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Committee advances House Bill 89 to clarify LPN role in delegated nursing assessments
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 89 to the Senate floor with a “do pass” recommendation. The measure clarifies language about licensed practical nurses (LPNs) performing delegated, focused assessments at the direction of registered nurses (RNs), aligning statutory text with existing IDAPA practice rules.
Representative Healy, representing District 15, told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that House Bill 89 replaces vague language about LPNs "contributing to" patient assessments with language that permits "appropriate delegated focused assessments" to be performed under RN direction. The committee voted to send the bill to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation.
The bill’s sponsor said the change is primarily a drafting cleanup to match the language used in IDAPA rules and to clarify what RNs may delegate. "Contributing really isn't…
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