HB63 Alabama 2018 Session

In Committee

Bill Summary

Sponsors

April Weaver

Session

Regular Session 2018

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

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 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 To amend Section 34-21-96, Code of Alabama 1975, 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.

Subjects

Nursing, Board of

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
January 25, 2018	H	Pending third reading on day 7 Favorable from Health
January 25, 2018	H	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
January 9, 2018	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health

Bill Calendar

Type	Date	Location	Description
Hearing	January 24, 2018	Room 429 at 10:30	House HLTH Hearing
Hearing	May 2, 2017	Room 200 at 10:00	House JUDY Hearing

Bill Text

Download HB63 Alabama 2018 Session PDF

Bill Documents

Type	Link
Bill Text	HB63 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced
Bill Amendments	House County and Municipal Government first Substitute Offered