HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2278        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3519

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

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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:

Date Added:

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

32nd Middlesex

1/19/2023

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/3/2023

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

2/3/2023

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/3/2023

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/22/2023

Peter Capano

11th Essex

3/22/2023

Rodney M. Elliott

16th Middlesex

6/14/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2278        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3519

By Representative Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3519) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian and others that the Board of Registration in Nursing be authorized to establish a waiver program for military personnel who satisfactorily complete medical training offered through the military.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3675 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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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, 2024.