Delaware 151st General Assembly (2021-2022) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 10 D · 5 R cosponsors

SB 283 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION.

Last action — Signed by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 05, 2022. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 21 sponsors

    4 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (10 D · 5 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline and the Board of Nursing are responsible for establishing continuing education requirements for medical professionals licensed by these Boards. This Act adds a requirement that practitioners licensed by these Boards who treat adults must complete one hour of continuing education in each reporting period on the topic of diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. This bill also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Mantzavinos DELAWARE STATE SENATE 151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE AMENDMENT NO.
Mantzavinos & Sen.
2 TO SENATE BILL NO.
Brown & Rep.
283 AMEND Senate Bill No.
Mitchell & Rep.
283 on line 49 by deleting “who treat adults ”.
Dorsey Walker Sens.
SYNOPSIS This amendment removes the limitation that the Board of Nursing only mandate memory care education for nurses who treat adults.
Bonini, Hansen, Hocker, Lawson, Lockman, Lopez, S.
McBride, Paradee, Pettyjohn, Poore, Richardson, Sokola, Townsend, Walsh, Wilson;
Reps.
Briggs King, K.
Johnson DELAWARE STATE SENATE 151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE BILL NO.
283 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1.
Amend Chapter 17, Title 24 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 1713.
Powers and duties of the Board.
(d) Continuing education.
(1) The Board shall provide by rule or regulation for continuing education for persons certified to practice medicine or other professions or occupations pursuant to this chapter.
(2) The Board must require that at least one hour of continuing education in each reporting period must be on the topic of diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.
Section 2.
Amend Chapter 19, Title 24 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 1906.
Delaware Board of Nursing — Powers and duties.
(a) The Board shall:
(1) Adopt and, from time to time, revise such rules and regulations and standards not inconsistent with the law as may be necessary to enable it to carry into effect this chapter;
chapter.
(2) Approve curricula and develop criteria and standards for evaluating educational programs preparing persons for license under this chapter;
chapter.
(3) Provide for surveys of such programs at such times as it may deem necessary;
necessary.
(4) Approve such programs as meet the requirements of this chapter and of the Board;
Board.
(5) Deny or withdraw approval from educational programs for failure to meet approved curricula or other criteria;
criteria.
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05/05/2022 11:23 AM (6) Examine, license license, and renew licenses of duly qualified applicants, including applicants for conducting nursing educational programs and shall also prescribe the procedures for subsequent examinations of applicants who fail an examination;
examination.
(7) Establish categories of advanced practice registered nurses in the roles of certified nurse practitioner (CNP), certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), certified nurse midwife (CNM), and clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and in the population foci of family/individual across the lifespan, adult-gerontology, neonatal, pediatrics, women’s health/gender-related health/gender-related, or psychiatric/mental health.
Each APRN shall must use the designation “APRN” plus role title as a minimum for purposes of identification and documentation.
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When providing nursing care, the APRN shall must provide clear identification that indicates his or her their APRN designation;
designation.
(8) Issue a temporary permit to practice nursing to applicants who apply for licensure by endorsement and to new graduates awaiting results of the first licensing examination;
examination.
(9) Conduct hearings upon charges calling for discipline of a licensee or revocation of a license;
license.
(10) Have the power to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses, and administer oaths to persons giving testimony at hearings;
hearings.
(11) Cause the prosecution of all persons violating this chapter and have the power to incur such necessary expenses therefor;
therefor.
(12) Keep a record of all its proceedings;
proceedings.
(13) Make an annual report to the Governor;
Governor.
(14) Have all of the duties, powers powers, and authority necessary to the enforcement of this chapter, as well as such other duties, powers powers, and authority as it may be granted from time to time by appropriate statute;
(15) Appoint advisory committees as the Board deems desirable;
desirable.
(16) Maintain a system of statistics related to nursing education programs and registered nurse and licensed practical nurse licensure in the State;
State.
(17) Participate in and pay fees to the national organization of state boards of nursing, known as the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.;
Inc.
(18) By regulation, establish requirements for mandatory continuing education;
education.
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05/05/2022 11:23 AM requirements must mandate that all nursing professionals who treat adults must complete at least 1 hour of continuing education in each reporting period on the topic of diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.
(19) Administer the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Committee;
Committee.
(20) Have the authority to grant, restrict, suspend suspend, or revoke practice or prescriptive authority and be responsible for promulgating rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter regarding advanced practice registered nurses who have been granted authority for independent practice or prescriptive authority;
authority.
(21) Have the authority to limit the ability of APRNs to prescribe and order nonpharmacological interventions.
(b) The Board of Nursing shall promulgate regulations specifically identifying those crimes which are substantially related to the practice of nursing.
SYNOPSIS The Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline and the Board of Nursing are responsible for establishing continuing education requirements for medical professionals licensed by these Boards.
This Act adds a requirement that practitioners licensed by these Boards who treat adults must complete one hour of continuing education in each reporting period on the topic of diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.
This bill also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  3. Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES

