Key Votes
AB 2348 - Authorizes Registered Nurses to Dispense Contraceptives - Key Vote
California Key Votes
Stages
- Sept. 22, 2012 Executive Signed
- Aug. 27, 2012 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- Aug. 22, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- May 31, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 24, 2012 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Sept. 22, 2012
Title: Authorizes Registered Nurses to Dispense Contraceptives
Signed by Governor Jerry Brown, Jr.
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (46-28) - Aug. 27, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Registered Nurses to Dispense Contraceptives
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that authorizes registered nurses to dispense contraceptives.
Highlights:
- Authorizes registered nurses working in licensed primary care clinics to dispense contraceptive drugs or devices upon prescription by any of the following, whereas existing law requires a licensed physician to prescribe the medication (Sec. 1):
- A physician;
- A nurse practitioner;
- A nurse-midwife; or
- A physician’s assistant.
- Requires a physician, nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, or a physician’s assistant to evaluate a patient who has exclusively seen a registered nurse for 3 consecutive years before continuing the use of any contraceptive (Sec. 2).
- Authorizes a registered nurse to dispense and administer FDA-approved hormonal contraceptives (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (23-15) - Aug. 22, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Registered Nurses to Dispense Contraceptives
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes registered nurses to dispense contraceptives.
Highlights:
- Authorizes registered nurses working in licensed primary care clinics to dispense contraceptive drugs or devices upon prescription by any of the following, whereas existing law requires a licensed physician to prescribe the medication (Sec. 1):
- A physician;
- A nurse practitioner;
- A nurse-midwife; or
- A physician’s assistant.
- Requires a physician, nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, or a physician’s assistant to evaluate a patient who has exclusively seen a registered nurse for 3 consecutive years before continuing the use of any contraceptive (Sec. 2).
- Authorizes a registered nurse to dispense and administer FDA-approved hormonal contraceptives (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (44-28) - May 31, 2012
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 24, 2012
Title: Authorizes Registered Nurses to Dispense Contraceptives
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Toni Atkins (CA - D)
- Betsy Butler (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Wesley 'Wes' Chesbro (CA - D)
- Kevin de Leon (CA - D)
- Fiona Ma (CA - D) (Out Of Office)