CHAPTER 163

H.P. 843 - L.D. 1225

An Act To Amend and Update Laws Regulating the Practice of

Nursing

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §2103, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 260, Pt. D, §1, is further amended to read:

2. Students. The practice of nursing that is an integral part of a program by students enrolled in board-approved nursing education programs leading to initial licensure, and or the practice of nursing by graduates of board-approved programs pending the results of the first licensing examination for which they are eligible following graduation who are participating in a structured orientation program specifically designed for graduates of board-approved nursing programs as defined by the board, if they practice under on-site delegation and supervision of a registered professional nurse and only in the practice setting. The board may, by rule or by policy, define what constitutes supervision and a practice setting;

Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §2103, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 204, Pt. H, §4, is amended to read: