Virginia Senate Bill 263

Moves responsibility for licensure and regulation of nurse practitioners from the Boards of Medicine and Nursing jointly to the Board of Nursing. Also, creates the Advisory Board of Nurse Practitioners and removes certain physician supervision requirements.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Political Action Plan and Key Stakeholders and Legislators

Political Action Plan:
-Contact key legislators listed below to increase their knowledge on this bill
-Distribute information to Medical Society of Virginia in an attempt to provide more education and support for the bill
-Contact the American College of Nurse Practitioners and the Virginia Council of Nurse
Practitioners to promote awareness of the bill
-Spreading the word electronically about our blog and increasing awareness of this bill by
educating our friends and family

Key Stakeholders:
-Board of Medicine
-Board of Nursing
-Medical Society of Virginia (MSV)
-Physicians
-Individual Nurse Practitioners
-Patients

Key Legislators:
-Senator Mary Margaret Whipple (D- 31st, Arlington) introduced SB 263
-Delegate R. Steven Landes is the House Patron
-Senate Education & Health Licensing Subcommittee Members: Quayle (Chairman), Lucas, Martin, Barker, Northam

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