TAKE ACTION: Urge Your State Senator to Vote No on CRNP Independent Practice
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Jul 1, 2016, 9:59:57 AM7/1/16
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Please make a call or send an email on this
important issue today!
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From the Pennsylvania Medical Society Website:
Take Action: Urge Your State Senator to Vote No on CRNP Independent Practice Legislation
Amidst
the flurry of legislative activity that often accompanies budget deliberations
each year at the state Capitol, Senate Bill 717, legislation that allows CRNPs in Pennsylvania
to practice independently andeliminates the requirement
that they collaborate with physicians, was approved on June
28 by the Senate Appropriations Committee. In effect, this legislation
would give CRNPs equal clinical
authority to primary care
physicians. It grants them full independent practice authority several years
before a physician can obtain the same and with thousands of hours less
training.
As of noon on Weds., June 29, SB 717 has not yet been scheduled for a full Senate vote, but it could be at any time. We will continue to monitor the Senate voting schedule.
Please contact your state Senator immediately to express your strong opposition to SB 717. Tell your Senator to vote NO should it come up for a vote and ask your family and staff to do the same. At the same time, please contact your Representative in the House with a similar message. Though the House is not currently considering the proposal, they may consider the bill in the future, and physician voices need to be heard in both chambers.
Only two Senators stood with physicians and voted to preserve physician-led, team-based care in Pennsylvania by opposing SB 717 during the Senate Appropriations vote today - Sen. Bob Mensch and Sen. Lloyd Smucker. Senators need to hear from their constituents - YOU - NOW. Nurses are gaining momentum and contacting legislators in large numbers in both chambers to support their independent practice.
CRNPs play a valuable role in the delivery of health care, but they are not physicians. The depth and breadth of CRNP education and training does not sufficiently prepare them for the wide array of challenges that confront the independent practitioner. No matter the confidence that CRNPs may exude in pushing for independent practice, the fact of the matter is, you don't know what you don't know. The collaborative agreement ensures that patients have direct access to a physician when their care requires a more highly trained professional.
PAMED sent a letter to the full Senate to address a number of misleading claims recently made by proponents of SB 717 and set the record straight on this issue. You can read the letter here. PAMED continues to support physician-led, team-based care. For more information, visit PAMED's website.
We know this is short notice, but this is a very fluid issue that is changing hour by hour. Your voice is needed now! Don't let this bill slide through as legislators work to wrap up budget negotiations and return to their home districts for the summer. Take action today!
As of noon on Weds., June 29, SB 717 has not yet been scheduled for a full Senate vote, but it could be at any time. We will continue to monitor the Senate voting schedule.
Please contact your state Senator immediately to express your strong opposition to SB 717. Tell your Senator to vote NO should it come up for a vote and ask your family and staff to do the same. At the same time, please contact your Representative in the House with a similar message. Though the House is not currently considering the proposal, they may consider the bill in the future, and physician voices need to be heard in both chambers.
Only two Senators stood with physicians and voted to preserve physician-led, team-based care in Pennsylvania by opposing SB 717 during the Senate Appropriations vote today - Sen. Bob Mensch and Sen. Lloyd Smucker. Senators need to hear from their constituents - YOU - NOW. Nurses are gaining momentum and contacting legislators in large numbers in both chambers to support their independent practice.
CRNPs play a valuable role in the delivery of health care, but they are not physicians. The depth and breadth of CRNP education and training does not sufficiently prepare them for the wide array of challenges that confront the independent practitioner. No matter the confidence that CRNPs may exude in pushing for independent practice, the fact of the matter is, you don't know what you don't know. The collaborative agreement ensures that patients have direct access to a physician when their care requires a more highly trained professional.
PAMED sent a letter to the full Senate to address a number of misleading claims recently made by proponents of SB 717 and set the record straight on this issue. You can read the letter here. PAMED continues to support physician-led, team-based care. For more information, visit PAMED's website.
We know this is short notice, but this is a very fluid issue that is changing hour by hour. Your voice is needed now! Don't let this bill slide through as legislators work to wrap up budget negotiations and return to their home districts for the summer. Take action today!
More Information Here:
Myth/Fact Letter to Senate
Top Seven Reasons to Oppose Independent Licensure of CRNPs
Education and Training Matters
Collaboration FAQs
Patient Poll
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