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Ohio House panel hears sponsor testimony on bill to remove APRN contract requirement
Summary
The Ohio House Medicaid Committee held a hearing on House Bill 508, which would phase out the Standard Care Arrangement (SCA) for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) after 5,000 hours of practice; sponsors said the change would increase access in rural and underserved areas while preserving licensure and oversight.
The Ohio House Medicaid Committee heard sponsor testimony on House Bill 508, the Better Access to Health Care Act, which would end Ohio’s requirement that advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) maintain a signed Standard Care Arrangement, or SCA, with a physician or podiatrist after the APRN completes 5,000 hours of post-licensure, post-certification practice.
Representative Gross, sponsor of the bill and chair of the committee for the hearing, told the committee the SCA “functions as an outdated administrative formality” that can cost APRNs “hundreds to thousands of dollars each month” without improving patient safety. “This legislation does not expand the scope of practice for APRNs,” Gross said. “It preserves all patient protections while empowering qualified professionals to practice without an unnecessary burden and cost.”
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