Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) (H 7233)

  • Status: Died
  • Position: Oppose
  • Bill Number: H 7233
  • Session: 2018
  • Latest Update: May 7, 2018
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This legislation, opposed by the ACLU, would allow Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to attest to a patient’s mental health condition and participate in certifying patients for mandated outpatient treatment, something that only doctors can do presently. While APRNs play a significant role in the mental health community, last year ACLU Board member Heather Burbach argued that recommendations for such a weighty deprivation of liberty should stay in the hands of physicians. The bill was never voted on by the committee.