HLS 15RS-983 ENGROSSED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 486
BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT JOHNSON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS: Provides relative to collaborative practice agreements
between advanced practice registered nurses and physicians
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 37:1270(D), relative to duties and powers of the Louisiana State Board of
3 Medical Examiners; to provide relative to collaborative practice agreements between
4 physicians and advanced practice registered nurses; to provide for a limitation on
5 regulatory authority of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; and to
6 provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 37:1270(D) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง1270. Duties and powers of the board; limitation
10 * * *
11 D. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to authorize the board to limit the
12 right of a physician and an advanced practice registered nurse to engage in a
13 collaborative practice agreement as provided in R.S. 37:913.
14 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
15signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
16by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
17vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
18effective on the day following such approval.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 15RS-983 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 486
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 486 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Robert Johnson
Abstract: Provides relative to collaborative practice agreements between advanced practice
registered nurses and physicians; prohibits the La. State Board of Medical Examiners
from limiting the right of nurses and physicians to enter into such agreements.
Present law provides for duties and powers of the La. State Board of Medical Examiners
(board).
Proposed law retains present law and adds a provision stipulating that nothing in present law
shall be construed to authorize the board to limit the right of a physician and an advanced
practice registered nurse to engage in a collaborative practice agreement as provided in
present law, R.S. 37:913.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 37:1270(D))
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.