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Committee urged to restore nurse practitioners' authority to sign disability placard forms (HB 5644)
Summary
Representative Altman and Anne Sheehan (Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners, Michigan State University) told the committee HB 56 44 fixes a statutory oversight that removed nurse practitioners' authority to sign disability parking placard applications, creating access hurdles for patients.
Representative Altman introduced House Bill 56 44 and said it "restores a common sense practice" by adding nurse practitioners back to the list of providers authorized to sign disability parking placard applications.
Anne Sheehan, a pediatric nurse practitioner and assistant dean for practice innovation and professional education at Michigan State University's College of Nursing, and speaking for the…
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