Senate
May 11, 2017

A bill to designate the same individual serving as the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health.

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National Nurse Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to designate the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health. The duties of this position include: (1) providing leadership and coordination of Public Health Service nursing professional affairs for...

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Introduced(5/11/17)
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Mr. Merkley

Senate (D) Oregon

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

May 11, 2017