Last Action | signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 99) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to nursing. |
Bill Documents |
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Bill Request Number | 837 |
Sponsor | G. Tapp |
Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 314.031 to require reporting to the nursing board that a nurse is suspected of abusing controlled substances, prescription medication, illegal substances, or alcohol; amend KRS 314.042 to clarify that nothing in KRS Chapter 314 requires a nurse anesthetist to enter into any type of collaborative agreement with a physician; amend KRS 314.075 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 314.091 to add guilty pleas from pretrial diversion orders to the definition of "conviction"; add illegal substances to the list of substances that merit potential disciplinary action by the board; amend KRS 314.109 to require notifying the board of any misdemeanor or felony criminal convictions within 90 days; delete language that allowed the board to initiate an immediate temporary suspension of any person who fails to make this notification. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Health and Medical Services - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Licensing - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Occupations and Professions - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Nurses - Disciplinary action, drug abuse or criminal conviction as a basis for |
Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 House Floor Amendment 3 House Floor Amendment 4 |
Votes | Vote History |
12/03/07 |
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01/08/08 |
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01/22/08 |
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01/23/08 |
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01/24/08 |
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01/25/08 |
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01/29/08 |
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03/21/08 |
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03/25/08 |
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03/26/08 |
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03/27/08 |
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04/01/08 |
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04/02/08 |
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04/03/08 |
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04/14/08 |
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Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Summary | Retain provisions of the bill; create a new section of KRS 320 to permit optometrists and ophthalmologists to dispense ocular devices containing pharmaceutical agents if approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. |
Index Headings |
Health and Medical Services - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Licensing - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Occupations and Professions - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Nurses - Disciplinary action, drug abuse or criminal conviction as a basis for |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | T. Burch |
Summary | Make title amendment. |
Index Headings |
Health and Medical Services - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Licensing - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Occupations and Professions - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Nurses - Disciplinary action, drug abuse or criminal conviction as a basis for |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 |
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Sponsor | D. Watkins |
Summary | Retain original provisions except replace Section 6 with new language to permit a therapeutically certified optometrist to prescribe, fit, and use contact lenses with pharmaceutical agents as approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration; permit therapeutically certified optometrist to provide and fit contact lenses with pharmaceutical agents from a prescription from a physician or osteopath; specify that KRS 367.681, 367.682, 367.684, and 367.685 apply to prescribing and dispensing contact lenses with pharmaceutical agents. |
Index Headings |
Health and Medical Services - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Licensing - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Occupations and Professions - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Nurses - Disciplinary action, drug abuse or criminal conviction as a basis for |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 3 |
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Sponsor | D. Watkins |
Summary | Retain original provisions except delete Section 6 in its entirety. |
Index Headings |
Health and Medical Services - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Licensing - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Occupations and Professions - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Nurses - Disciplinary action, drug abuse or criminal conviction as a basis for |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 4 |
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Sponsor | D. Floyd |
Summary | Retain original provisions except specify that action may be taken against a license for a nurse who is suspected of abusing alcohol in a manner that interferes with the practice of nursing, or is suspected of abusing controlled substances, prescription medications, or illegal substances. |
Index Headings |
Health and Medical Services - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Licensing - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Occupations and Professions - Nurses, causes for disciplinary action against Nurses - Disciplinary action, drug abuse or criminal conviction as a basis for |
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