VETOES

status; and generally relating to a license to practice
nursing on inactive status.

BY adding to

Article - Health Occupations

Section 7-307.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1986 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health Occupations

7-307.1.

(A)  IF AN INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN LICENSED BY THE BOARD TO
PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING OR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING IN THIS
STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE
INDIVIDUAL MAY BE SUBSEQUENTLY LICENSED AS A REGISTERED NURSE OR
AS A LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE ON INACTIVE STATUS.

(B)  THE BOARD SHALL PLACE A LICENSEE ON INACTIVE STATUS AND
ISSUE AN INACTIVE STATUS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE IF THE
LICENSEE:

(1)  (I) HAS NOT SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED 1,000 HOURS
OF ACTIVE NURSING PRACTICE WITHIN THE 5-YEAR PERIOD IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE DATE OF ANTICIPATED RENEWAL; OR

(II) CHOOSES INACTIVE STATUS;

(2)  COMPLETES THE ANNUAL APPLICATION FOR INACTIVE
STATUS; AND

(3)  PAYS THE FEE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD.

(C)  A LICENSEE ON INACTIVE STATUS MAY NOT PRACTICE NURSING
IN THIS STATE, BUT:

(1)  A REGISTERED NURSE ON INACTIVE STATUS MAY USE THE
TITLE "REGISTERED NURSE", OR THE ABBREVIATION "RN"; AND

(2)  A PRACTICAL NURSE ON INACTIVE STATUS MAY USE THE
TITLE "LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE", OR THE ABBREVIATION "LPN".

(D)  IF A LICENSEE ON INACTIVE STATUS APPLIES FOR A LICENSE
TO PRACTICE NURSING AND MEETS THE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS OF § 7-310
OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE BOARD SHALL:

(1) REMOVE THE LICENSEE FROM INACTIVE STATUS;

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