{"id":"PA-092","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Nursing (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)","authority":"35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f); Professional Nursing Law; Practical Nurse Law","instrument":"Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Some Nurse Licensing Requirements During Coronavirus Emergency (nursing omnibus requirement waiver)","title":"Nursing Omnibus Requirement Waiver (Mar. 20, 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-03-20","effective":"2020-03-20","end":"Continued by Act 21 of 2021; Department of State announced expirations Aug. 17, Sept. 15 and Sept. 30, 2021 for the tranches (verified_secondary, PA-117 note)","startDate":"2020-03-20","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["HC","OTHER"],"addressees":["registered and practical nurses; nursing graduates; out-of-State nurses; nursing employers"],"clause":"In order to increase the number of health care practitioners available to respond to the COVID-19 emergency and to ensure continuity of patient care and services, Governor Wolf has granted the Department of State\u0027s request to suspend some nursing licensing and regulatory requirements under the State Board of Nursing.... To allow nurses with temporary practice permits and nursing school graduates with graduate permits to continue practicing during the COVID-19 pandemic disaster emergency, the Department requested suspension of certain requirements to allow all temporary permits to be extended and all fees associated with said extensions waived: Requirements which restrict temporary practice permits and graduate permits to a term of one year is suspended.","enforcement":"State Board of Nursing","functions":["HR credentialing and staffing of hospitals, nursing facilities, home care and practices"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.dos.pa.gov/Documents/2020-03-20-Nursing-Omnibus-Requirement-Waiver.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200329065032/https://www.dos.pa.gov/Documents/2020-03-20-Nursing-Omnibus-Requirement-Waiver.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":83944,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"PA","url":"/library/PA-092","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/PA-092","citation":"Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Nursing (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Some Nurse Licensing Requirements During Coronavirus Emergency (nursing omnibus requirement waiver) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. PA-092)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["PA-117","PA-055"]}