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Committee clears bill creating NP full‑practice credentialing committee
Summary
The Senate Public Health Committee voted to advance House Bill 12‑58, which would establish a Department of Health credentialing committee to adjudicate full practice authority applications for nurse practitioners and set an experience threshold of 6,240 hours to apply.
Representative Lee Johnson introduced House Bill 12‑58 to the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, saying the measure would create a new full‑practice authority credentialing committee within the Department of Health to vet applications from nurse practitioners seeking autonomy from physician collaborative agreements. "The intent of the bill is to create a legitimate pathway in the state of Arkansas, for full autonomy for nurse practitioners to practice without a collaborative practice agreement with physicians," Johnson said during his presentation.
The proposed committee would include four physician members (one each nominated from the University of Arkansas…
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