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HB0032 • 2010

Board of nursing-continuing jurisdiction.

AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; providing that the powers of the board of nursing include the power to issue subpoenas for testimony or evidence; providing that the board has continuing jurisdiction over license, certificate and permit holders as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Stubson
Last action
2010-03-04
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/4/2010

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0032HS001

Standing Committee • H10

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H10

  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
  • The official amendment text was available, but an easy plain-English summary could not be produced automatically during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2010-03-04 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 29

  2. 2010-03-04 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0020

  3. 2010-03-02 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0020

  4. 2010-03-01 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0020

  5. 2010-02-26 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0020

  6. 2010-02-26 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2010-02-25 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2010-02-24 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2010-02-19 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2010-02-19 Senate

    S10 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2010-02-17 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S10

  12. 2010-02-17 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2010-02-16 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2010-02-15 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2010-02-12 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2010-02-12 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  17. 2010-02-12 House

    Amendment Adopted

  18. 2010-02-11 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2010-02-11 House

    H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  20. 2010-02-09 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10

  21. 2010-02-08 House

    H Received for Introduction

  22. 2010-01-13 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0032
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
10LSO-0175
Effective Date:

3/4/2010

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0020

Chapter No.:
29

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Stubson

Catch Title:
Board
of nursing-continuing jurisdiction.

Subject:
Amends
investigatory authority of Board of Nursing.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act amends the
investigatory powers of the Board of Nursing by:

o

Authorizing issuance of administrative subpoenas
for testimony and evidence;

o

Providing that the Board's jurisdiction to
investigate a licensee or certificate holder continues even after the license
is surrendered, lapsed or relinquished.

Comments:

Immediate
effective date

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0032

ENROLLED ACT NO. 20, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2010 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
professions and occupations; providing that the powers of the board of nursing include the power to issue subpoenas for testimony or evidence; providing that the board has continuing jurisdiction over license, certificate and permit holders as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 33
‑
21
‑
122(c)(ix) and (x)
is
amended to read:

33
‑
21
‑
122.

Board of nursing; powers and duties.

(c)

Without limiting the foregoing, the board of nursing may do the following:

(ix)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may issue administrative subpoenas for the testimony of
any
license, certificate

or
temporary permit
holder
or other witness and may issue administrative subpoenas for the production of evidence relating to any matter under investigation. The board may
c
ompel attendance of witnesses
, issue subpoenas
and administer oaths to those testifying at hearings;

(x)

Determine and administer appropriate disciplinary action against all individuals found guilty of violating this act and board rules and regulations
.
;

The board retains jurisdiction over
the person issued

a
license, certificate
or
temporary permit

pursuant to this act
, regardless of whether the license, certificate or permit expired, lapsed or was relinquished during or after the alleged occurrence of conduct proscribed by this act.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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