| Rule Number: |
22P025 |
| Title: |
Administrative Rules of the Board of Nursing. |
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Type:
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Standard |
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Status:
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Adopted |
| Agency: |
Vermont Board of Nursing, Office of Professional Regulation
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| Legal Authority: |
26 V.S.A. § 1574; and 3 V.S.A. § 123(11). |
| Summary:
| This strike-and-rewrite update to the Administrative Rules of the Board of Nursing reflects substantial changes in the legal and practice landscape since the last rule update in January, 2015. The rule minimizes administrative burdens, conforms to license uniformity and streamlining legislation in Title 3, and provides for the administration of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), to which Vermont became a party state in February, 2022. The rule articulates clear nursing practice standards, completing a multi-year effort by the Board and its Practice Committee to refine a body of non-rule position statements, retire those that were dated or unnecessary, and incorporate into rule those that were seen to warrant retention. Finally, the rule adds more flexible avenues by which to demonstrate ongoing nursing competency, ending exclusive reliance on practice hours. |
| Persons Affected:
| APRNs, RNs, LPNs, LNAs, MNAs; hospitals, clinics, private provider offices, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, and other nursing employers; nursing
schools and education programs; acute, long-term, and residential care organizations; the Vermont Department of Health. |
| Economic Impact:
| The significant economic impacts of this rule are derived from Vermont's participation in the Nurse Licensure Compact. Each Board licensee will pay a one-time fee of $13.25 to cover the cost of the federal criminal background check required by 3 V.S.A. § 123(j)(1)(A). RNs and LPNs whose primary states of residence are other Compact states may now practice in Vermont without need of a Vermont license, resulting in a biennial savings of $150 - $190.
Compact participation is expected to yield substantial net savings to nurses and nursing employers, but net revenue loss to the agency from forgone licensing fees; however, the magnitude of these effects is contingent upon discretionary use of Compact privileges by nurses in and outside of Vermont. Act 64 (2021), Sec. 1a directs OPR to report to the Legislature, by January 15, 2024, on specific fiscal impacts. |
| Posting date: |
Oct 26,2022 |
| Information for Contact # 1 |
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Level:
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Primary
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| Name: |
Gabriel Gilman |
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Agency:
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Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
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| Address: |
89 Main Street, 3rd Floor |
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| City: |
Montpelier |
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| State: |
VT |
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| Zip: |
05620-3402 |
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| Telephone: |
802-828-2492 |
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Email: |
gabriel.gilman@vermont.gov
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| Website Address: |
https://sos.vermont.gov/nursing/statutes-rules-resources/
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| Information for Contact # 2 |
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Level:
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Secondary
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| Name: |
Kelsi Alger |
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Agency:
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Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
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| Address: |
89 Main Street, 3rd Floor |
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| City: |
Montpelier |
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| State: |
VT |
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| Zip: |
05620-3402 |
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| Telephone: |
802-828-2191 |
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Email: |
kelsi.alger@vermont.gov
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