Published Aug 29, 2012
MySonIsAdorable
137 Posts
I am in the market & curious what you ladies & gents think. If you answer please let me know if you are happy with them or not :) THANK YOU!!!!:loveya:
cchezem15
41 Posts
I was wondering about malpractice insurance as well. When I was in nursing school, our instructors told us it was something not to be worried about because we would be covered where ever we worked. Interested to hear people's answers :)
JustBeachyNurse, LPN
13,957 Posts
There are multiple threads on this site on this very subject. Your employer will only cover you while employed, IF you exactly follow policy and procedure. Your employer's carrier has the employer's best interest in mind not yours. If you are a new grad, most companies offer a discount of up to 50% on your policy in the first year you are a licensed nurse. Two companies mentioned on this forum are NSO and ProLiability. I know that NSO covers you should you ever be reported to the board of nursing to defend your license (not something that would necessarily be covered under your employer's policy) plus coverage if you are charged with a HIPAA violation. ProLiability and other companies cover you for license defense.
For less than $100/year I am covered. Many of the healthcare liability companies also offer free continuing education credits (which are required by most states to renew your license) so it is a win win.
AngelicDarkness
365 Posts
I'm covered under my BON and employer but I also registered with a couple nursing associations that cover me 100% too:)
TheCommuter, BSN, RN
102 Articles; 27,612 Posts
NSO and Proliability are the two most common providers of nursing Liability Insurance.
jagged777
150 Posts
There are multiple threads on this site on this very subject. Your employer will only cover you while employed, IF you exactly follow policy and procedure. Your employer's carrier has the employer's best interest in mind not yours. If you are a new grad, most companies offer a discount of up to 50% on your policy in the first year you are a licensed nurse. Two companies mentioned on this forum are NSO and ProLiability. I know that NSO covers you should you ever be reported to the board of nursing to defend your license (not something that would necessarily be covered under your employer's policy) plus coverage if you are charged with a HIPAA violation. ProLiability and other companies cover you for license defense.For less than $100/year I am covered. Many of the healthcare liability companies also offer free continuing education credits (which are required by most states to renew your license) so it is a win win.
Thanks for the insight.
There are multiple threads on this site on this very subject.
I know I am a little nervous and want to dot all my I's and cross my T's. I did find some others that I have actually seen before! So I did a bit of oh man I should have done that first sorry! Where are the go to stickies I seem to be skipping over them somehow?
Thank you! Now I just have two companies to decided from. :yelclap: