The 84th legislative session is well underway here in Austin, Texas. Nerd alert: I could not be more excited! Word on the street is Representative Cecil Bell, Jr. is to file a full practice bill on behalf of the Texas Nurse Practitioners (TNP). That's right. It's go time.
I will be attending the Coalition for Nurses in Advance Practice Legislative Day on Monday, February the 9th here in Austin. I encourage you to do the same! Why? There's free coffee. Kidding. I mean there will be free coffee, and if that's what it takes to get you there...I'm not one to judge.
Actual objectives for the seminar include: 1) discuss the importance of grassroots advocacy by APRNs 2) identify legislative/regulatory barriers to APRN practice and their impact on health care and 3) practice strategies to influence the Texas Legislature to enact laws that remove barriers to APRN practice and improve access to care. If that doesn't sell you, Representative Donna Howard will be there. You can register here: http://www.cnaptexas.org/?page=2015LegislativeDay
Online registration ends in 2 days! There is a student discount.
Hope to see you there! Coffee's on me.
Some helpful links:
Find out who your Texas Representatives are: http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/Address.aspx
Join the TNP (FREE for first year NP students!): http://www.texasnp.org/?page=A4
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This is not a sponsored post.
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