The state board meeting convened 6/2/18. At present, we have a vacancy for the president elect position. The state board of health professions is discussing how to implement the new legislative information. We now have 58 members, 19 have not yet renewed. Conference chair? no report/absent. Next program is at Brock’s regarding CPAP 6/11/18. Timmye…
Karen reminded everyone to pay their dues, which are now on a once a year rotation. Bill 793 was signed, including the wording of 5,000 clinical hours with physician collaboration before being independent of that collaboration. Please send money to the VCNP PAC to support our lobbyist and all the work they do on our behalf.…
General Notes: We aim to have 5 meetings per year in the odd months Sept-May. Members receive emailed newsletter with meeting announcements and RSVP link. We have a regional Facebook group with updates. Search VCNP-Northern Virginia Region under groups in Facebook to join. New member questions – contact Anne Bejian anne.bejian@gmail.com
Last Friday, August 3, the Virginia Board of Medicine convened and discussed the draft regulations for the Nurse Practitioner autonomous practice legislation, HB 793. The Committee of the Joint Boards and the Board of Nursing had both passed draft regulations that defined “five years of full-time experience” as 8,000 hours (an average of 1,600 hours/year)…
