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ENROLLED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
for
H. B. 4425
(By Delegates Perdue, Hatfield, Border,
Hartman, Marshall, Michael, Moore, Phillips,
Rodighiero, Staggers and Wooton)
[Passed March 11, 2010; in effect ninety days from passage.]
AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §30-7-20, relating to
the development of a pilot program for unlicensed persons to
administer medications in a nursing home by the Board of
Registered Professional Nurses; requiring approval by the
Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources
Accountability prior to implementation of the pilot; and
granting rulemaking authority to the Board of Registered
Professional Nurses to effectuate the provisions of the pilot
project.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-7-20, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 7. REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES.
§30-7-20. Pilot program.
The board shall develop a pilot program for unlicensed
personnel to administer medication in a nursing home including the
development of a training program in cooperation with the West
Virginia Board of Practical Nurses and the West Virginia Health
Care Association. Prior to implementation of the pilot program,
the board shall submit its plans for approval to the Legislative
Oversight Commission for Health and Human Resources Accountability
for its consideration prior to the 2011 Legislative session. The
Board of Nursing shall propose rules for legislative approval in
accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter, twenty-
nine-a of this code effectuate the provisions of this section.
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