  4. Amendment HA 1 to SB 283 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  5. Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

  6. Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House

  7. Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT

  8. Amendment SA 2 to SB 283 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  9. Amendment SA 1 to SB 283 - Stricken in Senate

  10. Amendment SA 2 to SB 283 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  11. Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

  12. Amendment SA 1 to SB 283 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  13. Introduced and Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 41 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (17)

Not signed on (41)

41 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 16000
Republican 12000
Total 41000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Andria L. Bennett — Yea
Charles "Bud" M. Freel — Yea
David Bentz — Yea
John A. Kowalko — Yea
John L. Mitchell — Yea
Michael Ramone — Yea
Paul S. Baumbach — Yea
Peter C. Schwartzkopf — Yea
Ruth Briggs King — Yea
Sean Matthews — Yea
Sherry Dorsey Walker — Yea
Stephen Smyk — Yea
Valerie Longhurst — Yea
Debra Heffernan Democratic Yea
Edward S. Osienski Democratic Yea
Eric Morrison Democratic Yea
Franklin D. Cooke Democratic Yea
Kendra Johnson Democratic Yea
Kimberly Williams Democratic Yea
Krista Griffith Democratic Yea
Larry Lambert Democratic Yea
Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic Yea
Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic Yea
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic Yea
Sean M. Lynn Democratic Yea
Sherae'a Moore Democratic Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden Democratic Yea
William Bush Democratic Yea
William J. Carson Democratic Yea
Bryan W. Shupe Republican Yea
Charles S Postles Jr. Republican Yea
Daniel B. Short Republican Yea
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman Republican Yea
Jesse R. Vanderwende Republican Yea
Kevin S Hensley Republican Yea
Lyndon D. Yearick Republican Yea
Michael F. Smith Republican Yea
Richard G. Collins Republican Yea
Ronald E. Gray Republican Yea
Shannon Morris Republican Yea
Timothy D. Dukes Republican Yea

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SM

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 10001
Republican 4001
Total 19002
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Bruce C. Ennis — Yea
Colin Bonini — Yea
Ernesto B Lopez — Yea
Kyle Evans Gay — Yea
Sarah McBride — Yea
Bryan Townsend Democratic Yea
Darius J. Brown Democratic Yea
David P. Sokola Democratic Yea
John "Jack" Walsh Democratic Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic Not Voting
Marie Pinkney Democratic Yea
Nicole Poore Democratic Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic Yea
Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic Yea
Trey Paradee Democratic Yea
Brian Pettyjohn Republican Yea
Bryant L. Richardson Republican Yea
Dave G. Lawson Republican Not Voting
David L. Wilson Republican Yea
Gerald W. Hocker Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 283 do?
The Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline and the Board of Nursing are responsible for establishing continuing education requirements for medical professionals licensed by these Boards. This Act adds a requirement that practitioners licensed by these Boards who treat adults must complete one hour of continuing education in each reporting period on the topic of diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. This bill also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Who sponsors SB 283?
SB 283 is sponsored by Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Darius J. Brown (Democratic), Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Gerald W. Hocker (Republican), Dave G. Lawson (Republican), S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic), Trey Paradee (Democratic), Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Nicole Poore (Democratic), Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), David P. Sokola (Democratic), Bryan Townsend (Democratic), John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), David L. Wilson (Republican), Kendra Johnson (Democratic), Ruth Briggs King, Sarah McBride, Ernesto B Lopez, Colin Bonini, Sherry Dorsey Walker, and John L. Mitchell.
What is the current status of SB 283?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 05, 2022. Enacted.
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