CALLS & EMAILS ARE NEEDED TO THE FULL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO SUPPORT HOUSE BILL 301 FOR APRNS! HB301, sponsored by Rep. Nick Schroer, requires advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) be licensed by the Missouri Board of Nursing and sets out the requirements for that licensure.  An applicant for APRN licensure must have a current registered professional nurse license, have completed an accredited APRN program, and be certified by a national certifying body. Any person who currently has a document of recognition to practice as an APRN that is current on August 28, 2019, will be deemed to be licensed as an APRN under the provisions in the bill. This bill DOES NOT expand the Scope of Practice for APRNs. This bill DOES NOT change collaborative practice agreements. This bill DOES NOT expand APRN prescriptive authority.  This bill DOES provide APRN’s with a State Board of Nursing issued license instead of a document of recognition. The physician lobbyists are fighting against passage of this legislation because they want rulemaking and licensure for APRNs under the Board of Healing Arts.  Nurses are NOT physicians and physicians should have NO oversight in their licensure and discipline requirements. For more information on HB301, please see this link.  PLEASE CONTACT YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND URGE HIS/HER SUPPORT FOR HOUSE BILL 301!  Click the button below to take you to our new web portal for action alerts!  From this page, you will be able to send a pre-populated email to your legislator as well as post to their Twitter or Facebook page! Click here to write your legislator now! To make a phone call, you can find the contact information for your legislator at http://www.missourinurses.org/advocacy/find-your-legislators/ or Capitol Switchboard is 573-751-2000.  Debate is expected as early as Tuesday, April 9. Sincerly, Heidi N. Lucas State Director Missouri Nurses Association Follow Us Contact Us Missouri Nurses Association 3340 American Ave., Ste. F Jefferson City, Missouri 65109 573-636-4623 info@missourinurses.org Unsubscribe