Browse through the NPA website https://www.thenpa.org/ (Links to an external site.) click on governmental, then legislative agenda- here you will see the NYS Legislative priorities for NP’s. https://www.thenpa.org/page/LegislativeAgenda (Links to an external site.) You can also search the following website: https://www.congress.gov/ (Links to an external site.) This is also a nice place where you can do a search for Nurse Practitioner legislation or other interests. Last action on the bill can be found here. Discussion assignment: Initial post:
1. Pick a Bill that affects NP’s
2. Identify and tell the group what it is about- any action on this bill lately? (at least one well formed paragraph)
3. How would the passing of this Bill affect Nurse Practitioners and patients (at least two well formed paragraphs)
4. Identify who your local representatives are if you wanted to contact them and ask them to support the Bill.