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House committee narrows bill to voiding of nursing records, advances HB2528
Summary
After sustained debate about patient safety and background checks, the Committee on House Health and Human Services adopted amendments limiting HB2528’s record-voiding provision to clerical errors tied to licensure and late renewals and sent the bill favorably to the full House.
The Committee on House Health and Human Services voted to advance House Bill 2528 after adopting a clarifying amendment that limits which past Board of Nursing disciplinary records may be permanently voided.
Jenna, a committee reviser, summarized the bill as originally written to the panel, saying it would allow a 90-day late renewal period, narrow the definition of "unprofessional conduct" to acts related to nursing practice, prohibit retaliatory board action based on lawful acts, create civil remedies against the board in some circumstances and subject board members to Senate confirmation. Members immediately raised concerns about the bill’s first section, which could erase prior disciplinary actions.
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