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Committee approves bill clarifying LPN role in delegated nursing assessments
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 89 to the floor after lawmakers and the bill sponsor agreed the measure clarifies how licensed practical nurses may perform delegated, focused assessments under RN supervision.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee on an aye voice vote sent House Bill 89 to the Senate floor with a “do pass” recommendation, clearing language that changes how licensed practical nurses (LPNs) may take part in nursing assessments.
Representative Healy, sponsor of House Bill 89, told the committee the bill is intended as a technical cleanup to align statute with current administrative rules and clinical practice. "In that very cautious wording, this may be the simplest you do see this year," Healy said, adding that the change replaces…
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