Senate Bill 2103 Summary

• Establishes "certified nurse practitioner" as a distinct category under advanced practice registered nurses with requirements including formal post-basic education, board-approved certification, or master's degree in nursing clinical specialty.

• Requires certified nurse practitioners to practice under general supervision of a licensed physician or dentist within an established collaborative/consultative relationship and board-approved protocol or practice guidelines.

• Defines "general supervision" to allow nurse practitioners to provide services to patients of record without the supervising physician or dentist being physically present, provided the physician or dentist examined the patient within 9 months and authorized the procedures.

• Limits each physician or dentist to collaborative agreements with no more than 10 certified nurse practitioners who are not located on the same physical premises.

• Requires the State Board of Medical Licensure to approve collaborative agreements between nurse practitioners and physicians, with appeal rights to the State Board of Health if denied, effective July 1, 2015.