MA S1207

Bill

Removing the restrictions on the licenses of nurse practitioners and certified registered nurse anesthetists as recommended by the Institute of Medicine and the Federal Trade Commission

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
06/27/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to remove the restrictions on the licenses of nurse practitioners and certified registered nurse anesthetists as recommended by the Institute of Medicine and the Federal Trade Commission. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to remove restrictions on the licenses of nurse practitioners and certified registered nurse anesthetists, aligning with recommendations from the Institute of Medicine and the Federal Trade Commission, by amending various sections of Massachusetts General Laws, specifically chapter 94C concerning controlled substances and chapter 112 concerning the practice of medicine and nursing. Key changes include defining "Medication Order" to include orders dispensed for immediate administration within healthcare facilities, expanding the definition of "practitioner" to include registered nurse practitioners and nurse anesthetists who are authorized to distribute, dispense, conduct research with, or use controlled substances in their professional practice, and explicitly adding nurse practitioners and nurse anesthetists to lists of authorized practitioners in sections related to controlled substances and advanced practice nursing regulations. The bill also removes specific limitations previously placed on nurse anesthetists and clarifies that advanced practice nursing services, including ordering and interpreting tests and treatments, fall under the purview of the board of registration in nursing, thereby enhancing the scope of practice for these healthcare professionals.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (42)

Marc Pacheco (D)*, Leah Allen (R), Jim Arciero (D), Mike Barrett (D), Michael Brady (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Thomas Calter (D), Edward Coppinger (D), Angelo D'Emilia (R), Viriato deMacedo (R), Sal DiDomenico (D), Kenneth Donnelly (D), Eileen Donoghue (D), Benjamin Downing (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Jennifer Flanagan (D), Linda Forry (D), Paul Frost (R), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Brad Jones (R), Brian Joyce (D), Mary Keefe (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), John Lawn (D), Jason Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Joan Lovely (D), Thomas McGee (D), Mike Moore (D), Anthony Petruccelli (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Michael Rodrigues (D), Mike Rush (D), Danny Ryan (D), Tom Stanley (D), Bill Straus (D), Walter Timilty (D), Timothy Toomey (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Daniel Wolf (D), Donald Wong (R),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 06/27/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1207

(15 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1207
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1207.pdf

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