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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
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Regular Session, 2011
SENATE BILL NO. 64
BY SENATOR CHEEK
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
HEALTH CARE. Removes certain requirements which must be satisfied in order to
maintain state certification as a certified nurse aide. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To repeal R.S. 40:2120.56, relative to certified nurse aides; to remove certain work2
requirements which must be satisfied in order to maintain state certification as a3
certified nurse aide; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 40:2120.56 is hereby repealed.6
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not7
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature8
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If9
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become10
effective on the day following such approval.11
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Greg Waddell.
DIGEST
Present law provides that in order to maintain certification as a certified nurse aide, the
certified nurse aide shall perform a minimum of 90 days or 720 hours of certified nurse aide
duties in one nursing facility within a 120 day period each year. Present law further requires
DHH to confirm the completion of the required hours at least once every 2 years. SB NO. 64
SLS 11RS-308 ORIGINAL
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Proposed law repeals present law.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Repeals R.S. 40:2120.56)