H. B. 2699

(By Delegates Poore, Marcum, Fleischauer, Frich, Eldridge and Sobonya.)
          [Introduced February 25, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.]


A BILL to amend and reenact article 9, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the announcement of advanced practice.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
     That article 9, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 9. AUTHORIZATION FOR MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES AND BOARDS TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-9-1. Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses.
     The legislative rule filed in the State Register on the second day of August, two thousand twelve, authorized under the authority of section one, article seven, chapter thirty, of this code, modified by the Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on the seventh day of December, two thousand twelve, relating to the Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses (announcement of advanced practice, 19 CSR 7 ), is authorized.

     NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Announcement of Advanced Practice.

     This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.