SB 25 — Board of Nursing, authorized by rule to clarify scope of practice of certified nursing support technicians, disciplinary actions clarified
Last action — Enacted as 2024-249
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 07, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kay Ivey (Republican) on May 07, 2024.
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Summary
Occupational Licensing Boards
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
563 added · 547 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of SB 25 now allows the Board of Nursing to set specific standards for the roles of certified nursing support technicians and to issue permits to qualified individuals. Additionally, it clarifies the types of disciplinary actions the Board can take. These changes are significant because they aim to ensure better regulation and governance of nursing support professionals, helping to promote consistency and quality in healthcare practices across Alabama.
SB25 INTRODUCEDENROLLED SB25 X1897EE-1X1897EE-2 By Senator Weaver RFD:
01-Feb-24 Page 0 X1897EE-1SB25 01/18/2024Enrolled KMSEnrolled, (L)crAn 2023-3571Act, 23 4Relating SYNOPSIS:to the Board of Nursing, to amend Sections 34-21-2 and 34-21-25, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the board, by rule, to provide standards for the scope of practice for certified nursing support technicians and to issue permits to eligible applicants;
Under existing law, the Board of Nursing is responsible for the licensing and regulation of the nursing profession in the state.
This bill would authorize the board, by rule, to clarify standards for the scope of practice for certified nursing support technicians and to issue permits to eligible applicants.
This bill would provide further for the nature and type of disciplinary actions the board may impose.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update existing code language to current style.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Board of Nursing, to amend Sections 34-21-2 and 34-21-25, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the board, by rule, to provide standards for the scope of practice for certified nursing support technicians and to issue permits to eligible applicants;
and to make Page 1 SB25 INTRODUCED nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update existing code language to current style.
The Governor, within 60 days of January 1, 1984, shall appoint a tenth member who shall be a licensed practical nurse for a term of four years from a list of nominees Page 1 SB25 Enrolled furnished him or her by the Alabama Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Incorporated, or its successor organization.
Eight Six members of the board shall be licensed professional nurses, and two members of the board shall be licensed professional Page 2 SB25 INTRODUCED nurses who are approved to engage in advanced practice nursing in the state, four members of the board shall be licensed practical nurses, and one member of the board shall be a consumer.
In the nominating and appointing process, due care shall be taken to ensure the maintenance of qualified representation from the Page 2 SB25 Enrolled fields of nursing education, nursing administration, clinical nursing, and advanced practice nursing.
The Board of Directors of the Page 3 SB25 INTRODUCED Licensed Practical Nurses Association of Alabama, or its successor organization, on or before December 1 of each year in which the term of office of a board member or a nominee of the Board of Directors of the Licensed Practical Nurses Association of Alabama shall expire, or at such other time as necessary, shall furnish the Governor with the list of licensed practical nurses qualified for appointment to the board.
(3) The Governor shall appoint two of the four members on of the board who are to be licensed practical nurses from a 95 list of nominees furnished him or her by the Board of Directors of the Alabama Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Incorporated, or its successor organization, and the list, when furnished, shall contain at least twice the number of nominees for the vacancies to be filled.
The Board of Directors of the Alabama Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Incorporated, or its successor organization, on or before December 1 of each year in which the term of office of the a board member filled by the nominee of the board of Page 3 SB25 Enrolled directors Board of Directors of the Alabama Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Incorporated, or its successor organization, shall expire, or at such other times time as necessary, shall furnish the Governor with a list of licensed practical nurses qualified for appointment to the board.
(d) Each person appointed to the board as a licensed Page 4 SB25 INTRODUCED professional nurse shall be a citizen of the United States, a 95 resident of the State of Alabama this state, and have all of these the following additional qualifications:
Page 4 SB25 Enrolled (2) Be a graduate of a state-approved vocational educational program for the preparation of practitioners of licensed practical nursing.
Page 5 SB25 INTRODUCED (f) There shall be one The consumer member of the board who is a consumer and who is may not be a member of any of the health care professions.
Page 5 SB25 Enrolled (h)(g) All members of the board shall enjoy immunity from individual civil liability while acting within the scope of their duties as board members.
It The board may hold such other and additional meetings during any Page 6 SB25 INTRODUCED year as it the board deems necessary for the transaction of business.
Page 6 SB25 Enrolled (5) Deny or withdraw approval from educational programs for failure to meet satisfy prescribed standards.
(6) Examine, license, and renew the licenses of duly qualified applicants and require employers to submit listings of personnel covered by this chapter to the board upon request including, but not limited to, personnel practicing nursing in Alabama under a multistate license, a single state license, or Page 7 SB25 INTRODUCED a multistate licensure licensing privilege.
Practice by a certified medication Page 7 SB25 Enrolled assistant is limited to employment in health care or educational facilities that are licensed, certified, or operated by this state.
For purposes of this chapter, a certified nursing support technician is an individual who has successfully completed a board-approved curriculum for Page 8 SB25 INTRODUCED performing supportive nursing services, or a comparable program in another state, and who has passed a board-approved examination and has been issued a permit pursuant to this chapter.
