Amendment #869 to H4600

An act relative to acute hospital governance

Ms. Khan of Newton moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

SECTION XXXX

Section 51 of Chapter 111 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:-

All acute-care hospitals as defined in section twenty-five B, shall have a registered nurse holding a current unencumbered license from the board of registration in nursing as a sitting and voting member of the governing entity responsible for developing the organization’s strategic plan, structure, systems, policies and programs.

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An act relative to acute hospital governance