HEINZ SUBSTITUTE FLOOR AMENDMENT
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2670
I move the following SUBSTITUTE Floor amendment to the HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Committee amendment to
HOUSE BILL 2670 (Reference to printed bill)
Page 1, line 5, strike "; documentation"
Line 6, strike "July 1, 2011" insert "April 1, 2012"
Line 7, strike "each year"
Line 8, after "education" insert "or its equivalent as prescribed by the board for each renewal year and provide documentation of compliance at the time of renewal pursuant to section 32-1642"
Line 9, strike "July 1, 2011" insert "April 1, 2012"
Line 13, after "The" strike remainder of line
Strike line 14, insert "criteria and categories for continuing EDUCATION or equivalent hours to assist licensees"
Strike line 19, insert:
"3. The form of documentation to be submitted at the time of renewal to establish compliance with the requirements of this section.
4. The extent to which continuing education hours may be carried over from year to year."
Line 26, after "who" strike remainder of line
Line 27, strike "adequate cause or who"
Strike lines 30, 31 and 32, insert:
"F. In a dispute concerning the qualification of continuing education hours to meet the board's criteria, the licensee or certificate holder may request an administrative hearing pursuant to title 41, chapter 6, article 10.
Sec. 2. Proration of continuing education requirements
The state board of nursing shall prorate the continuing education requirements prescribed pursuant to section 32-1641, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, by one year periods for licenses and certificates that are renewed before April 1, 2015. A licensee who must renew a license on or before April 1, 2012, must have completed twenty hours of continuing education as a condition of license renewal.
Sec. 3. Exemption from rule making
For the purposes of this act, the state board of nursing is exempt from the rule making requirements of title 41, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, for one year after the effective date of this act.
Sec. 4. Appropriation; state board of nursing; exemption
A. The sum of $164,618 and two FTE positions are appropriated from the board of nursing fund established by section 32-1611, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2011-2012 to the state board of nursing for the purposes of this act.
B. The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations."
Amend title to conform
Matt Heinz |