PRINTER'S NO. 4218
No. 2715 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY SIPTROTH, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, FRANKEL, HALUSKA,
M. O'BRIEN, REICHLEY, ROCK, HARKINS, HESS AND GIBBONS,
JULY 14, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, JULY 14, 2008
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 2, 1956 (1955 P.L.1211, No.376),
2 entitled "An act providing for and regulating the licensing
3 and practice of practical nursing; imposing duties on the
4 State Board of Nurse Examiners; and imposing penalties,"
5 further providing for violations.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 14 of the act of March 2, 1956 (1955
9 P.L.1211, No.376), known as the Practical Nurse Law, amended
10 December 20, 1985 (P.L.423, No.110), is amended to read:
11 Section 14. Violations.--Except as otherwise herein
12 provided, it shall be unlawful for any person, association,
13 partnership, corporation or institution, after the effective
14 date of this act, to
15 (1) Furnish, sell or obtain by fraud or misrepresentation a
16 record of any qualification required for a license, or aid or
17 abet therein;
18 (2) Use in connection with his or her name the words nurse,
19 practical nurse, licensed practical nurse, or the letters "PN,"
1 or "LPN," or any designation tending to imply that he or she is
2 a practical nurse, or licensed practical nurse, unless he or she
3 is duly licensed to so practice under the provisions of this
4 act, except that the title "nurse" also may be used by a person
5 registered under the provisions of the act of May 22, 1951
6 (P.L.317, No.69), known as "The Professional Nursing Law";
7 (3) Practice practical nursing during the time his or her
8 license issued under the provisions of this act is suspended or
9 revoked;
10 (4) Practice practical nursing without a valid current
11 license;
12 (5) To transfer, offer to transfer, or permit the use by
13 another of any license issued under this act;
14 (6) To aid or abet any person to violate any provision of
15 this act;
16 (7) Otherwise violate any of the provisions of this act.
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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