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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Grant Supervisory Privileges to Supervising Nurse Practitioners’
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 2-A in the 2nd blocked paragraph from the end in the 3rd line (page 1, line 20 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "qualified independent" and inserting the following: 'supervising'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §2102, sub-§10  is enacted to read:
 
10.  Supervising nurse practitioner.     "Supervising nurse practitioner" means a certified nurse practitioner who qualifies as an advanced practice registered nurse who has:
 
A.  Completed 24 months of supervised practice in accordance with subsection 2-A;
 
B.  Practiced as an advanced practice registered nurse for a minimum of 5 years in the same speciality;
 
C.  Worked in a clinical health care field for a minimum of 10 years; and
 
D.  Been approved by the board.
 
The board shall adopt rules necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter relating to supervising nurse practitioners. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the bill by replacing the term "qualified independent nurse practitioner" with the term "supervising nurse practitioner" to more accurately describe the position.
It retains the bill's provisions for the position requiring 24 months of supervised practice and the approval of the State Board of Nursing. It adds to the requirements 5 years of practice in the same specialty and working in a clinical health care field for a minimum of 10 years.