SB131 Alabama 2017 Session

Under existing law, advanced practice nurses are licensed by the Board of Nursing

This bill would revise the titles of certain types of advanced practice registered nurses and revise the scope of practice of advanced practice nursing

This bill would authorize clinical nurse specialists to engage in collaborative practices with licensed physicians in certain circumstances

This bill would also prohibit an individual from engaging in the practice of advanced practice nursing unless he or she is certified by the Board of Nursing and provide for penalties

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment

Relating to advanced practice nursing; to amend Sections 34-21-80, 34-21-81, 34-21-83 to 34-21-92, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975; to add a new Section 34-21-90.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to revise the titles of certain types of advanced practice registered nurses and revise the scope of practice of advanced practice nursing; to authorize clinical nurse specialists to engage in collaborative practices with licensed physicians in certain circumstances; to prohibit an individual from engaging in the practice of advanced practice nursing unless he or she is certified by the Board of Nursing and provide for penalties; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.