HB 314 Summary

• Allows advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to practice with written attestation for consultation/coordination with physicians, in addition to existing collaborative practice arrangements

• Expands APRN scope of practice to include diagnosis, prescribing, ordering diagnostic tests, providing palliative care, patient education, and serving as primary care providers

• Establishes "APRN resident" classification for nurses with fewer than 36 months and 3,600 hours of advanced practice experience, requiring transition-to-practice collaborative arrangements with physicians

• Permits APRNs to prescribe Schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances (limited to 120-hour supply for Schedule III narcotics) either through collaborative practice arrangements or written attestation

• Modifies licensure and renewal requirements for APRNs, updating educational standards to require accredited graduate-level programs after January 1, 2009, and allowing APRN and RN licenses to be treated as one license for renewal purposes