An Act amending the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law, further providing for State Board of Nursing.

PRINTER'S NO. 69
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 86
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MARCELL, GUENST AND ROWE, JANUARY 14, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
JANUARY 14, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69), entitled "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
State Board of Nursing.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2.1(a) and (b) of the act of May 22, 1951
(P.L.317, No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law, are
amended to read:
Section 2.1. State Board of Nursing.--(a) The State Board
of Nursing shall consist of the Commissioner of Professional and
Occupational Affairs, three members appointed by the Governor,
with the advice and consent of a majority of the members elected
to the Senate, who shall be persons representing the public at
large, and nine members appointed by the Governor, with the
advice and consent of a majority of the members elected to the
Senate, six of whom shall be registered nurses, graduated from
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schools of nursing where practical and theoretical instruction
is given, at least three of whom shall possess Masters' degrees
in nursing, two of whom shall be licensed practical nurses and
one of whom shall be a licensed dietitian-nutritionist, and all
of whom shall have been engaged in nursing or the practice of
dietetics-nutrition in this Commonwealth for the five-year
period immediately preceding appointment and shall be residents
of this Commonwealth. The dietitian-nutritionist member of the
board initially appointed need not be licensed by the licensure
examination adopted by the board but, at the time of
appointment, must have satisfied the education and experience
requirements of this act for licensure as a dietitian-
nutritionist. In making appointments to the Board, the Governor
shall give due consideration to providing representation from
diversified fields of nursing or dietetics-nutrition, including,
but not limited to, specialized nurses or dietitian-
nutritionists of all types. The persons representing the public
at large may not have a financial interest in the provision of
goods and services for dietitian-nutritionists and may not be a
dietitian-nutritionist or have a household member who is a
dietitian-nutritionist.
(b) The terms of the members of the Board shall be [six]
four years or until his or her successor has been appointed and
qualified but not longer than six months beyond the [six-year]
four-year period. In the event that any of said members shall
die or resign or otherwise become disqualified during his or her
term, his or her successor shall be appointed in the same way
and with the same qualifications and shall hold office for the
unexpired term. No member shall be eligible for appointment to
serve more than two consecutive terms.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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