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Code of Maine Rules Regulations Relating to Advanced Practice Registered Nursing

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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Legislation in Maine
Updated through the 130th Legislature

Introduction

Maine established advanced practice registered nursing in 1995 (see PL 1995, c. 379). This practice is defined in 32 MRS §2102(2-A) and (5-A). Advanced practice nursing is further governed by Title 32, Chapter 31, numerous other statutes, and rules promulgated by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. This legislative history includes proposed and enacted legislation from 1995 to present related to the regulation, scope of practice, and insurance coverage of advanced practice registered nurses, specifically. It does not include legislation that refers only to certified nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, etc.






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Year LD Amendments Final Disposition Legislative Record
Debate & Remarks		 Other Documents & News Clips Full LD
History
1995 LD 948

An Act to Provide Greater Access to Health Care		 Enacted with amendments:

S-279
S-304		 PL 1995, c. 379 Senate, June 19, 1995
p. S-1211-S-1216

Senate, June 23, 1995
p. S-1310-S-1314

House, June 26, 1995
p. H-1304-H-1313

House, June 26, 1995
p. H-1336-H-1341

Senate, June 28, 1995
p. S-1443-S-1445		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1995 LD 1300

An Act Concerning the Practice of Professional Nursing		 N/A ONTP No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1997 LD 1063

An Act Allowing Registered Nurses Employed by Licensed Home Health Care Agencies to Possess and Administer Certain Noncontrolled Prescription Drugs under Certain Conditions		 Enacted with amendment:

S-67		 PL 1997, c. 109 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1999 LD 857

An Act Concerning Certified Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse Midwives as Primary Care Providers		 Enacted with amendment:

H-630		 PL 1999, c. 396 Senate, May 24, 1999
p. S-1197		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1999 LD 992

An Act to Establish Parity for Patients of Certified Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse Midwives		 N/A ONTP No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2001 LD 588

An Act Concerning Nurses in Advanced Practice		 N/A ONTP No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2002 LD 361

An Act to Adopt the Model Business Corporation Act in Maine		 Enacted with amendment:

H-1037		 PL 2001, c. 640 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2002 LD 2105

An Act to Enact the Maine Professional Service Corporation Act		 N/A ONTP No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2005 LD 697

An Act To Clarify Reporting Responsibilities to Licensing Boards		 Enacted with amendment:

S-130		 PL 2005, c. 221 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2005 LD 809

An Act To Facilitate Testimony in Workers' Compensation Proceedings		 Enacted with amendment:

H-146		 PL 2005, c. 99 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2005 LD 1568

An Act To Allow Nurse Practitioners To Sign Death Certificates		 Enacted with amendment:

H-594		  PL 2005, c. 359 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2006 LD 1839

An Act To Clarify the Accountability of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses		 N/A ONTP No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2007 LD 981

An Act Concerning the Supervision of Nursing Support Staff		 N/A PL 2007, c. 197 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2007 LD 1598

An Act To Grant Supervisory Privileges to Qualified Independent Nurse Practitioners		 Enacted with amendment:

H-386		 PL 2007, c. 316 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2008 LD 1986

An Act To Expand the Pool of Qualified Mental Health Examiners for Purposes of Involuntary Treatment		 Enacted with amendment:

S-396		 PL 2007, c. 472 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2008 LD 2024

An Act To Clarify the Licensure of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses		 Enacted with amendment:

H-694		 PL 2007, c. 498 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2010 LD 1617

An Act Enabling Expedited Partner Therapy		 Enacted with amendment:

H-653		 PL 2009, c. 533 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2010 LD 1702

An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Advanced Practice Registered Nurses		 N/A PL 2009, c. 512 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2011 LD 1472

An Act To Create the State Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Board		 Proposed amendment:

S-137		 ONTP No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2011 LD 1501

An Act To Reduce Opioid Overprescription, Overuse and Abuse		 Enacted with amendment:

