SB133 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Senate Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2017

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Gerald O. Dial
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Nursing, Board of, investigators granted power of peace officers, and authorized to enforce controlled substance laws, Sec. 34-21-2 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, the State Board of Nursing employs investigators who investigate alleged violations of the Nurse Practice Act, including violations involving drugs or controlled substances. The investigators do not have the power of law enforcement officers and are not required to meet the minimum standards for law enforcement officers.
This bill would grant investigators of the Board of Nursing who meet the minimum standards of the Alabama Peace Officers' Minimum Standards and Training Commission authority to exercise the powers of law enforcement officers, except the power to make arrests, in investigating alleged violations perpetrated by licensees of the Nurse Practice Act and the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
This bill would also authorize the Board of Nursing to expunge, for purposes of public disclosure, records of disciplinary actions taken against licensed nurses.
Subjects: Nursing, Board of