COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 4379
(
By Delegates Beane, Mezzatesta,
Michael and Kominar)
(Originating in the Committee on Government Organization)
[February 25, 2004]
A BILL to amend and reenact §30-7-3 of the code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to changing the representation of
the board of registered professional nurses.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §30-7-3 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 7. REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES.
§30-7-3. Board of examiners for registered professional nurses.
The governor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, a board consisting of
five seven members who shall
constitute and be known as the West Virginia board of examiners for
registered professional nurses.
Appointments hereunder shall be made by the governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, from lists submitted to
the governor by the West Virginia nurses' association. Such lists shall contain the names of at least three persons eligible for
membership for each membership or vacancy to be filled and shall be
submitted to the governor on or before the first day of June of
each year and at such other time or times as a vacancy on the board
shall exist. Appointments under the provisions of this article
shall be for a term of five years each or for the unexpired term,
if any, of the present members. Any member may be eligible for
reappointment, but no member shall serve longer than two successive
terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as is provided
for appointment in the first instance. The governor may remove any
member for neglect of duty, for incompetence, or for unprofessional
or dishonorable conduct.
Of the seven members appointed to the board, five shall have
had at least five years' experience in teaching in an educational
program for the preparation of practitioners of registered
professional nursing, or in combination of such teaching and either
nursing service administration or nursing education administration,
and have actually engaged in the practice of registered
professional nursing for at least three of the five years
immediately preceding his or her appointment or reappointment. The
two remaining members appointed to the board shall be registered
professional nurses currently employed in direct patient care and
who have at least five years experience in one of the following
settings: public health, a rural hospital, a tertiary care center, a primary care center or other health care setting.
In addition, Eeach member of the board hereafter appointed
shall: (a) Be a citizen of the United States and a resident of
this state; (b) be a graduate from an accredited educational
program in this or any other state for the preparation of
practitioners of registered professional nursing, or be a graduate
from an accredited college or university with a major in the field
of nursing; (c) be a graduate from an accredited college or
university; (d) be a registered professional nurse licensed in this
state or eligible for licensure as such.
Each member of the board shall receive
fifty dollars for each
day actually spent in attending meetings of the board, or of its
committees, and shall also be reimbursed for actual and necessary
expenses: Provided, That the per diem increased by this amendment
shall be effective upon passage of this article compensation and
expense reimbursement in accordance with section eleven, article
one of this chapter.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.
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