SENATE DOCKET, NO. 450        FILED ON: 1/31/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2412

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jason M. Lewis

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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 waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 450        FILED ON: 1/31/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2412

By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2412) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2175 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs.

 

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. Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after section 76B the following section:-

Section 76C. The board of registration in nursing shall create a waiver program for military personnel who satisfactorily complete medical training offered through the military so that they may sit for the licensed practical nursing certification without the need to graduate from an approved practical nursing program.

SECTION 2. The department of public health shall promulgate regulations no later than January 1, 2022.