BRN nursing committee recommends 2026 sunset report with edits; discusses NP independent practice, midwifery certification and DUI discipline

The Board of Registered Nursing—s Nursing Practice Committee on Oct. 30 recommended that the full board approve the board—s draft 2026 sunset report, with the committee—s suggested edits, after a detailed staff presentation and committee review.

The committee voted unanimously to forward the report to the board for continued review and finalization. Committee members said they found the draft to be well organized but identified typographical corrections and several substantive clarifications they wanted included before the report is finalized and posted for broader review.

The report review occupied most of the meeting. Executive officer Loretta Melby summarized corrections posted in a track-changes version, including misspellings, table-ordering issues and clarifications about which advisory-review processes apply to which advanced-practice groups. Melby told the committee the nurse practitioner advisory committee had discussed and prepared for the 104 application process that staff plans to launch in January to allow certain nurse practitioners to practice in an independent role…