Policy News

On December 3, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Labor released a report entitled, Reforming America’s Healthcare System through Choice and Competition.

The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act expands treatment options for patients with substance use disorder by allowing greater access to APRN delivered care and telehealth services

The FTC staff report focuses on ways to enhance license portability at the state level.

NCSBN issues letter of support for a new bill, the Protecting JOBs Act, which would prevent states from disciplining licensees purely due to their failure to make student loan payments.

The NCSBN Government Affairs staff is excited to give members a closer look at the key policy developments in Washington, DC that impact boards of nursing, state-based regulation, and NCSBN’s public policy goals.

NCSBN’s Legislative Affairs team will discuss important policy updates and information about our legislative efforts on the Policy Knowledge Network calls. The Legislative Affairs team invites you to join the Knowledge Network to stay up to date on policy issues impacting state boards of nursing!

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NCSBN members can now get important policy updates, resources, and information about our federal advocacy efforts from the Government Affairs Knowledge Network.

Let’s change antiquated laws that limit what APRNs can do. (Source: AARP.org)

Few professionals enjoy the trust and respect that nurses do. They’ve earned every bit of it and deserve even more...

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