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Panel weighs extending temporary nursing permit from 60 to 90 days; bill laid over amid split testimony
Summary
House File 499 would extend Minnesota's temporary nursing permit from 60 to 90 days. Hospital leaders and some lawmakers said the change will ease staffing shortages; the Minnesota Nurses Association opposed it, citing patient safety and labor concerns. Committee laid the bill over as amended.
The House Health Finance and Policy Committee on March 17 heard House File 499, a proposal to extend Minnesota’s temporary nursing permit from 60 days to 90 days, and laid the bill over as amended for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Zaleszakar, the bill’s author, said the change is intended to reduce delays that keep newly graduated nurses, transfer nurses and travel nurses from the bedside while licensure paperwork is processed. “Extending temporary permits to 90 days buys us valuable time to transition nurses into permanent roles without unnecessary delay,” said Teresa…
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