| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2131, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 1-A.__Verifying certified nursing assistant eligibility.__A | | health care institution, facility or organization, including a | | temporary nurse agency employing a certified nursing assistant, | | shall, before hiring a certified nursing assistant, verify that | | the certified nursing assistant is listed on the Maine Registry | | of Certified Nursing Assistants established under section 1812-G | | with no annotations to prohibit the hiring of that individual | | according to state and federal regulations. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2131, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 579, §4, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Penalty. Any person who operates a temporary nurse agency | | without registering or who fails to verify the inclusion of a | | certified nursing assistant on the Maine Registry of Certified | | Nursing Assistants before hiring that certified nursing assistant | | pursuant to subsection 1-A commits a civil violation for which a | | forfeiture of $100 may be adjudged. Each day constitutes a | | separate violation. |
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| | | This bill requires a temporary nurse agency to verify the | | inclusion of a certified nursing assistant on the Maine Registry | | of Certified Nursing Assistants before hiring that certified | | nursing assistant. |
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