2006 ANA 109thCongress Legislative &Regulatory Priorities:Advocacy for All of Nursing

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109th congress legislative and regulatory priorities for american nurses association: advocacy for all of nursing

[color=#231f20]published by:

[color=#231f20]american nurses association

[color=#231f20]department of government affairs

[color=#231f20][color=#231f20]phone: [phone]

[color=#231f20][color=#231f20]fax: [phone]

[color=#231f20]contents

[color=#231f20]nursing shortage

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• immigration and the nursing workforce 2
  

• title viii: funding for nursing workforce development programs

  
  

[color=#231f20]appropriate staffing

• adequate nursing facility staffing 7

  
  

• appropriate acute care staffing 9

  
  

• mandatory overtime 11

  
  

[color=#231f20]workplace rights

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• barriers to the practice of advanced practice registered nurses 13

fair labor standards act: overtime regulations 15

[color=#231f20]home health: plan of care designation 17

[color=#231f20]medicaid coverage of advanced practice nursing 18

[color=#231f20]safe healthcare reporting (share) act 19

[color=#231f20]whistle-blowing/patient advocacy protections for nurses 20

[color=#231f20]workplace health and safety

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• health care worker safety 22

[color=#231f20]safe patient handling and the osha ergonomics standard 24

[color=#231f20]patient safety/advocacy

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• access to health care coverage 27

association health plans 28

[color=#231f20]medicaid cost containment 30

[color=#231f20]medical errors 31

[color=#231f20]medical malpractice liability/tort reform 32

[color=#231f20]medicare reform/prescription drugs 34

[color=#231f20]nursing research 35

index 36

http://www.nursingworld.org/gova/federal/legis/109/legreg109.pdf

[color=#231f20]the american nurses association (ana) is the nation's only full-service professional organization representing the nation's registered nurse population. from the halls of congress and federal agencies, to board rooms, hospitals and other health care facilities, to institutions of higher learning. ana is the strongest voice for high-quality patient care, advances in the nursing profession, and workplace advocacy.

[color=#231f20]ana is headquartered in silver spring, maryland, just outside washington, dc. we represent the interest of the nation's 2.7 million registered nurses through 54 constituent member state and territorial associations and over 150,000 members. more than one half of these member associations also serve as collective bargaining units for their members, making ana the largest labor organization for the nursing profession.

[color=#231f20]ana strives to promote health care policies that advance the goals of nursing and foster better public health. our legislative and regulatory agenda is focused on ana's core issues, which include: nursing shortage, appropriate staffing, workplace rights, workplace health and safety, and patient safety/advocacy.

[color=#231f20]for more than 100 years, ana has built a proud history of advocacy for access to high quality health care services for all americans. ana is also committed to promoting registered nurses as essential providers in all health care settings. this publication outlines ana's specific legislative and regulatory priorities for the 109th [color=#231f20]united states [color=#231f20]congress. we hope you find this publication a useful resource.

[color=#231f20]please contact ana's government affairs department with any questions regarding our advocacy agenda.we can be reached at [phone].

[color=#231f20]more information is available on our website:

[color=#231f20]http://www.nursingworld.org/gova/