General Bill
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses:
Redesignates ARNPs as advanced registered practice nurses (APRNs); provides for independent APRNs (IAPRNs) to practice advanced or specialized nursing; exempts IAPRNs from requirement that certain medical acts be supervised by physician; revises APRN certification requirements; authorizes APRNs to administer, dispense, & prescribe medicinal drugs pursuant to protocol; provides for registration of IAPRNs who meet certain requirements; specifies acts that IAPRNs are authorized to perform without physician supervision or protocol; provides for eligibility of IAPRNs for clinical privileges; requires IAPRNs to maintain medical malpractice insurance or provide proof of financial responsibility.
Effective Date:
July 1, 2014
Last Event:
Died in Health & Human Services Committee on Friday, May 2, 2014 10:39 PM