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Committee holds House Bill 27; approves RS 32,133 to clarify LPN delegated assessment language
Summary
The committee held House Bill 27 in committee and introduced RS 32,133 — a related clarification that would change statutory language about RN delegation to LPNs to 'performing appropriate delegated focused assessments.'
The House Health and Welfare Committee voted to hold House Bill 27 in committee and introduced a related resolution-style substitute, RS 32,133, to clarify delegations from registered nurses to licensed practical nurses.
Sponsor Representative Healy told the committee the change refines statutory language from “contributing to” delegated tasks to “performing appropriate delegated focused assessments,” clarifying LPN scope without allowing initial assessments reserved to RNs. Representative Redmond moved to hold House Bill 27 at the desk and to introduce and send RS 32,133 to the second-reading calendar with a “do pass” recommendation; the committee approved both motions by voice vote.
Healy said the intent is a wording cleanup to reduce ambiguity in the nursing practice act and the related IDAPA nursing rules. No fiscal impact or substantive expansion of practice scope was reported in committee testimony. RS 32,133 was sent to the second-reading calendar; House Bill 27 remained held in committee for language clean-up.
