State of New Mexico
                      House of Representatives
  
                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                    March 6, 1997
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
  whom has been referred
  
                        HOUSE BILL 939
                               
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
  
       1.  On page 1, line 18, strike ", TO CHANGE" and strike line
  19 in its entirety and insert "AND TO".
  
       2.  On page 25, line 25, strike "and".
  
       3.  On page 26, line 4, strike the period and the closing
  quotation mark and insert in lieu thereof "; and".
  
       4.  On page 26, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
  
           "M.  "scope of practice" means the parameters within which
  nurses practice based upon education, experience, licensure,
  certification and expertise."".
       
       5.  On page 26, line 15, remove the brackets and line through
  the second "or".
  
       6.  On page 26, line 17, strike "; or" and insert in lieu
  thereof a period.
  
       7.  On page 26, strike paragraph (4) in its entirety.
  
       8.  On page 28, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following
  new subsection:
  
           "F.  No licensed nurse shall be prohibited from
  identifying himself or his licensure status.".
  
       9.  On page 28 through 31, strike Section 6 in its entirety.
  
       10.  Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
  
       11.  On page 48, line 14, strike "the" and insert in lieu
  thereof "a specialized".
  
       12.  On page 48, line 15, strike "specialty" and insert in
  lieu thereof "nursing".
  
       13.  On page 48, line 18, after "team" insert "when the health
  care need is beyond the scope of practice of the clinical nurse
  specialist".
  
       14.  On page 48, line 19, after "regimens" insert "in the area
  of specialty practice".
  
       15.  On page 48, line 22, after "authority" insert "in the
  area of specialty practice".
  
       16.  On page 49, line 8, after "authority" insert "in the area
  of specialty practice".  
  
       17.  On page 49, line 9, after "formularies" insert "based on
  scope of practice and clinical setting".
  
       18.  On page 56, strike Section 21 in its entirety.
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                                               
                                                              Gary King, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                       Not Adopted                       
            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                         Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 5  For 2  Against
  Yes:      5
            No:       Crook, Johnson
            Excused:  Rios, Sandel, Vigil
            Absent:   None
  
  
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