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Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 6: Delegation of Nursing Activities and Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel by Registered Professional Nurses, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, State Board of Nursing

Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 6: Delegation of Nursing Activities and Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel by Registered Professional Nurses, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, State Board of Nursing

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

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Last action
2025-04-30
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature (Emergency Measure)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 6: Delegation of Nursing Activities and Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel by Registered Professional Nurses, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, State Board of Nursing

Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 6: Delegation of Nursing Activities and Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel by Registered Professional Nurses, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, State Board of Nursing Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature (Emergency Measure)

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 6: Delegation of Nursing Activities and Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel by Registered Professional Nurses, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, State Board of Nursing Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature (Emergency Measure)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0321(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0321(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 90 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-30 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature (Emergency Measure)

  2. 2025-04-17 Senate

    FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

  3. 2025-04-15 House

    This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-04-07 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-03-05 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-01-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 6: Delegation of Nursing Activities and Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel by Registered Professional Nurses, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, State Board of Nursing
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature (Emergency Measure)

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0321(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 54 - L.D. 90
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 6: Delegation of Nursing
Activities and Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel by Registered
Professional Nurses, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of
Professional and Financial Regulation, State Board of Nursing
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A requires
legislative authorization before major substantive agency rules may be finally adopted by
the agency; and
Whereas, a major substantive rule has been submitted to the Legislature for review;
and
Whereas, immediate enactment of this resolve is necessary to record the Legislature's
position on final adoption of the rule; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
therefore, be it
Sec. 1. Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of Chapter 6: Delegation of
Nursing Activities and Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel by Registered Professional
Nurses, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Department of Professional
and Financial Regulation, State Board of Nursing that has been submitted to the Legislature
for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, is
not authorized.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

APRIL 30, 2025
CHAPTER
21
RESOLVES