HB 86 — An Act amending the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law, further providing for State Board of Nursing.

PRINTER'S NO.    69

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 86
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY MARCELL, GUENST AND ROWE, JANUARY 14, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
        JANUARY 14, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69), entitled "An
 2      act relating to the practice of professional nursing;
 3      providing for the licensing of nurses and for the revocation
 4      and suspension of such licenses, subject to appeal, and for
 5      their reinstatement; providing for the renewal of such
 6      licenses; regulating nursing in general; prescribing
 7      penalties and repealing certain laws," further providing for
 8      State Board of Nursing.
 9      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10   hereby enacts as follows:
11      Section 1.    Section 2.1(a) and (b) of the act of May 22, 1951
12   (P.L.317, No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law, are
13   amended to read:
14      Section 2.1.    State Board of Nursing.--(a)   The State Board
15   of Nursing shall consist of the Commissioner of Professional and
16   Occupational Affairs, three members appointed by the Governor,
17   with the advice and consent of a majority of the members elected
18   to the Senate, who shall be persons representing the public at
19   large, and nine members appointed by the Governor, with the
20   advice and consent of a majority of the members elected to the
21   Senate, six of whom shall be registered nurses, graduated from
 1   schools of nursing where practical and theoretical instruction
 2   is given, at least three of whom shall possess Masters' degrees
 3   in nursing, two of whom shall be licensed practical nurses and
 4   one of whom shall be a licensed dietitian-nutritionist, and all
 5   of whom shall have been engaged in nursing or the practice of
 6   dietetics-nutrition in this Commonwealth for the five-year
 7   period immediately preceding appointment and shall be residents
 8   of this Commonwealth. The dietitian-nutritionist member of the
 9   board initially appointed need not be licensed by the licensure
10   examination adopted by the board but, at the time of
11   appointment, must have satisfied the education and experience
12   requirements of this act for licensure as a dietitian-
13   nutritionist. In making appointments to the Board, the Governor
14   shall give due consideration to providing representation from
15   diversified fields of nursing or dietetics-nutrition, including,
16   but not limited to, specialized nurses or dietitian-
17   nutritionists of all types. The persons representing the public
18   at large may not have a financial interest in the provision of
19   goods and services for dietitian-nutritionists and may not be a
20   dietitian-nutritionist or have a household member who is a
21   dietitian-nutritionist.
22      (b)   The terms of the members of the Board shall be [six]
23   four years or until his or her successor has been appointed and
24   qualified but not longer than six months beyond the [six-year]
25   four-year period. In the event that any of said members shall
26   die or resign or otherwise become disqualified during his or her
27   term, his or her successor shall be appointed in the same way
28   and with the same qualifications and shall hold office for the
29   unexpired term. No member shall be eligible for appointment to
30   serve more than two consecutive terms.

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2     Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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