An Act To Facilitate Patient Education
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2142, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4. Registered nurse educator. "Registered nurse educator" means a registered nurse licensed under Title 32, chapter 31 who provides postprescription training to a patient or caregiver in a patient's place of residence when the registered nurse educator does not provide health care services, does not deliver the prescription drug, does not touch the patient, does not administer the prescription drug to the patient and does not seek payment from the patient, caregiver or any health care payor.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2147, sub-§13, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 119, §4, is repealed.
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §2147, sub-§14 is enacted to read:
14. Registered nurse educators. Registered nurse educators.
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 126th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.