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Nurses seek ability to bill directly for care coordination without a primary-care order, proponents say it would expand access
Summary
House Bill 2789 would allow registered nurses to be reimbursed for primary-care or care-management services they provide without requiring a primary-care provider order. Nursing groups said the change would expand access—especially in rural areas—by underwriting community-based nursing care models that currently rely on grants.
Representative Travis Nelson introduced House Bill 2789, which would authorize reimbursement for registered nurses to provide primary care or care-management services without requiring a primary-care-provider order as a precondition for payment. Nelson and nursing association witnesses said the change would recognize services nurses already provide within their…
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