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Nurses press for APRN seat on Vermont Immunization Advisory Council; committee to draft OPR-informed language
Summary
During consideration of H.545 the committee heard nurses ask for advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) representation on the Vermont Immunization Advisory Council; members debated whether to specify practitioners or board designees and asked counsel to incorporate Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) recommendations for the next draft. A late public commenter advanced critical claims about vaccines.
The committee heard testimony on H.545 about revising the membership of the Vermont Immunization Advisory Council to include nursing representation. Michelle Wade, president of the Vermont Nurse Practitioners Association, told the committee the association "supports the intent of this legislation" and sought an amendment to add nurses and advanced practice registered nurses to the council so clinicians who deliver and counsel on immunizations are…
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