CALL TO ACTION We are requesting ALL NPs to email the Fiscal Policy Committee to VOTE NO on SB 1842! SB 1842  (Out-of-network Providers) creates unnecessary punitive action against primary care providers if they do not provide written notice to the patient that referred services provided out-of-network may result in additional costs after confirming if the referral provider participates in the patient’s health […]

Proposed HHS Cuts would be Debilitating to Prevention, Treatment, and Access to Care. The American Association of College of Nursing and a Coalition of Nursing Organizations calls for Washington to rethink proposed funding cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services that can result in health care delivery. To see the position statement go to: https://aacn.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MTE5NDc2OTAmc3Vic2NyaWJlcmlkPTExNzg1NTAxMDQ=

We need every Nurse in Florida to please Call and Email Rep. Tomkow “Tallahassee” Office TODAY and ask her to PLEASE put HB 103 on her next Committee Agenda.  (Florida 2025 Legislative Session)Please Be Humble – Be Nice – Be Positive – Be Polite! Treat her Staff like you would treat the Legislator.Tell her or her Staff, in your own […]

March 21, 2025 American Nurses Association (ANA) Praises Unparalleled Support for the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act The ANA recognized the “overwhelming support for the ICAN Act (S. 575/H.R. 1317), with endorsements from 263 organizations, including all 51 constituent/state nursing associations (C/SNAs) and 29 organizational affiliates (OAs). This milestone reflects a record level of backing for the legislation, […]

Legislative Update Legislative Update Week #1 Start of Session. This is an update from AANP, with whom the Florida Nurse Practitioner Network met recently while attending the AANP Health Policy Conference in Washington, DC. We are working collaboratively and staying on top of any new developments and will pass that on to our members. Barrier Reduction Bills: Expanding Psychiatric NP […]

Call to Action!!   SB 172 Health Care Practitioner Specialty Titles and Designations   https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/172 GENERAL BILL by Burton  Health Care Practitioner Specialty Titles and Designations; Prohibiting the use of specified titles and designations by health care practitioners not licensed as physicians or osteopathic physicians, as applicable, with an exception; specifying the manner in which health care practitioners may represent their specialty […]

GENERAL BILL by Simon SB 718: Autonomous Practice by Certain Psychiatric Nurses has been filed in the Florida Senate. If passed the legislation would authorize certain advanced practice registered nurses who are psychiatric nurses to engage in the autonomous practice of specified acts and in mental health practice, as defined by rule of the Board of Nursing. To date the bill has […]

SB 566 Patient Directed Medical Orders (filed by Rodriguez) and a companion bill HB 353 (Plascencia) have been filed in the Florida House and Senate. The bills would allow Autonomous Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to sign Advanced Directives such as Do Not Resuscitate orders. HB 353 has been referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee in the House. The Health […]

Florida Senator Gayle Harrell has filed SB 526 Nursing Education Programs that would revise nursing education standards to include changes to admission criteria for students, evaluation standards and program licensing standards.The bill includes requirements for student admission criteria that must, at a minimum, identify those students who are likely to need additional educational support to be successful program graduates. The […]

Help us Pass Protection from Surgical Smoke Legislation this SessionSB 152 – Protection from Surgical Smoke will be discussed during the Senate Health Policy Committee Meeting on Tuesday February 18 at 1:45 p.m. ET. As part of FNA’s 2025 Legislative Agenda, we are fully committed to supporting the passage of this important legislation.How You Can Get Involved to Help Move This Bill Forward:1. Attend Committee Meeting in […]