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Senate concurs with House amendment to S.163, expands hospital admitting role for APRNs and physician assistants
Summary
The Senate agreed to the Houses amendment to S.163 by voice vote, a change senators said affirms Advanced Practice Registered Nurses(APRNs) independence and adds physician assistants in hospitals so they may admit and assume primary patient-care roles.
The Senate on Wednesday agreed to the Houses proposed amendment to S.163, a bill senators said clarifies the scope of practice for advanced clinicians in hospitals. The chamber concurred in the amendment by voice vote.
Senator from Chittenden, speaking for the Health and Welfare committee, said the change "validat[es] the role of APRNs in their independence" and noted the amendment "has…
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