| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 32 MRSA c. 31, sub-c. VII is enacted to read: |
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| | | REGISTERED NURSE FIRST ASSISTANT |
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| | | As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise | | indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. |
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| | | 1.__Perioperative nursing.__"Perioperative nursing" means a | | practice of nursing in which the nurse provides preoperative, | | intraoperative and postoperative nursing care to surgical | | patients. |
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| | | 2.__Recognized program.__"Recognized program" means a program | | that: |
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| | | A.__Addresses all content of the core curriculum for the | | registered nurse first assistant as established by the | | Association of Operating Room Nurses or its successor | | organization; and |
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| | | B.__Includes 2 semesters of study in an accredited college | | or university with nursing instruction and clinical | | internship programs. |
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| | | 3.__Registered nurse first assistant. "Registered nurse first | | assistant" or "RNFA," means a person who meets the qualifications | | listed in section 2268. |
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| | | 1.__Qualifications.__A registered nurse first assistant is any | | person who: |
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| | | A.__Is licensed as a registered nurse under this chapter; |
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| | | B.__Is experienced in perioperative nursing; and |
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| | | C.__Has successfully completed and holds a certificate from | | a recognized program. |
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| | | §2269.__Institutional powers |
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| | | Each health care institution, as defined in Title 22, chapter | | 405, must establish specific procedures for the |
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