SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 749
92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KENNEDY.
Pre-filed December 1, 2003, and ordered printed.
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
3186S.01I
AN ACT
To amend chapter 335, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to registered nurse first assistants.
Section A. Chapter 335, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 335.015, to read as follows:
335.015. 1. As used in section 376.1190, RSMo, "registered nurse first assistant" means any person practicing in this state as a registered nurse who is licensed pursuant to chapter 335 and who:
(1) Is certified by a nationally recognized professional organization for registered nurse first assistants; or
(2) Meets the criteria for registered nurse first assistants established by the Missouri state board of nursing.
2. The Missouri state board of nursing shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, specifying which professional nursing organization certifications will be recognized for registered nurse first assistants and establishing the criteria a registered nurse must satisfy to use the title of registered nurse first assistant if the nurse is not certified by a nationally recognized professional nursing organization as a registered nurse first assistant.