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Committee finds H 588 (draft 6.1) favorable; removes APRN renewal requirement, orders sunrise report on speech-language pathology assistants
Summary
The Government Operations & Military Affairs committee voted to find H 588 (draft 6.1) favorable, removing an APRN license-renewal documentation requirement and replacing proposed licensure for speech-language pathology assistants with a sunrise report from the Office of Professional Regulation due on or before Nov. 15.
The Government Operations & Military Affairs committee voted to find H 588 (draft 6.1) favorable and advance the measure to the floor, endorsing a set of amendments that remove a nursing license-renewal documentation requirement and postpone licensure decisions for speech-language pathology assistants.
Legislative counsel Tim Devlin summarized the changes for the committee. "This bill removes the requirement for advanced practice registered nurse license renewal" that had required documentation of completion of an APRN practice requirement, Devlin said. He also said the draft eliminates proposed licensure for speech-language pathology assistants and instead requires a "sunrise" report from the Office of Professional Regulation…
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