| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to nursing services; amending s. 395.0191, |
| 3 | F.S.; requiring certain nurses to be present in operating |
| 4 | rooms and function as circulating nurses during all |
| 5 | operative or invasive procedures; defining the term |
| 6 | "circulating nurse"; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (2) of |
| 11 | section 395.0191, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 12 | 395.0191 Staff membership and clinical privileges.-- |
| 13 | (2) |
| 14 | (d) A registered nurse licensed under part I of chapter |
| 15 | 464 and qualified by training and experience in operating room |
| 16 | nursing shall be present in the operating room and function as |
| 17 | the circulating nurse during all operative or invasive |
| 18 | procedures. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term |
| 19 | "circulating nurse" means a registered nurse who is responsible |
| 20 | for coordinating all nursing care, patient safety needs, and the |
| 21 | needs of the surgical team in the operating room during an |
| 22 | operative or invasive procedure. |
| 23 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |