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LD 90

Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Chapter 6: Delegation Of Nursing Activities And Tasks To Unlicensed Assistive Personnel By Registered Professional Nurses, A Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Professional And Financial Regulation, State Board Of Nursing

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Kristi Mathieson

The bill finalizes the legislative review to allow the State Board of Nursing’s Chapter 6 on delegating nursing tasks to unlicensed personnel to proceed.

Became Law without Governor's Signature
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Bill Summary · LD 90

Summary — LD 90 (132nd Legis.)

Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 6: Delegation of Nursing Activities and Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel by Registered Professional Nurses (Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, State Board of Nursing)

Purpose and intent

LD 90 is a legislative “resolve” completing the Legislature’s statutorily required review of a major substantive rule (Chapter 6) adopted by the State Board of Nursing. Chapter 6 governs the delegation of nursing activities and tasks by registered professional nurses (RNs) to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). The resolve finalizes the Legislature’s review process so that the Board’s rule may proceed under state law.

Key provisions / what the bill does

  • Undertakes legislative review of the State Board of Nursing’s Chapter 6 (Delegation of Nursing Activities and Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel by Registered Professional Nurses).
  • Includes and passed with Committee Amendment “A” (H-41). (The text of that amendment is not provided in the materials supplied.)
  • By passage and enactment, the Legislature completed its review and enabled the rule’s status to proceed in accordance with Maine’s rulemaking and legislative review statutes.
  • The resolve was enacted as an emergency measure (two‑thirds vote required and obtained).

Note: LD 90 is a procedural legislative action regarding review of an adopted administrative rule; it does not itself directly rewrite the substantive content of Chapter 6.

Who is affected

  • Registered professional nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel in Maine (through the underlying Chapter 6 rule).
  • Health care employers and facilities that supervise or employ RNs and UAP and must comply with delegation requirements.
  • The Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, State Board of Nursing, and related state agencies involved in implementation and oversight (e.g., Department of Health and Human Services).

Fiscal impact

  • Preliminary fiscal note (3/03/25) estimated a minor cost increase to Other Special Revenue Funds that could be absorbed within existing resources.
  • Subsequent fiscal notes (3/14/25 and 4/10/25) state “No fiscal impact.” Overall expected fiscal impact is minimal or none.

Legislative timeline and status

  • Introduced / Received by Clerk: January 6, 2025.
  • Committee review, work sessions, and OTP‑AM recommendation: March–April 2025; Committee Amendment A adopted.
  • Passed as an emergency measure (two‑thirds) in mid‑April 2025.
  • Became law without the Governor’s signature: April 30, 2025.

If you want, I can locate the text of Chapter 6 or Committee Amendment A to summarize the specific delegation standards and any substantive changes the rule contains.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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