Graduates of foreign nursing education programs; licensure requirements. (HB2211)
Introduced By
Del. Kathy Tran (D-Springfield) with support from co-patrons Del. Sally Hudson (D-Charlottesville), and Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Graduates of foreign nursing education programs; licensure requirements. Requires that applicants for licensure to practice professional nursing who are graduates of a nursing education program in a foreign country have (i) graduated or be eligible to graduate from a licensing board-approved RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program or have graduated from an approved foreign RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program and (ii) if a graduate of a foreign RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program not taught in English or if English is not the applicant's native language, successfully passed an English proficiency examination. The bill requires the Board of Nursing to (a) identify multiple approved entities to provide language examinations and multiple approved entities to evaluate and verify credentials earned from a nursing education program in a foreign country and (b) make the list of approved entities publicly available on the Board of Nursing website. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2023 | Committee |
01/11/2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103100D |
01/11/2023 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/16/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2211) |
01/19/2023 | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3 |
01/26/2023 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/26/2023 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) |
01/31/2023 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (20-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2023 | Committee substitute printed 23105520D-H1 |
02/01/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2211H1) |
02/02/2023 | Read first time |
02/03/2023 | Read second time |
02/03/2023 | Committee substitute agreed to 23105520D-H1 |
02/03/2023 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2211H1 |
02/06/2023 | Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2023 | VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/07/2023 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/16/2023 | Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2023 | Read third time |
02/20/2023 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2023 | Enrolled |
02/23/2023 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2211ER) |
02/23/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2211ER) |
02/23/2023 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2023 | Signed by President |
03/02/2023 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 |
03/02/2023 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 |
03/26/2023 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 579 (effective 7/1/23) |
03/26/2023 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0579) |