House bill expanding nurse powers back again, clears first panel

Rep. Cary Pigman noted he had presented the bill 18 times since 2014.

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses may have some new rights if legislation that cleared a House panel becomes law.

The House Health Quality Subcommittee on Wednesday OKd HB 607, which would allow advanced practice registered nurses (ARPNs) to admit to, handle care in, or discharge patients from facilities.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), Certified Nurse Practitioners (CNP), Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM) and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) would all be affected, in a group of nearly 35,000 licensed APRNs who are working statewide.

Currently, a supervising doctor must sign off.

If the concept sounds familiar, it’s because similar legislation died in the Legislature before.

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