HB 971

Abstract

Nurse practitioners; autonomous practice. Lowers from five years to three years the amount of full-time clinical experience required before an advanced practice registered nurse may practice without a practice agreement and permits qualified nurse practitioners to attest that a nurse practitioner may be qualified to practice without a practice agreement. The bill permits advanced practice registered nurses to practice without a practice agreement when a patient care team physician is no longer able to serve if such advanced practice registered nurse provides evidence that he meets the requirements to practice without a practice agreement as established by the bill. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Health Professions to collect data on the implementation of the bill and make such data publicly available on its website.

Nurse practitioners; patient care team provider;autonomous practice. Allows certain nurse practitioners to overseepatient care teams by changing "patient care team physician" to "patientcare team provider." The bill defines "patient care team provider"as a patient care team physician, as defined in relevant law, or anurse practitioner who meets certain requirements. The bill alsolowers from five years to two years the amount of full-time clinicalexperience required before an advanced practice registered nursemay practice without a practice agreement.