SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2262        FILED ON: 6/20/2012

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Robert L. Hedlund, (BY REQUEST)

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to safety in numbers in nursing education.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2262        FILED ON: 6/20/2012

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Twelve

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An Act relative to safety in numbers in nursing education.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. The Governor shall direct the executive office of health and human service to instruct the board of registration in nursing to amend 244 C.M.R. 6.04 to state that determining the student-faculty ratio in clinical practice by the complexity of the educational experience, the student’s level of knowledge and skill, and patient needs. The ratio shall not exceed six students to one faculty member (6:1);

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on September 1, 2012.