HOUSE BILL 142
51st legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2014
INTRODUCED BY
Thomas C. Taylor
AN ACT
RELATING TO LICENSURE; PROVIDING FOR EXPEDITED LICENSURE FOR NURSES LICENSED IN OTHER STATES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 61-3-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968, Chapter 44, Section 11, as amended) is amended to read:
"61-3-14. LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES--EXPEDITED LICENSURE.--
A. Applicants for licensure by examination shall be required to pass the national licensing examination for registered nurses. The applicant who successfully passes the examination may be issued by the board a license to practice as a registered nurse.
B. The board may issue a license to practice [as a] professional registered [nurse] nursing without an examination to an applicant who has been duly licensed by taking the national licensing examination for registered nurses under the laws of another state if the applicant meets the qualifications required of registered nurses in this state. Upon receipt of an application with the required fees, the board shall expedite the issuance of a license pursuant to this subsection within five business days.
C. The board may issue a license to practice as a registered nurse to an applicant licensed under the laws of another territory or foreign country if the applicant meets the qualifications required of registered nurses in this state, is proficient in English and passes the national licensing examination for registered nurses."
SECTION 2. Section 61-3-19 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968, Chapter 44, Section 16, as amended) is amended to read:
"61-3-19. LICENSURE OF LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES--EXPEDITED LICENSURE.--
A. Applicants for licensure by examination shall be required to pass the national licensing examination for licensed practical nurses. The applicant who [successfully] passes the examination may be issued by the board a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse.
B. The board may issue a license as a licensed practical nurse without an examination to an applicant who has been duly licensed by passing the national licensing examination for licensed practical nurses under the laws of another state [or by passing a state-board-constructed licensing examination prior to October 1986] if the applicant meets the qualifications required of licensed practical nurses in this state. Upon receipt of a completed application with the required fees, the board shall expedite the issuance of a license pursuant to this subsection within five business days.
C. The board may issue a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse to an applicant licensed under the laws of another territory or foreign country if the applicant meets the qualifications required of licensed practical nurses in this state, is proficient in English and successfully passes the national licensing examination for licensed practical nurses."
SECTION 3. Section 61-3-23.2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1991, Chapter 190, Section 14, as amended) is amended to read:
"61-3-23.2. CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER--QUALIFICATIONS--PRACTICE--EXAMINATION--ENDORSEMENT--EXPEDITED LICENSURE.--
A. The board may license for advanced practice as a certified nurse practitioner an applicant who furnishes evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(1) is a registered nurse;
(2) has successfully completed a program for the education and preparation of nurse practitioners; provided that, if the applicant is initially licensed by the board or a board in another jurisdiction after January 1, 2001, the program shall be at the master's level or higher;
(3) has successfully completed the national certifying examination in the applicant's specialty area; and
(4) is certified by a national nursing organization.
B. Certified nurse practitioners may:
(1) perform an advanced practice that is beyond the scope of practice of professional registered nursing;
(2) practice independently and make decisions regarding health care needs of the individual, family or community and carry out health regimens, including the prescription and distribution of dangerous drugs and controlled substances included in Schedules II through V of the Controlled Substances Act; and
(3) serve as a primary acute, chronic long-term and end-of-life health care provider and as necessary collaborate with licensed medical doctors, osteopathic physicians or podiatrists.
C. Certified nurse practitioners who have fulfilled requirements for prescriptive authority may prescribe in accordance with rules, regulations, guidelines and formularies for individual certified nurse practitioners promulgated by the board.
D. Certified nurse practitioners who have fulfilled requirements for prescriptive authority may distribute to their patients dangerous drugs and controlled substances included in Schedules II through V of the Controlled Substances Act that have been prepared, packaged or fabricated by a registered pharmacist or doses of drugs that have been prepackaged by a pharmaceutical manufacturer in accordance with the Pharmacy Act and the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act.
E. Certified nurse practitioners licensed by the board on and after December 2, 1985 shall successfully complete a national certifying examination and shall maintain national professional certification in their specialty area. Certified nurse practitioners licensed by a board prior to December 2, 1985 are not required to sit for a national certification examination or be certified by a national organization.
F. Upon receipt of a completed application with the required fees, the board shall issue a license to a certified nurse practitioner licensed in another state if the applicant meets the qualifications required of certified nurse practitioners in this state. The board shall expedite the issuance of the license within five business days."
SECTION 4. Section 61-3-23.3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1991, Chapter 190, Section 15, as amended) is amended to read:
"61-3-23.3. CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST--
QUALIFICATIONS--LICENSURE--PRACTICE--ENDORSEMENT--EXPEDITED LICENSURE.--
A. The board may license for advanced practice as a certified registered nurse anesthetist an applicant who furnishes evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(1) is a registered nurse;
(2) has successfully completed a nurse anesthesia education program accredited by the council on accreditation of nurse anesthesia education programs; provided that, if the applicant is initially licensed by the board or a board in another jurisdiction after January 1, 2001, the program shall be at a master's level or higher; and
(3) is certified by the council on certification of nurse anesthetists.
