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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2278 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3519
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kate Lipper-Garabedian
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kate Lipper-Garabedian32nd Middlesex1/19/2023Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/3/2023Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex2/3/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester2/3/2023Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/22/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2278 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3519
By Representative Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
3519) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian and others that the Board of Registration in Nursing be
authorized to establish a waiver program for military personnel who satisfactorily complete
medical training offered through the military. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3675 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after
2section 76B, the following section:-
3 Section 76C. The board of registration in nursing shall create a waiver program for
4military personnel who satisfactorily complete medical training offered through the military so
5that they may sit for the licensed practical nursing certification without the need to graduate from
6an approved practical nursing program.
7 SECTION 2. The department of public health shall promulgate regulations no later than
8January 1, 2024.