House budget writers on Tuesday agreed to set aside $1 million for compensating nurses for "nonclinical harms" caused by state regulators.
The House Appropriations Committee agreed to create the Nurse Fair Treatment and Recovery Fund for nurses who file claims against the state believing they were wrongly treated by the nursing board in a way unrelated to treating patients.
Those harms would be related to licensing, professional standing or status and income.
"We don't want to do anything to put our public in jeopardy," said Republican state Rep. Kristey Williams of Augusta, chair of the House government oversight committee . . .
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