Committee clears bill creating NP full‑practice credentialing committee
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.
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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.
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