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COMMITTEE REPORT
March 4, 2003
H. 3539
Introduced by Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
S. Printed 3/4/03--S.
Read the first time February 12, 2003.
To whom was referred a Joint Resolution (H. 3539) to approve regulations of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, State Board of Nursing, relating to Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:
HARVEY S. PEELER, JR. for Committee.
TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION, STATE BOARD OF NURSING, RELATING TO CODE OF ETHICS FOR NURSES WITH INTERPRETIVE STATEMENTS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2767, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The regulations of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, State Board of Nursing, relating to Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, designated as Regulation Document Number 2767, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
The State Board of Nursing is adding a new Regulation that adopts the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements (2001 Edition), as the code of ethics for all licensed nurses. The code of ethics will define the essentials of honorable behavior for the licensed nurse and establish them as enforceable requirements for all licensed nurses practicing in South Carolina.
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