Senate Bill No. 394–Senator Raggio

 

March 19, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

SUMMARY—Prohibits state board of nursing or employer of nurse from requiring inclusion of certain information on badge or other form of identification worn by nurse while on duty. (BDR 54‑1136)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to nursing; prohibiting the state board of nursing or an employer of a nurse from requiring the inclusion of the surname of the nurse on the badge or other form of identification worn by the nurse while on duty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1. Chapter 632 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-2  new section to read as follows:

1-3    The board, or a medical facility or any other person who employs a

1-4  licensee, shall not require a licensee while on duty, to wear a badge or

1-5  other form of identification that includes the surname of the licensee.

1-6    Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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