIE, BEAR, DALEY, MUSTIO, K. BOYLE, GALLOWAY, DeLUCA, MYERS, TOEPEL, KULA, EVERETT, TAYLOR, BISHOP, WAGNER, MILLARD, DEASY, MAHONEY, SACCONE, GILLEN, PRESTON, DELISSIO, CAUSER, STABACK, HESS, SHAPIRO, O'NEILL, FLECK, GABLER, KILLION, EMRICK, MOUL, LAWRENCE, BOBACK, QUIGLEY, HACKETT, MAJOR, HUTCHINSON, TALLMAN, HAHN, TOBASH, CRUZ, QUINN, STEVENSON, BLOOM, SANTARSIERO, M. O'BRIEN, STERN, DONATUCCI, BARBIN AND NEUMAN, APRIL 8, 2011
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 16, 2011
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69), entitled, as
amended, "An act relating to the practice of professional
nursing; providing for the licensing of nurses and for the
revocation and suspension of such licenses, subject to
appeal, and for their reinstatement; providing for the
renewal of such licenses; regulating nursing in general;
prescribing penalties and repealing certain laws," further
providing for use of title.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317,
No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law, amended July 20,
2007 (P.L.320, No.49), is amended to read:
Section 3. Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Use
of Title and Abbreviation "R.N." or "C.N.S."; Credentials;
Fraud.--(a) Any person who holds a license to practice
professional nursing in this Commonwealth, or who is maintained
on inactive status in accordance with section 11 of this act,
shall have the right to use the [title] titles "nurse" and
"registered nurse" and the abbreviation "R.N." No other person
shall engage in the practice of professional nursing or use the
[title] titles "nurse" or "registered nurse" or the abbreviation
"R.N." to indicate that the person using the same is a
registered nurse[.], except that the title "nurse" also may be
used by a person licensed under the provisions of the act of
March 2, 1956 (1955 P.L.1211, No.376), known as the "Practical
Nurse Law." No person shall sell or fraudulently obtain or
fraudulently furnish any nursing diploma, license, record, or
registration or aid or abet therein.
(b) An individual who holds a license to practice
professional nursing in this Commonwealth who meets the
requirements under sections 6.2 and 8.5 of this act to be a
clinical nurse specialist shall have the right to use the title
"clinical nurse specialist" and the abbreviation "C.N.S." No
other person shall have that right.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), this section shall not <--
prohibit the use by a person of a descriptive title for nurse
assistive personnel. For the purposes of this subsection, the
term "nurse assistive personnel" shall mean an individual
providing health care services under the supervision of a
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professional or practical nurse.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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