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Current actions	Latest Stage	Status
Continued competency requirements	Final	Submitted to the Registrar and awaiting publication (6/17/2013).
Conformity with Nurse Licensure Compact rules	Fast-Track	Submitted to the Registrar and awaiting publication (6/17/2013).
Provisional licensure as a registered nurse	Emergency/NOIRA	Governor's office review in progress.
Grounds for disciplinary action for failure to report child or elder abuse	Fast-Track	Governor's office review in progress.
Requirements for approval of nursing education programs	Proposed	Governor's office review in progress.
Review of requirements for clinical nurse specialists	-	-
Training in medication administration vis gastrostomy tube	-	-
Regulatory reform changes	-	-

Past actions	Latest Stage	Status
Elimination of prior licensure requirement for foreign-educated applicants	Fast-Track	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 12/22/2011.
Increase in fees	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 7/6/2011.
Consistency with Compact rules on licensure	Fast-Track	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 12/22/2011.
Requirements for foreign-trained nurses	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 1/6/2010.
Conforming to Compact rules	Fast-Track	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 12/24/2009.
Workforce data collection	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 7/22/2009.
Address of record/public address and nametags	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 7/1/2009.
Licensure by endorsement; clinical experience	Fast-Track	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 12/31/2009.
Restricted volunteer registration	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 7/23/2008.
Regulatory review	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 4/2/2008.
Inactive licensure	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 10/1/2007.
Correction of Code cite	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 3/17/2007.
Requirement for child abuse education	Final	Not yet submitted to Attorney General for certification.
Change in returned check fee	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 3/22/2006.
Implementation of Nurse Licensure Compact	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 7/27/2005.
Change in reinstatement requirements for conformity to law	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 7/13/2005.
Transfer of certain requirements from Chapter 20 to Chapter 25	Fast-Track	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 3/26/2005.
Periodic Review - education programs and other changes	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 9/8/2004.
Inrease in fees pursuant to HB1441	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 7/1/2004.
Volunteer practice by out-of-state nurses	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 6/18/2003.
Advanced certification for certified nurse aides	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 4/9/2003.
Licensure of Canadian nurses	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 7/31/2002.
Workforce data collection	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 2/13/2002.
Practice of nursing by foreign graduates	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 7/18/2001.
Increase in fees	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 4/12/2000.
Delegation of nursing tasks to unlicensed persons	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 11/25/1999.
Requirements for nurse aide education programs	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 7/7/1999.

Withdrawn actions	Latest Stage	Status
Nurse aide funding	NOIRA	Stage withdrawn on 5/10/2006 after the comment period had ended.
Transfer of requirements for advanced certification nurse aides from Chapter 20 to Chapter 25	Fast-Track	Stage withdrawn before DPB completed its review.