Sunday, October 12, 2008
The General Assembly is not in session.
Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
HB1003: Nursing workforce information; publication on website.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-3012.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-3012.1. Nursing workforce information.
A. With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the
Board shall collect, store, and make available nursing workforce information
regarding the various categories of nurses certified, licensed or registered
under the provisions of this chapter. In addition to appropriated funds, the
Board may also accept donations or grants from private sources in addition to
any licensure or certification fee to any certified, licensed or registered
nurse to carry out the provisions of this section. The information to be
collected on nurses shall include, but not be limited to: (i) demographic data;
(ii) level of education; (iii) employment status; (iv) employment setting such
as in a hospital, physician's office, or nursing home; (v) geographic location
of employment; (vi) type of nursing position or area of specialty; and (vii)
number of hours worked per week. Such information shall be collected and
updated biennially, and shall be made available to
interested parties onlypublished,
in aggregate form and in a format accessible to the public,
on the Department of Health
Professions website. Information which could
identify individual nurses shall not be released in any form or manner.
B. The Board shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section. Such regulations shall include: (i) the specific number and types of nursing workforce data elements to be collected; (ii) the process by which the information is collected, stored, and made available to interested parties; (iii) provisions to ensure the confidentiality of the data to be collected and to protect the identity of all individuals submitting information; and (iv) other provisions as determined by the Board.
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