Page 8 SB25 Enrolled (14)(15) Make an annual report to the Governor.
(16)(17) Define the duties and fix the compensation of the executive officer and administrator and commissioner of the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact for Alabama, with the Page 9 SB25 INTRODUCED approval of the Governor and the State Personnel Board as provided in Section 36-6-6.
Page 9 SB25 Enrolled (21)(22) Expend funds of the board in exercising its board powers and duties and in administering this chapter.
(24)(25) Join organizations that develop and regulate the national nursing licensure licensing examinations and promote the improvement of the legal standards of the practice of nursing for the protection of the public health, safety, Page 10 SB25 INTRODUCED and welfare.
(m)(l) Each member of the board shall receive the same Page 10 SB25 Enrolled per diem and travel allowance as is paid by law to state employees for each day's attendance at the board meetings incurred in the discharge of his or her duties as a board member in addition to any daily compensation or allowance, if any, as may be provided by the board, in such any amount as may be determined by the board.
Page 11 SB25 INTRODUCED (n)(m) Nothing in this chapter shall limit the rights of affected parties to appeal decisions of the board with regard to rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(2) The state, the board, or members or employees of the state or board are named defendants in a suit brought in any court of law or equity by the Interstate Commission of Page 11 SB25 Enrolled Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators pursuant to Article 7.
(3) The passage of a resolution by either house of the Legislature requesting review pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 41-20-3(d)." "§34-21-25 (a) For disciplinary purposes, the board may adopt, levy, and collect administrative fines not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation and may institute any legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with this Page 12 SB25 INTRODUCED chapter against its licensees the holder of any license, permit, certificate, or approval issued by the board or the holder of a multistate privilege to practice nursing in this state.
Is guilty of a crime involving moral turpitude or of Page 12 SB25 Enrolled gross immorality that would tend to bring reproach upon the nursing profession.
Is unable to practice nursing with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or any Page 13 SB25 INTRODUCED other substance, or as a result of any mental or physical condition.
(c) Whenever a written complaint is made to the board Page 13 SB25 Enrolled that a person an individual has committed any of the acts or has come within any of the provisions enumerated in subsection (b), the board shall investigate the complaint and may bring an action in its own name to hear and determine the complaint.
The notice may be Page 14 SB25 INTRODUCED served upon the accused person individual by any sheriff of the State of Alabama this state.
The board may determine all questions as to the sufficiency of the complaint, procedure, and admissibility and weight of Page 14 SB25 Enrolled evidence.
Witnesses Page 15 SB25 INTRODUCED testifying at a hearing shall upon discharge as a witness be paid by the party requesting the subpoena an amount not to exceed the per diem expense allowed to Alabama state employees for in-state travel and the actual cost of transportation to and from the place of the hearing, not to exceed the mileage rate allowed to Alabama state employees for in-state travel.
The trial of appeals shall Page 15 SB25 Enrolled be conducted in like manner, as nearly as may be, as provided for in the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.
(i) Any organization, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or other person individual who in good faith reports information to the board alleging that any person individual licensed or applying for a license to practice nursing may be guilty of the acts, offenses, or conditions set out in Section 34-21-7 or subsection (b), shall not be liable to any person individual for any statement or opinion made in Page 16 SB25 INTRODUCED that report.
(1) When a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse voluntarily seeks treatment for use or abuse of drugs, controlled substances, alcohol, chemicals, or other substances, or has a physical or mental condition that would render the individual unable to meet the standards of the nursing profession, the board may refrain from taking disciplinary action under subsection (b) if it the board Page 16 SB25 Enrolled determines that the licensee can may be treated or rehabilitated effectively and that there is no danger to the public.
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(3) The board may appoint an Advisory Council for the Page 17 SB25 INTRODUCED Disciplinary Alternative Program pursuant to Section 34-21-3.
Information regarding the participation of a licensee in the Disciplinary Alternative Program reported to the coordinated licensure information system pursuant to Section 34-21-125 shall be made available solely to other Page 17 SB25 Enrolled state boards of nursing and shall not be disclosed to the public by the coordinated licensure information system.
(7) Nonpublic or confidential data submitted to the coordinated licensure information system by the board may not be distributed to any nonparty state, organization, person Page 18 SB25 INTRODUCED individual, or entity, or any foreign government or an agent, entity, or representative of a foreign government, without the express written approval of the board.
Page 18 SB25 Enrolled (k) The board may adopt rules imposing a nondisciplinary administrative penalty for designated violations of this chapter." Section 2.
Page 19 SB25 Enrolled ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives SB25 Senate 27-Feb-24 I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed the Senate.
Patrick Harris, Secretary.
House of Representatives Passed:
30-Apr-24 By:
Senator Weaver Page 20
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Action History
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- April Weaver · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on
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Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 101 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (103)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 100 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (103)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Robert Stewart | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Yea |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Robert Stewart | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Yea |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
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- Occupational Licensing Boards
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- SB 25 is sponsored by April Weaver (R).
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