Subject: TNP Legislative Update #5
From: "TNP" <[email-masked]>
To: "Anna White" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:29:02 -0600

February 12, 2013Inside this issue

&bull; TNP Legislative Update #5 TNP Legislative Update #5   The Senate Health and Human Services Committee this morning took up and considered SB 406 by Senator Jane Nelson relating to the delegation of prescriptive authority by physicians to and the supervision by physicians of certain advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants.  The bill was unanimously passed out of committee and is now headed to the Local and Consent Calendar.  This bill is far from becoming statute but we have successfully completed the first step and well on our way.   I would be remiss if I did not recognize Jean Gisler for testifying this morning on behalf of CNAP, TNA, and TNP.  Jean did a wonderful job in noting that, "while we did not get everything we wanted" this is an important measure that will hopefully create needed access to care.  In addition to Jean, TNP Executive Committee Members, Michael Hazel and Christy Blanco were on hand and registered their support with the committee.   The only member of the committee to raise concerns about the bill was Senator Charles Schwertner, a physician from Georgetown.  While Dr. Schwertner voted to pass the bill out of committee, he did register his concern about the composition of the Board of Nursing and his belief that it doesn't have enough APRN representation in light of the potential added Schedule II authority.  Dr. Schwerter was informed that 42 states allow Schedule II authority for APRNs but some of those states have combined regulatory boards.  This is an issue we will have to be mindful of as this moves through the process.   Thanks to everyone that came to town for CNAP Legislative Day. Your efforts at educating legislators about SB 406 will go a long way toward the final passage of this bill.  I know a large majority of attendees were nurse practitioners or nurse practitioner students and you represented yourselves and your APRN colleagues well.     Keep on the lookout for our next update.  I am hoping it will include notice that the bill has passed the Senate!  As I said in past updates, this process is moving at the speed of light!   David Williams [email-masked]   

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