Nurse practitioners; moves responsibility for licensure and regulation to Board of Nursing. (SB263)

Introduced By

Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington) with support from co-patron Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave)

Progress

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 Introduced
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 Passed Committee
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 Passed House
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 Passed Senate
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 Signed by Governor
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 Became Law

Description

Nurse practitioners; licensure.  Moves responsibility for licensure and regulation of nurse practitioners from the Boards of Medicine and Nursing jointly to the Board of Nursing.  Also, creates the Advisory Board on Nurse Practitioners and removes certain physician supervision requirements.   View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed
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Comments

Annabelle Pannell writes:

I feel you are limiting rural access to healthcare when this bill was defeated. Research shows that patient outcomes are as good when cared for by a nurse practitioner and a physician. With health care reform nurse practitioners need to be utilized more to save funds.

Posted 19 months ago.