SB 414

Abstract

Nurse practitioners; patient care team physician supervision capacity increased. Allows a physician to serve as a patient care team physician on a patient care team with up to 10 nurse practitioners licensed in the category of psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. The bill retains, in all other cases, the existing provision that a physician may serve as a patient care team physician on a patient care team with no more than six nurse practitioners.

Nurse practitioners; patient care team physician supervision capacity increased. Increases from six to 10 the number of nurse practitioners a patient care team physician may supervise at any one time in accordance with a written or electronic practice agreement. The bill maintains the current limit of six nurse practitioners per supervising patient care team physician for patient care teams delivering care in an emergency department.

Nurse practitioners; patient care team physician supervision capacity increased. Increases from six to 10 thenumber of nurse practitioners a patient care team physician may superviseat any one time in accordance with a written or electronic practice agreement.