THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY COX, BARRAR, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, DAVIS, DAY, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HARKINS, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, KAVULICH, KIRKLAND, KNOWLES, METZGAR, MICOZZIE, MILNE, MURT, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, SIMMONS, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, PEIFER, KORTZ, FARRY, SANTONI, MUNDY, SAYLOR, MULLERY, F. KELLER, REED, RAVENSTAHL, BRENNAN, HARPER, LONGIETTI, HARHAI, BAKER, ADOLPH, MALONEY, SWANGER, AUMENT, CUTLER, HELM, PAYTON, CARROLL, SCAVELLO, GEORGE, BENNINGHOFF, MARSHALL, KOTIK, DAVIDSON, ROEBUCK, GROVE, DePASQUALE, M. K. KELLER, SONNEY, K. SMITH, PICKETT, CREIGHTON, BRIGGS, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, CHRISTIANA, DUNBAR, DiGIROLAMO, HARRIS, SCHRODER, HALUSKA, MANN, GERGELY, OBERLANDER, MATZIE, BROOKS, BEAR, DALEY, MUSTIO, K. BOYLE, GALLOWAY, DeLUCA, MYERS, TOEPEL, KULA, EVERETT, TAYLOR, BISHOP, WAGNER, MILLARD, DEASY, MAHONEY, SACCONE, GILLEN, PRESTON, DELISSIO, CAUSER, STABACK, HESS, SHAPIRO, O'NEILL, FLECK, GABLER, KILLION, EMRICK, MOUL, LAWRENCE, BOBACK, QUIGLEY, HACKETT, MAJOR, HUTCHINSON, TALLMAN, HAHN, TOBASH, CRUZ, QUINN, STEVENSON, BLOOM, SANTARSIERO, M. O'BRIEN, STERN, DONATUCCI, BARBIN AND NEUMAN, APRIL 8, 2011

AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 16, 2011   

AN ACT

Amending the act of March 2, 1956 (1955 P.L.1211, No.376),

entitled "An act providing for and regulating the licensing

and practice of practical nursing; imposing duties on the

State Board of Nurse Examiners; and imposing penalties,"

further providing for violations.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 14 of the act of March 2, 1956 (1955

P.L.1211, No.376), known as the Practical Nurse Law, amended

December 20, 1985 (P.L.423, No.110), is amended to read:

Section 14.  Violations.--Except (a)  Except as otherwise

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herein provided, it shall be unlawful for any person,

association, partnership, corporation or institution, after the

effective date of this act, to

(1)  Furnish, sell or obtain by fraud or misrepresentation a

record of any qualification required for a license, or aid or

abet therein;

(2)  Use in connection with his or her name the words nurse, 

practical nurse, licensed practical nurse, or the letters "PN,"

or "LPN," or any designation tending to imply that he or she is

a practical nurse, or licensed practical nurse, unless he or she

is duly licensed to so practice under the provisions of this

act, except that the title "nurse" also may be used by a person

registered under the provisions of the act of May 22, 1951

(P.L.317, No.69), known as "The Professional Nursing Law";

(3)  Practice practical nursing during the time his or her

license issued under the provisions of this act is suspended or

revoked;

(4)  Practice practical nursing without a valid current

license;

(5)  To transfer, offer to transfer, or permit the use by

another of any license issued under this act;

(6)  To aid or abet any person to violate any provision of

this act;

(7)  Otherwise violate any of the provisions of this act.

(b)  Notwithstanding subsection (a), this section shall not

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prohibit the use by a person of a descriptive title for nurse

assistive personnel. For the purposes of this subsection, the

term "nurse assistive personnel" shall mean an individual

providing health care services under the supervision of a

professional or practical nurse.

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