BILL NO. 270

(as introduced)

1st Session, 64th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
1 Charles III, 2023

 

Private Member's Bill

 

Nursing Act
(amended)

 

The Honourable Brendan Maguire
Halifax Atlantic

First Reading: March 22, 2023

(Explanatory Note)

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

Explanatory Note

This Bill expands the scope of practice for registered nurses and nurse practitioners practising in long-term care facilities to permit them to prescribe medications for such non-complex ailments as wound care, shingles and urinary tract infections.

An Act to Amend Chapter 8
of the Acts of 2019,
the Nursing Act,
Respecting Scope of Practice in Long-term Care

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2019, the Nursing Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 174 the following Section:

174A (1) In this Section, "non-complex ailment" includes topical wound care, shingles and urinary tract infections.

(2) Notwithstanding Section 174, the scope of practice for a registered nurse or a nurse practitioner practising in a long-term care facility includes prescribing medications for non-complex ailments for a resident of the facility.

 

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