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Aransas County court endorses bill to expand nurse-practitioner authority
Summary
The Aransas County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to approve Resolution R-05-2025 supporting Texas Senate Bill 911, which would loosen contractual limits on advanced practice registered nurses to address provider shortages in rural Texas.
At its regular meeting in Rockport, the Aransas County Commissioners Court voted 5-0 to approve Resolution R-05-2025, a formal statement backing Texas Senate Bill 911, which would change licensing and regulation of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).
The resolution, introduced by a county commissioner, said the measure would help address shortages of family-practice and mental-health providers in Aransas County and other rural areas of Texas. "This is especially important to us in Aransas County because as we probably all know, even with our families, there is a shortage of family practice health providers in our area and all throughout Texas, especially in rural areas," the commissioner said…
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