The Certified Nursing Assistants Act is amended to:• retitle the act as the Licensed Practical Nurses Act;• substitute the title "licensed practical nurse" for "certified nursing assistant";• replace the requirement for a certificate with a requirement for a licence;• substitute the Minister for the Commissioner in respect of certain authorities for licensing and discipline;• provide for a licensed practical nurse register; and• provide a regulation-making power in respect of fees.
In addition, the Evidence Act is consequentially amended to replace a reference to the Certified Nursing Assistants Act with a reference to the Licensed Practical Nurses Act.