MTAPN Legislative News
January 2012
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State Focus
The second session of the 107th General Assembly recently convened on January 10, 2012. New bills are in the process of being assigned to the appropriate committees. Check the website in the upcoming weeks for details about the proposed legislation that can affect advanced practice nurses.National Focus
- The Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act (H.R. 2134/S.56) would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants under the Medicaid Program.
- The Home Health Planning and Improvement Act (S.227/H.R.2267), introduced by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Kent Conrad (D-ND), would allow advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) - nurse practitioners (NPs), clinical nurse specialists (CNSs), certified nurse midwives (CNMs), physician assistants (PAs) - to order home health services under Medicare in accordance with state law.
Additional Resources
American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP): http://www.acnpweb.orgAmerican Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP): http://www.aanp.org
American Nurses Association (ANA): http://www.nursingworld.org
Events/Conferences/Opportunities:
- February 10-13, 2012
American College of Nurse Practitioners
2012 National Nurse Practitioner Health Policy Conference
Washington, DC - February 14, 2012
APRN Day on the Hill - April 10, 2012
TNA Legislative Summit
War Memorial Auditorium
Nashville, TN
Legislative Resources
Tennessee Nurses Association
545 Mainstream Drive, Suite 405
Nashville, TN 37228-1201
Phone: (615) 254-0350
Fax: (615) 254-0303
www.tnaonline.org
Elizabeth H. Smith, PhD, RN, CCRA, President (Term ends 10/2011)
Sharon Adkins, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Tennessee Center for Nursing, Inc.
545 Mainstream Drive, Suite 406
Nashville, TN 37228-1201
Phone: 615-242-8205
Fax: 615-242-8207
www.centerfornursing.org
Tennessee Board of Nursing
227 French Landing, Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 532-3202
health.state.tn.us/boards/Nursing/
Cheryl Stegbauer, PhD, RN, Chairman
Elizabeth Lund, MSN, RN, Executive Director
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.
111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 2900
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Phone: 312-525-3600
Fax: 312-279-1032
www.ncsbn.org
TN Legislators
Legislative Plaza
War Memorial Building
Nashville, TN 37243
www.capitol.tn.gov/legislators
Phone (all legislators): 1-800-449-8366
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) / National Administrative Office
PO Box 12846
Austin, TX 78711
Phone: (512) 442-4262
Fax: (512) 442-6469
admin@aanp.org
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) / Office of Health Policy
PO Box 40130
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: (202) 966-6414
Fax: (202) 966-2856
dcoffice@aanp.org
Jan Towers, PhD, NP-C, Director of Health Policy