B. A certified registered nurse anesthetist may provide preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative anesthesia care and related services, including ordering of diagnostic tests, in accordance with the current American association of nurse anesthetists' guidelines for nurse anesthesia practice.
C. Certified registered nurse anesthetists shall function in an interdependent role as a member of a health care team in which the medical care of the patient is directed by a licensed physician, osteopathic physician, dentist or podiatrist licensed in New Mexico pursuant to Chapter 61, Article 5A, 6, 8 or 10 NMSA 1978. The certified registered nurse anesthetist shall collaborate with the licensed physician, osteopathic physician, dentist or podiatrist concerning the anesthesia care of the patient. As used in this subsection, "collaboration" means the process in which each health care provider contributes [his] the health care provider's respective expertise. Collaboration includes systematic formal planning and evaluation between the health care professionals involved in the collaborative practice arrangement.
D. A certified registered nurse anesthetist who has fulfilled the requirements for prescriptive authority in the area of anesthesia practice is authorized to prescribe and administer therapeutic measures, including dangerous drugs and controlled substances included in Schedules II through V of the Controlled Substances Act within the emergency procedures, perioperative care or perinatal care environments. Dangerous drugs and controlled substances, pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act, that have been prepared, packaged or fabricated by a registered pharmacist or doses of drugs that have been prepackaged by a pharmaceutical manufacturer in accordance with the Pharmacy Act and the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act may be prescribed and administered.
E. A certified registered nurse anesthetist who has fulfilled the requirements for prescriptive authority in the area of anesthesia practice may prescribe in accordance with rules, regulations and guidelines. The board shall adopt rules concerning a prescriptive authority formulary for certified registered nurse anesthetists that shall be based on the scope of practice of certified registered nurse anesthetists. The board, in collaboration with the New Mexico [board of] medical [examiners] board, shall develop the formulary. Certified registered nurse anesthetists who prescribe shall do so in accordance with the prescriptive authority formulary.
F. Upon receipt of a completed application with the required fees, the board shall issue a license to a certified registered nurse anesthetist licensed in another state if the applicant meets the qualifications required of certified registered nurse anesthetists in this state. The board shall expedite the issuance of the license within five business days.
[F.] G. A health care facility may adopt policies relating to the providing of anesthesia care.
[G.] H. A certified registered nurse anesthetist licensed by the board shall maintain this certification with the American association of nurse anesthetists' council on certification."
SECTION 5. Section 61-3-23.4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1991, Chapter 190, Section 16, as amended) is amended to read:
"61-3-23.4. CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST--QUALIFICATIONS--ENDORSEMENT--EXPEDITED LICENSURE.--
A. The board may license for advanced practice as a clinical nurse specialist an applicant who furnishes evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(1) is a registered nurse;
(2) has a master's degree or doctoral degree in a defined clinical nursing specialty;
(3) has successfully completed a national certifying examination in the applicant's area of specialty; and
(4) is certified by a national nursing organization.
B. Clinical nurse specialists may:
(1) perform an advanced practice that is beyond the scope of practice of professional registered nursing;
(2) make independent decisions in a specialized area of nursing practice using expert knowledge regarding the health care needs of the individual, family and community, collaborating as necessary with other members of the health care team when the health care need is beyond the scope of practice of the clinical nurse specialist; and
(3) carry out therapeutic regimens in the area of specialty practice, including the prescription and distribution of dangerous drugs.
C. A clinical nurse specialist who has fulfilled the requirements for prescriptive authority in the area of specialty practice is authorized to prescribe, administer and distribute therapeutic measures, including dangerous drugs and controlled substances included in Schedules II through V of the Controlled Substances Act within the scope of specialty practice, including controlled substances pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act that have been prepared, packaged or fabricated by a registered pharmacist or doses of drugs that have been prepackaged by a pharmaceutical manufacturer in accordance with the Pharmacy Act and the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act.
D. Clinical nurse specialists who have fulfilled the requirements for prescriptive authority in the area of specialty practice may prescribe in accordance with rules, regulations, guidelines and formularies based on scope of practice and clinical setting for individual clinical nurse specialists promulgated by the board.
E. Clinical nurse specialists licensed by the board shall maintain certification in their specialty area.
F. Upon receipt of a completed application with the required fees, the board shall issue a license to a clinical nurse specialist licensed in another state if the applicant meets the qualifications required of a clinical nurse specialist in this state. The board shall expedite the issuance of the license within five business days."
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2014.
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