PRINTER'S NO. 926
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
931
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY TOOHIL, SAYLOR, STEPHENS, FRITZ, LEWIS DELROSSO,
T. DAVIS, HILL-EVANS, NEILSON, CIRESI, WHEELAND, R. BROWN,
SANKEY, SIMS, HARKINS, JONES, FLYNN, BERNSTINE, ZABEL AND
LONGIETTI, MARCH 16, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, MARCH 16, 2021
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69), entitled "An
act relating to the practice of professional nursing;
providing for the licensing of nurses and for the revocation
and suspension of such licenses, subject to appeal, and for
their reinstatement; providing for the renewal of such
licenses; regulating nursing in general; prescribing
penalties and repealing certain laws," further providing for
definitions and for registered nurse, clinical nurse
specialist, use of title and abbreviation and providing for
advanced practice registered nurse-certified registered nurse
anesthetist.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317,
No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law, is amended by
adding a clause to read:
Section 2. Definitions.--When used in this act, the
following words and phrases shall have the following meanings
unless the context provides otherwise:
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(16) "Advanced practice registered nurse-certified
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