HB255 Alabama 2017 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Nursing, Board of, loan repayment program for advanced-practice nurses, loan program authorized for certain currently certified nurses, Sec. 34-21-96 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Board of Nursing
administers a loan-repayment program for
advanced-practice nurses who contract with the
board to work in medically underserved areas of the
state after receiving their graduate degree as a
certified registered nurse practitioner, a
certified nurse midwife, or a certified registered
nurse anesthetist</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would authorize the board to award
advanced-practice nurse loans to those nurses who
have recently completed a graduate degree program
and immediately begin to practice in a medically
underserved area of the state</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 34-21-96, Code of Alabama 1975, as
added to the code by Act 2016-353, 2016 Regular Session,
relating to the loan repayment program for advanced-practice
nursing administered by the Board of Nursing; to authorize the
board to provide loans to currently certified nurse
practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and certified
registered nurse anesthetists who contract with the board to
practice in medically underserved areas of the state.
</p>
Subjects
Nursing, Board of
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2017 | H | Indefinitely Postponed |
| February 23, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 16, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 22, 2017 | Room 123 at 10:30 | House BA&C Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB255 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |