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Panel adopts substitute expanding nurse practitioner pathway, refers bill to Rules (12-1)
Summary
Representative Preston told the House Health Policy Committee that his substitute to House Bill 43 99 would phase nurse practitioners out of the collaborative-contract process after 1,000 collaborative hours and add continuing education requirements related to prescribing and pharmacology.
Representative Preston spoke to the committee in support of his substitute to House Bill 43 99, saying the bill is intended to address the state's shortages in primary care and expand access in rural and underserved communities. Preston described nurse practitioners as "rigorously educated, clinically trained, and already deliver high…
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