PRINTER'S NO. 1633
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1238
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, CARROLL, COHEN, GERGELY, GIBBONS,
GINGRICH, HARKINS, McGINNIS, MILLARD, MULLERY, MURT, ROEBUCK,
SAYLOR, TOPPER AND KORTZ, MAY 28, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, MAY 28, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69), entitled, as
amended, "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; providing for use of title and
abbreviation; and further providing for clinical nurse
specialist and qualifications and for scope of practice for
clinical nurse specialist.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2(15) of the act of May 22, 1951
(P.L.317, No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law, added
July 20, 2007 (P.L.320, No.49), is amended and the section is
amended by adding clauses 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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(15) "Clinical nurse specialist" means a registered nurse
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