SB 1078 - Under this act, advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) shall be licensed and regulated by the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts, rather than by the State Board of Nursing. An APRN shall mean a person licensed by the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts to engage in the practice of nursing as a certified clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse midwife, certified nurse practitioner, or certified registered nurse anesthetist.
An applicant for licensure to practice as an APRN shall be required to submit a written application and to pay a fee established by the Board. Such application shall contain certain elements set forth in the act, and such fee shall be uniform for all applicants.
An applicant shall also be required to hold a current registered professional nurse license issued by the Board of Nursing, or privilege to practice, and shall not be currently subject to discipline or any restrictions, and shall not hold an encumbered license or privilege to practice as a registered professional nurse or APRN in any state or territory. Such applicant shall also have completed an accredited graduate-level APRN program and achieved at least one certification as a clinical nurse specialist, nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, or registered nurse anesthetist, with at least one population focus prescribed by rule of the Board. Such applicant shall also be currently certified by a national certifying body recognized by the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts and the State Board of Nursing, and shall have a population focus on his or her certification, corresponding with his or her educational advanced practice registered nurse program.
Any person holding a document of recognition to practice nursing as an APRN that is current on August 28, 2020, shall be deemed to be licensed as an APRN under this act and shall be eligible for renewal of such license.
Upon the Board's refusal to issue an APRN license, the Board shall advise the applicant of his or her right to have a hearing before the Administrative Hearing Commission.
(Section 334.305)
The Board shall issue a license to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse, without examination, to an applicant who has duly become licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse pursuant to the laws of another state, territory or foreign country, provided the applicant meets the required APRN qualifications.
Additionally, the Board shall issue a temporary permit to an applicant for a license as an APRN who has made a prima facie showing that the applicant meets all of the requirements for such a license. The temporary permit shall be effective only until the Board notifies an applicant that his or her application for a license has been granted or denied.
(Section 334.310)
The renewal of APRN licenses and registered nurse licenses shall occur at the same time. Failure to renew and maintain the registered professional nurse license, or privilege to practice, or to provide the required fee and evidence of active certification or maintenance of certification shall result in an expiration of the APRN license.
(Section 334.315)
Under this act, authority to grant a certificate of controlled substance prescriptive authority to an APRN shall be granted to the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts, rather than the Board of Nursing.
(Section 334.320)
Under current law, any person who holds a license to practice advanced practice nursing in the state may use the title "advanced practice registered nurse". Under this act, such person may use the designations of "certified registered nurse anesthetist", "certified nurse midwife", "certified clinical nurse specialist", and "certified nurse practitioner".
(Section 334.325)
Any person who violates the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a class E felony.
(Section 334.330)
This act is similar to SB 714 (2020), HB 1441 (2020), SB 400 (2019), HB 301 (2019), and HB 1502 (2018)
JOSIE BUTLER