Sec. 20-101. Construction of chapter. Permitted practices. Temporary practice.
Sec. 20-101. Construction of chapter. Permitted practices. Temporary practice. No provision of this chapter shall confer any authority to practice medicine or
surgery nor shall this chapter prohibit any person from the domestic administration of
family remedies or the furnishing of assistance in the case of an emergency; nor shall
it be construed as prohibiting persons employed in state hospitals and state sanatoriums
and subsidiary workers in general hospitals from assisting in the nursing care of patients
if adequate medical and nursing supervision is provided; nor shall it be construed to
prohibit the administration of medications by dialysis patient care technicians in accordance with section 19a-269a; nor shall it be construed as prohibiting students who are
enrolled in schools of nursing approved pursuant to section 20-90, and students who
are enrolled in schools for licensed practical nurses approved pursuant to section 20-90, from performing such work as is incidental to their respective courses of study; nor
shall it prohibit a registered nurse who holds a master's degree in nursing or in a related
field recognized for certification as either a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist,
or a nurse anesthetist by one of the certifying bodies identified in section 20-94a from
practicing for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty days after the date of graduation,
provided such graduate advanced practice registered nurse is working in a hospital or
other organization under the supervision of a licensed physician or a licensed advanced
practice registered nurse, such hospital or other organization has verified that the graduate advanced practice registered nurse has applied to sit for the national certification
examination and the graduate advanced practice registered nurse is not authorized to
prescribe or dispense drugs; nor shall it prohibit graduates of schools of nursing or
schools for licensed practical nurses approved pursuant to section 20-90, from nursing
the sick for a period not to exceed ninety calendar days after the date of graduation,
provided such graduate nurses are working in hospitals or organizations where adequate
supervision is provided, and such hospital or other organization has verified that the
graduate nurse has successfully completed a nursing program. Upon notification that
the graduate nurse has failed the licensure examination or that the graduate advanced
practice registered nurse has failed the certification examination, all privileges under
this section shall automatically cease. No provision of this chapter shall prohibit any
registered nurse who has been issued a temporary permit by the department, pursuant
to subsection (b) of section 20-94, from caring for the sick pending the issuance of a
license without examination; nor shall it prohibit any licensed practical nurse who has
been issued a temporary permit by the department, pursuant to subsection (b) of section
20-97, from caring for the sick pending the issuance of a license without examination;
nor shall it prohibit any qualified registered nurse or any qualified licensed practical
nurse of another state from caring for a patient temporarily in this state, provided such
nurse has been granted a temporary permit from said department and provided such
nurse shall not represent or hold himself or herself out as a nurse licensed to practice
in this state; nor shall it prohibit registered nurses or licensed practical nurses from
other states from doing such nursing as is incident to their course of study when taking
postgraduate courses in this state; nor shall it prohibit nursing or care of the sick, with or
without compensation or personal profit, in connection with the practice of the religious
tenets of any church by adherents thereof, provided such persons shall not otherwise
engage in the practice of nursing within the meaning of this chapter. This chapter shall
not prohibit the care of persons in their homes by domestic servants, housekeepers,
nursemaids, companions, attendants or household aides of any type, whether employed
regularly or because of an emergency of illness, if such persons are not initially employed
in a nursing capacity.
(1949 Rev., S. 4437; 1953, S. 2226d; 1957, P.A. 280, S. 1; P.A. 76-315, S. 4, 6; P.A. 80-484, S. 37, 176; P.A. 81-471,
S. 26, 71; P.A. 85-46, S. 1, 2; P.A. 88-207, S. 2; 88-362, S. 18, 22; P.A. 89-350, S. 20, 21; P.A. 90-13, S. 10; P.A. 04-221,
S. 10; P.A. 05-66, S. 4; P.A. 06-195, S. 30.)
History: P.A. 76-315 stated that chapter shall not prevent nursing graduates from performance of duties pending examination results from other states; P.A. 80-484 required consent of health services commissioner for approval of postgraduate
courses; P.A. 81-471 changed "certification" to "licensure" and provided that temporary permits are obtained from department instead of board; P.A. 85-46 deleted the requirement that postgraduate courses be approved by the nursing board
with the consent of the commissioner of health services; P.A. 88-207 stated that chapter shall not prohibit any licensed
nurse registered in another state or territory who has been issued a temporary permit from caring for the sick pending the
issuance of a license without examination and made technical changes by removing references to examinations scheduled
by the board in two places; P.A. 88-362 added the exceptions for licensed practical nurses who have been issued temporary
permits; P.A. 89-350 added "nursing homes" as a place graduates of licensed practical nursing programs may work pending
the results of the first examination scheduled following their graduation; P.A. 90-13 substituted references to nursing schools
"approved pursuant to section 20-90" for references to "accredited" nursing schools; P.A. 04-221 included graduates of
schools for licensed practical nurses, limited practice of nursing school graduates to 90 days after graduation and required
hospital verification of such graduation, and provided that no nursing practice be allowed if examination is failed; P.A.
05-66 added provision re administration of medications by dialysis patient care technicians in accordance with Sec. 19a-269a; P.A. 06-195 added provisions allowing graduate advanced practice registered nurses to practice on a limited basis
for up to 120 days after graduation, provided certain conditions are met, and terminating such temporary practice upon
notification that the graduate advanced practice registered nurse has failed the certification examination, effective June
7, 2006.