Legislature(2023 - 2024)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
05/03/2024 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE
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SB225 | |
HB253 | |
HB17 | |
HB237 | |
HB309 | |
HB254 | |
Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
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= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+= | SB 225 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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+= | HB 253 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+= | HB 17 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+= | HB 237 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+= | HB 309 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+= | HB 254 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 237-TEMPORARY PERMIT FOR LAPSED NURSE LICENSE 1:53:06 PM CHAIR BJORKMAN reconvened the meeting and announced the consideration of HOUSE BILL NO. 237 "An Act relating to temporary permits for nurses with lapsed licenses." 1:53:48 PM RILEY NYE, Staff, Representative Mike Prax, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, said the idea for HB 237 came about when a returning Alaskan nurse contacted the Representative's office with her concerns. She was seeking to reinstate her Alaska nursing license and learned that the Alaska Board of Nursing was unable to issue a temporary permit for her to practice while she was waiting for a license to be reinstated. She didn't understand why she could not obtain a temporary permit to practice, yet a nurse applying for their first license could. The Alaska Board of Nursing is statutorily limited in issuing temporary permits only to those people seeking a first time Alaska nursing license. HB 237 would solve this problem by amending AS O8.68.010, to allow the Board of Nursing to issue a temporary permit to a person applying for reinstatement of a lapsed license, as long as the person meets the same requirements as a person applying for a license by examination. He emphasized that with Alaska's medical providers facing a [nurse] vacancy rate of 20 to 30 percent, it's vital to address this problem from every angle. 1:55:29 PM CHAIR BJORKMAN opened public testimony on HB 237; finding none, he closed public testimony. 1:55:52 PM CHAIR BJORKMAN solicited the will of the committee. 1:55:55 PM SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON moved to report HB 237, work order 33- LS1098\A, from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). 1:56:09 PM CHAIR BJORKMAN found no objection and HB 237 was reported from the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.