Bill > HB5681

This bill aims to empower qualified certified nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives, collectively known as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), by allowing them to prescribe, administer, and dispense prescription drugs without needing a collaborating physician. The bill removes the definition of "collaborative relationship" which previously required APRNs to work under a written agreement with a physician for prescribing drugs. It also clarifies that the Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses cannot create rules that prevent APRNs from practicing without physician supervision and modifies existing sections to remove references to collaborative agreements and physicians when discussing prescriptive authority for APRNs, thereby streamlining the process for these healthcare professionals to independently manage patient medication.

Health and Social Services

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