H-542		 Res. 2011, c. 81 House, January 31, 2012
p. H-1132		 Report:  LD 1501 Workgroup. Substance Abuse Services Commission Report on: LD 1501 Resolve (Dec. 2011)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2012 LD 1692

An Act To Clarify Case Management Supervision Authority and Ensure Access to Case Management Services		 Proposed amendment:

H-782		 Indefinitely postponed No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2012 LD 1816

An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Streamline and Prioritize Core Government Services Task Force for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013 and To Make Certain Other Allocations and Appropriations and Changes to the Law Necessary to the Operation of State Government		 Enacted with amendment:

H-707		 PL 2011, c. 477 House, February 16, 2012
p. H-1157-H-1165

House, February 16, 2012
p. H-1166

Senate, February 16, 2012
p. S-1711-S-1717

Senate, February 16, 2012
p. S-1717-S-1724

Senate, February 23, 2012
p. S-1745-S-1746		 Report:  Report of the LD 1816 Section W-1 Adult Developmental Services Work Group (Feb. 2013)

Report:  Biennial Plan for Services to Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism: 2013-2014 (Dec. 2013)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2014 LD 1727

An Act To Establish Guidelines for the Stocking and Administration of Epinephrine in Schools		 Enacted with amendment:

H-779		 PL 2013, c. 526 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2014 LD 1739

An Act To Amend the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act		 Enacted with amendments:

H-713
H-732		 PL 2013, c. 516 House, March 24, 2014
p. H-1661-H-1662		 Report:  Medical Use of Marijuana Program January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014 (June 2015)

Report:  Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Program January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015: Annual Report to the Maine State Legislature (Aug. 2016)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2015 LD 970

An Act Regarding Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Requirements		 Proposed amendments:

S-176
S-211		 Died between houses Senate, June 8, 2015
p. S-867-S-872

Senate, June 9, 2015
p. S-913-S-914

Senate, June 15, 2015
p. S-1026-S-1029
 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2017 LD 538

An Act To Allow Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Who Have Attained Certain Degrees To Use the Title of Doctor		 Proposed amendment:

H-50		 ONTP No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2018 LD 1763

An Act To Authorize Certain Health Care Professionals Who Are Not Physicians To Perform Abortions		 N/A Died on adjournment No debate. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2019 LD 340

An Act To Establish a Temporary Terminal Condition Medical Allowance for Lobster and Crab Fishing License Holders		 Enacted with amendment:

H-70		 PL 2019, c. 68 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2019 LD 1256

An Act To Provide a Health Care Preceptor Tax Credit		 Proposed amendment:

H-331		 Died Upon Conclusion of the 129th Legislature No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2019 LD 1261

An Act To Authorize Certain Health Care Professionals To Perform Abortions		 N/A PL 2019, c. 262 House, May 21, 2019
p. H-617-H-619

House, May 23, 2019
p. H-650

Senate, May 23, 2019
p. S-739-S-742		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2019 LD 1277

An Act To Require the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention To Be Credentialed		 Enacted with amendments:

S-101
S-339		 PL 2019, c. 523 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2020 LD 1660

An Act To Improve Access to Physician Assistant Care		 Enacted with amendments:

S-432
S-444		 PL 2019, c. 627 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2020 LD 1938

An Act Concerning MaineCare Coverage for Donor Breast Milk		 Proposed amendment:

H-706		 Died Upon Conclusion of the 129th Legislature No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2021 LD 1

An Act To Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights		 Enacted with amendments:

S-16
S-22		 PL 2021, c. 28, §D-1 Senate, March 11, 2021
p. S-240-S-241		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2021 LD 295

An Act To Repeal Restrictions That Prohibit Certain Advanced Practice Registered Nurses from Providing Essential Health Care Services		 N/A ONTP No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2021 LD 1194

An Act To Reduce Health Care Worker Shortages		 N/A ONTP No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2022 LD 85

An Act Concerning MaineCare Coverage for Donor Breast Milk		 Adopted with amendments:

H-45
S-585		 PL 2021, c. 708 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes