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Legislature looks to limit lay use of the title ‘nurse’

States Newsroom · October 5, 2026

An Assembly panel unanimously approved legislation that would fine individuals who call themselves nurses without holding the proper licenses. Nurses told the Assembly Regulated Professions Committee, which unanimously approved the bill, the change is needed to help maintain trust in nurses, though some witnesses…

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Legislature looks to limit lay use of the title ‘nurse’

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