[NRSKarenRN]

Nurses Needed to Visit Senators and Attend Committee Meeting Regarding HB 823

The Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee is planning to review House Bill 823 at a committee meeting being held on Tuesday, October 23 at 9:30 AM in room 8 E in the East Wing of the capitol building in Harrisburg. PSNA's lobbyist is urging nurses to meet with members of the Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee prior to the committee meeting and then to attend the meeting. Constituents of these Senators would be particularly powerful. This show of support from
nurses will help lead to a favorable action by the committee. PANS strongly opposes this legislation. PSNA's lobbyist will be available that morning to assist nurses who want to have their voice heard!

HB 823 has already been passed by the House and will go before the full Senate for a vote if it is passed by the committee. PSNA urges all nurses to not let this happen, as this bill will impede the practice of CRNA's in the state. This bill, if enacted,
would negatively impact small, rural and underserved areas. The bill would also put responsibility for promulgating regulations defining medical practice under the State Board of Medicine. After struggling 20 plus years to have the joint boards (Nursing
and Medicine) promulgate regs enabling CRNPs to prescribe, there is reason to believe this scenario could be repeated.

If you are interested in meeting with members of the committee and/or attend the committee meeting please contact Lori Anne Artz at laartz@psna.org or call 1-888-707-7762, ext. 208. If you can not attend please contact members of the Senate Consumer
Protection & Professional Licensure Committee and urge them to NOT support this legislation. More information...
http://www.psna.org/hotissues/crnabill.htm

Urgent Push Needed to Obtain Co-Sponsors for CRNP Legislation

The following Senators have not yet agreed to co-sponsor the CRNP bill in the Senate which will grant the Board of Nursing sole authority over CRNPs. This will likely be referred to the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee after it is introduced. If you are a constituent of one of these Senators please contact him/her and urge them to co-sponsor this very important piece of nursing legislation. The following Senators are members of the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee.

Charlie Dent (R-Lehigh)
Vice Chairman of Committee
Email: cdent@pasen.gov
Phone: 717-787-1349

Tommy Tomlinson (R-Bucks)
Email: rtomlinson@pasen.gov
Phone: (717) 787-5072

Clarence Bell (R-Delaware)
Chairman of the Committee and not likely to co-sponsor
Email: cbell@pasen.gov
Phone: (717) 787-4712

Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montco)
Email: sgreenleaf@pasen.gov
Phone: (717) 787-6599

Vince Fumo (D-Phila)
Email: Senator_Fumo@fumo.com
Phone: (717) 787-5662

The following Representatives have NOT yet agreed to co-sponsor a CRNP companion bill in the House. After introduction this bill will likely be referred to the House Professional Licensure Committee. If you are a constituent of one of these
Representatives please contact him/her and urge them to co-sponsor this very important piece of nursing legislation.

Republicans

Mario Civera, (R-164)--Deleware Chair of Committee
mcivera@pahousegop.com
Bob Allen (R-125)--Schuylkill
ballen@pahousegop.com
Kerry Benninghoff (R-171)--Centre, Mifflin
kbenning@pahousegop.com
Craig Dally (R-138)--Monroe, Northhampton
cdally@pahousegop.com
Russ Fairchild (R-85)--Union,Snyder
rfairchi@pahousegop.com
Julie Harhart (R-183)--Northampton/Lehigh
jharhart@pahousegop.com
John Lawless (R-150)--Montco
jlawless@pahousegop.com
John Maher (R-40)--Allegheny/Washington
jmaher@pahousegop.com
Sandra Major (R-111)-Susquehanna/Wyoming/Sullivan
smajor@pahousegop.com
Jerry Nailor (R-88)--Cumberland
jnailor@pahousegop.com

Democrats

Bill Reiger (D-179)--Phila Chair of the Committee
wreiger@pahouse.net
Harry Readshaw (D-36)--Allegheny
hreadsha@pahouse.net
Bill Keller (D-184)--Phila
wkeller@pahouse.net
Susan Laughlin (D-16)--Beaver/Allegheny
slaughli@pahouse.net
David Mayernik (D-29)--Allegheny
dmayerni@pahouse.net
Tom Scrimenti (D-4)--Erie
tscrimen@pahouse.net
Steve Stetler (D-95)--York
ssteler@pahouse.net
John Wancasz (D-114)--Lackawanna
jwansacz@pahouse.net
Tom Yewcic (D-72)--Cambria/Somerset
tyewcic@pahouse.net

[Mijourney]

Hi. I didn't get a chance to actively participate in this. What happened? Did it pass?

[NRSKarenRN]

HB 823 Tabled, Pending Further Information

House Bill 823 was tabled by Senator Jeffery E. Piccola during a meeting of the Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee held on Tuesday, October 23, 2001. It is now at the discretion of the Committee's chair Senator Clarence D. Bell to hold possible hearings to gather more information concerning the legislation. PSNA is grateful to all of the nurses all of the state who wrote letters, sent faxes and emails, or made phone calls to members of this committee. PSNA also thanks the
nurses who attended the meet with members of the committee and/or attended the committee meeting. Your voice was heard! While this is not the end for HB 823 it is a step in the right direction!

Thanks to all the nurses who called and wrote!