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OK HB2482
Bill
Status
Passed
4/26/2016
Primary Sponsor
Pat Ownbey
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AI Summary
- Oklahoma adopts the Nurse Licensure Compact, allowing nurses with a multistate license from any party state to practice in Oklahoma without obtaining a separate Oklahoma license
- Multistate license application fee set at $150, with biennial renewal fee of $125; biennial renewal may increase by $10 if the Board's revolving fund balance falls below three months of expenditures
- Oklahoma Board of Nursing granted authority to deny, revoke, or suspend multistate licenses and multistate practice privileges, take adverse action against out-of-state nurses practicing in Oklahoma, and submit fingerprints to the FBI for criminal background checks
- Executive Director required to immediately suspend licenses of nurses who default from the peer assistance program (drug/alcohol rehabilitation) or who are sentenced to continuous incarceration for a misdemeanor or felony
- Removes detailed statutory requirements for practical nurse education program faculty qualifications, delegating those standards to Board rules
Legislative Description
Professions and occupations; establishing Nurse Licensure Compact; effective date.
Last Action
Approved by Governor 04/26/2016
4/26/2016
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services3/21/2016
Appropriations and Budget2/2/2016
Full Bill Text
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