1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; clarifying advanced practice registered nurse;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 148.171, subdivision 3.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 148.171, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 3.Advanced practice registered nurse. "Advanced practice registered 
1.7 	nurse," abbreviated APRN, means an individual licensed as a an advanced practice
1.8 	 registered nurse by the board and certified by a national nurse certification organization 
1.9 	acceptable to the board to practice as a clinical nurse specialist, nurse anesthetist, 
1.10 	nurse-midwife, or nurse practitioner.