HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1585

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Health Occupations
Section 7-101(h)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(As enacted by Chapter ____ (H.B. 1) of the Acts

of the General Assembly of 1981)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland

(as enacted by Chapter ___ (H.B.I) of the Acts of the

General Assembly of 1981) be repealed, amended, or enacted
to read as follows:

Article - Health Occupations

7-101.

(h) [(1) "Practice registered nursing" means to
perform an act that requires substantial specialized
knowledge, judgment, and skill based on principles of
biological, physiological, behavioral, or sociological
science to:

(i) Maintain health;

(ii.) Prevent illness; or

(iii) Care for or rehabilitate the ill,
injured, or infirm.

(2) "Practice registered nursing" includes:

(i) As to the health needs and health care
action capabilities of individuals, families and
communities:

1.  Assessment;

2.  Problem identification;

3.  Planning;

4.  Implementation; and

5.  Evaluation;

(ii) The administration, the supervision,
the delegation, and the evaluation of nursing practice;

(iii) Teaching nursing;

(iv) Performing autonomously or in
collaboration with other health team members: