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ID S1288

Bill

Status

Passed

3/19/2014

Primary Sponsor

Health and Welfare Committee

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds sexual conduct with patients as grounds for nurse discipline, including conduct that is sexual, sexually exploitative, sexually demeaning, or reasonably interpreted as such.

  • Extends discipline provisions to cover sexual conduct with former patients that is sexually exploitative or reasonably interpreted as such.

  • Exempts consensual sexual relationships with spouses or individuals of majority age that existed prior to the establishment of the nurse-patient relationship from discipline.

  • Modifies the discipline provision for nurses disciplined in other jurisdictions to reference "been disciplined" instead of just "suspended or revoked."

  • Declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise a provision relating to discipline and to provide that certain conduct with a patient may be grounds for discipline.

NURSES

Last Action

Signed by Governor on 03/19/14 Session Law Chapter 139 Effective: 03/19/2014

3/19/2014

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Rules2/5/2014

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