(1) Repealed.

(1.5) "Advanced practice nurse" means an advanced practice registered nurse who is a professional nurse and is licensed to practice pursuant to this article, who obtains specialized education or training as provided in this section, and who applies to and is accepted by the board for inclusion in the advanced practice registry.

(2) "Approved education program" means a course of training conducted by an educational or health care institution which implements the basic practical or professional nursing curriculum prescribed and approved by the board.

(3) "Board" means the state board of nursing.

(4) "Delegated medical function" means an aspectof care that implements and is consistent with the medical plan as prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized physician, podiatrist, or dentist and is delegated to a registered professional nurse or a practical nurse by a physician, podiatrist, dentist, or physician assistant. For purposes of this subsection (4), "medical plan" means a written plan, verbal order, standing order, or protocol, whether patient specific or not, that authorizes specific or discretionary medical action, which may include but is not limited to the selection of medication. Nothing in this subsection (4) shall limit the practice of nursing as defined in this article.

(5) "Diagnosing", within the terms of this article, means the use of professional nursing knowledge and skills in the identification of, and discrimination between, physical and psychological signs or symptoms to arrive at a conclusion that a condition exists for which nursing care is indicated or for which referral to appropriate medical or community resources is required.

(6) and (7) Repealed.

(7.4) "Licensee" means a person licensed pursuant to this article.

(7.8) "Panel" means either panel of the board created in section 12-38-116.5 (1).

(8) (a) On and after January 18, 2018, "practical nurse", "trained practical nurse", "licensed vocational nurse", or "licensed practical nurse" means a person who holds a license to practice pursuant to this article 38 as a licensed practical nurse in this state or is licensed in another state and is practicing in this state pursuant to section 24-60-3802, with the right to use the title "licensed practical nurse" and its abbreviation, "L.P.N."

(b)

(I) On January 18, 2018, through one hundred eighty days after January 18, 2018, "practical nurse", "trained practical nurse", "licensed vocational nurse", or "licensed practical nurse" means a person who holds a license to practice pursuant to this article 38 as a licensed practical nurse in this state or is licensed in another state and is practicing in this state pursuant to section 24-60-3202, with the right to use the title "licensed practical nurse" and its abbreviation, "L.P.N."

(II) This subsection (8)(b) is repealed, effective January 1, 2019.

(8.5) (a) "Practice of advanced practice nursing" means an expanded scope of professional nursing in a scope, role, and population focus approved by the board, with or without compensation or personal profit, and includes the practice of professional nursing, as defined in subsection (10) of this section.

(b) "Practice of advanced practice nursing" includes prescribing medications as may be authorized pursuant to section 12-38-111.6.

(c) Nothing in this subsection (8.5) shall alter the definition of the practice of professional nursing, as defined in subsection (10) of this section.

(9) (a) "Practice of practical nursing" means the performance, under the supervision of a dentist, physician, podiatrist, or professional nurse authorized to practice in this state, of those services requiring the education, training, and experience, as evidenced by knowledge, abilities, and skills required in this article for licensing as a practical nurse pursuant to section 12-38-112, in:

(I) Caring for the ill, injured, or infirm;

(II) Teaching and promoting preventive health measures;

(III) Acting to safeguard life and health; or

(IV) Administering treatments and medications prescribed by:

(A) A legally authorized dentist, podiatrist, or physician; or

(B) Physician assistant implementing a medical plan pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.

(b) "Practice of practical nursing" includes the performance of delegated medical functions.

(c) Nothing in this article shall limit or deny a practical nurse from supervising other practical nurses or other health care personnel.

(10) (a) "Practice of professional nursing" means the performance of both independent nursing functions and delegated medical functions in accordance with accepted practice standards. Such functions include the initiation and performance of nursing care through health promotion, supportive or restorative care, disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human disease, ailment, pain, injury, deformity, and physical or mental condition using specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill involving the application of biological, physical, social, and behavioral science principles required for licensure as a professional nurse pursuant to section 12-38-111.

(b) The "practice of professional nursing" shall include the performance of such services as:

(I) Evaluating health status through the collection and assessment of health data;

(II) Health teaching and health counseling;

(III) Providing therapy and treatment that is supportive and restorative to life and well-being either directly to the patient or indirectly through consultation with, delegation to, supervision of, or teaching of others;

(IV) Executing delegated medical functions;

(V) Referring to medical or community agencies those patients who need further evaluation or treatment;

(VI) Reviewing and monitoring therapy and treatment plans.

(11) (a) On and after January 18, 2018, "registered nurse" or "registered professional nurse" means a professional nurse, and only a person who holds a license to practice professional nursing in this state pursuant to this article 38 or who holds a license in another state and is practicing in this state pursuant to section 24-60-3802 may use the title "registered nurse" and its abbreviation, "R.N."

(b)

(I) On January 18, 2018, through one hundred eighty days after January 18, 2018, "registered nurse" or "registered professional nurse" means a professional nurse, and only a person who holds a license to practice professional nursing in this state pursuant to this article 38 or who holds a license in another state and is practicing in this state pursuant to section 24-60-3202 may use the title "registered nurse" and its abbreviation, "R.N."

(II) This subsection (11)(b) is repealed, effective January 1, 2019.

(12) "Treating" means the selection, recommendation, execution, and monitoring of those nursing measures essential to the effective determination and management of actual or potential human health problems and to the execution of the delegated medical functions. Such delegated medical functions shall be performed under the responsible direction and supervision of a person licensed under the laws of this state to practice medicine, podiatry, or dentistry.

(13) (a) On and after January 18, 2018, "unauthorized practice" means the practice of practical nursing or the practice of professional nursing by any person who has not been issued a license under this article 38, or is not practicing in this state pursuant to section 24-60-3802, or whose license has been suspended or revoked or has expired.

(b)

(I) On January 18, 2018, through one hundred eighty days after January 18, 2018, "unauthorized practice" means the practice of practical nursing or the practice of professional nursing by any person who has not been issued a license under this article 38, or is not practicing in this state pursuant to section 24-60-3202, or whose license has been suspended or revoked or has expired.

(II) This subsection (13)(b) is repealed, effective January 1, 2019.