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Maintain Physician-Led, Team-based Care in Pennsylvania; Oppose Independent Licensure of CRNPs In the coming weeks, Senate Bill 717 — legislation that would allow certified registered nurse practitioners (CRNPs) to practice without a collaborating physician in Pennsylvania — may be scheduled for consideration by the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee. Sen. Pat Vance (R-Cumberland) is the prime sponsor of the CRNP proposal and a voting member of this important committee.   Please contact your state Senator today and urge them to oppose SB 717. Ask them to contact the Chairman of the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Sen. Robert Tomlinson, to express their opposition to the proposal. If your Senator is also one of the 14 that sit on the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee (committee members are listed below), please call their office directly and voice your opinion. Urge them to vote NO on SB 717 when it comes up for a committee vote.   If SB 717 is ultimately signed into law, a CRNP would be granted a “legislative shortcut” in being able to diagnose and treat patients independently after very limited training, as compared to the 7-11 years and more than 15,000 clinical hours of direct patient care that the state currently requires physicians to complete.  CRNPs are actively asking legislators to support their independent practice. Don't let their voices be the only ones heard.   Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee Members    Robert M. Tomlinson, Chair Bucks (717) 787-5072 Lisa M. Boscola, Minority Chair Lehigh, Northampton (717) 787-4236 Mario M. Scavello Monroe, Northampton (717) 787-6123 Joseph B. Scarnati Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Jefferson, Mckean, Potter, Tioga (717) 787-7084 Lisa Baker Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming (717) 787-7428 John R. Gordner Columbia, Luzerne, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder (717) 787-8928 Stewart J. Greenleaf Bucks, Montgomery (717) 787-6599 Dominic Pileggi Chester, Delaware (717) 787-4712 John C. Rafferty Berks, Chester, Montgomery (717) 787-1398 Patricia H. Vance Cumberland, York (717) 787-8524 Lawrence M. Farnese Philadelphia (717) 787-5662 Art Haywood Montgomery, Philadelphia (717) 787-1427 John N. Wozniak Bedford, Cambria, Clearfield (717) 787-5400 John T. Yudichak Carbon, Luzerne (717) 787-7105   There is also a similar bill in the House — House Bill 765 — which the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) strongly opposes.   PAMED supports physician-led, team-based care and maintaining physician involvement and oversight of CRNP’s existing authority to diagnose, treat, and prescribe.   Legislators need to hear from physicians about how this legislation will negatively impact patients. The collaborative agreement is not an arbitrary safeguard; it exists to ensure that patients have direct access to a physician when their care requires a more highly trained professional. Eliminating the collaboration requirement runs contrary to providing effective team-based care and will jeopardize patient safety. Talking Points: Keep the Team: FAQ on the Requirements for Collaboration   Keep the Team: Top 7 Reasons to Oppose CRNP Independent Practice   Letter from PAMED to the Pennsylvania Legislature in Opposition to CRNP Independent Licensure - January 2015

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