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Home Health/Welfare Governor signs bill overhauling nursing board

Governor signs bill overhauling nursing board

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Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill that supporters say will reform how the state nursing board is run after getting complaints about the agency’s heavy-handed approach to enforcement.

Lawmakers passed legislation that overhauls the board, gives latitude to nurses who are late renewing their licenses and voids 20 years of enforcement actions related to licensing and renewals.

The bill passed 32-8 in the Senate and SSJ

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