| | | D. Nursing in this State by a currently licensed nurse | | whose employment was contracted outside this State but | | requires the nurse to accompany and care for the patient | | while in this State. This practice is limited to the | | particular patient to 3 months within one year and is at the | | discretion of the board; or |
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| | | E.__Nursing by a registered nurse or licensed practical | | nurse currently licensed in a jurisdiction outside the | | United States or its territories for a period not to exceed | | 90 days pending receipt of a United States social security | | number as long as all other requirements for licensure have | | been submitted and verified and the registered or licensed | | nurse has furnished upon employment satisfactory evidence of | | current licensure in another jurisdiction and the nurse | | furnishes a letter of authorization to the prospective | | employer of having submitted proper application and fees to | | the board for licensure prior to employment; |
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| | | Sec. H-3. 32 MRSA §2103, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, | | §113, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 6. Nursing services; practice of religious principles. This | chapter does not prohibit nursing Nursing services performed in | | accordance with the practice of the religious principles or | | tenets of a church or denomination that relies upon prayer or | spiritual means alone for healing.; or |
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| | | Sec. H-4. 32 MRSA §2103, sub-§7 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 7.__Nursing services by successful candidates of the National | | Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.'s National Council's | | Learning Extension licensure examination pending receipt of | | United States social security number.__The practice of nursing | | for a period not to exceed 90 days by an applicant for licensure | | as a registered professional nurse or practical nurse who has | | passed the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.'s | | National Council's Learning Extension licensure examination and | | has met all requirements for licensure except obtaining a United | | States social security number, as required by Title 36, section | | 175. |
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| | | Sec. H-5. 32 MRSA §2201, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, | | §126, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. H-6. 32 MRSA §2251-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. | | A, §133, is repealed. |
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