PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE - Mar 15, 2021

PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE · March 15, 2021

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Intro: House Bill 1258 introduced

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Representative Lee Johnson introduced House Bill 12‑58 to create a pathway for full practice authority for nurse practitioners in Arkansas, explaining the bill establishes a Department of Health board (4 physicians, 4 NPs, ex officio medical/nursing board members), and sets an experience threshold of 6,240 hours (about three years) to be eligible to apply for full practice authority.

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Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee met to consider multiple health-related bills including nurse practitioner full-practice pathway (HB1258), Medicaid advanced-practice provider referrals (HB1254), CRNA supervision language (HB1198), pharmacist vaccine/tech authority (HB1134/1135) and pharmacist dispensing of oral contraceptives (HB1069). Each bill received presentations, extended testimony, and committee votes.

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