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Iowa Staff Nurses Association - What's New ????
SF#2042 is a bill that would create an Iowa Health Insurance Exchange Program
This bill was introduced by Sen. Jack Hatch and passed out of committee in the Senate, it is eligible for full Senate debate and will be floor managed by Sen. McCoy. Follow the bill and become informed and educated on the issues.
Go to Iowa Legislature website and follow the directions to tune in to live debate.
Great News! On Tues. Mar. 13th, HF#2433 has passed the House by a 96:1 bipartisan effort!! It has been forwarded to the Senate- we will keep you posted. Click here to read the bill- HF 2433 which requires state boards (including the Iowa Board of Nursing), commissions,and multi-member agencies to follow Robert's Rules of Order while conducting their meetings. We believe that this will promote uniform fairness and transparency to the meeting process. The bill also further defines what is required for self reporting purposes which provides clarity. If we come together and take action- we can make a real difference!!!
Contact Rep. Rick Olson and tell him thank you for his work on it.
Contact Rep. Dawn Pettengill and tell her thank you for her work on it.
NEW DEVELOPMENT The Iowa Board of Nursing is appointing a subcommittee to pursue the "BSN in 10" and making it mandatory to licensure. Let us know what you think.
Check out The Iowa Board of Nursing website and check out the box that refers to changes to Chap. 152 which involves our scope of practice. It is SSB3044 in the legislature. .Update: it does not appear that SSB3044 will be considered
Click here to Read SSB3044
Recent Activity:
A Big Thank You to the Nurses from around the state who gathered to lobby at the Capital on Feb.21. They succeeded in securing a Senate subcommittee meeting in which we gave testimony on the need for our bills, SF #2067 and HF #2193.
It was a very exciting day, it started with meeting our lobbyist, learning how to citizen lobby for our bills, and then setting out to make a difference for nurses and the patients we care for. It was a very successful day!
The nurses attempted to talk with all the legislators in both the Senate and the House that would be capable of moving our bills forward in the process They talked with Sen. Jochum(D), Sen.Hatch (D), and sent a message to Sen.Boettger(R) re: SF# 2067. They also sent messages and tried to meet with Rep. Massie(R), Rep. Iverson(R), and Rep. Schulte(R) re: HF#2193 but were unable to meet with them. The nurses were able to meet and thank some of the sponsors of the bills, and even got there pictures taken a few times. And they definately had something to smile about- our nurses succeeded in securing a subcommittee meeting and giving testimony on SF 2067!!!!
On Feb. 22nd, we met with Senator Jochum(D) and Senator Hatch(D) and gave testimony on the need for a Nurse staffing bill. Other interested parties were present and spoke either in favor or in opposition to the bill. The Senators were supportive, listened carefully, asked questions and took lots of notes. They were very supportive of the nurses and told us that we have started a very important conversation as we advocate for patients and our profession. They will be gathering data and the conversation will be continued next year as they need more time to research and study it.
THE CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN FOR JUSTICE FOR PATIENTS AND THE NURSES WHO CARE FOR THEM !
Click here to read HF#2193 and Click here to read SF#2067
THANK YOU'S TO THE FOLLOWING:
Call Senator Jochum, Senator Hatch
Tell them thank you for sponsoring a bill, caring about nurses and their patients. Ask them to please continue to help us move it further next year!
Call Rep. Kearns, Rep.Murphy, Rep.Wessel-Kroeschell, Rep.Hunter, Rep.Taylor, and Rep. Willems
Tell them thank you for sponsoring the bill and caring about nurses and their patients
Join us in making a difference!!! Call us for more information on how YOU can make a vital difference. If everyone helps a little, we can accomplish great things.
Call 515 278-5551 for more information or to find out how to help.
STAT: ACTION ALERT!!! Oppose HF#2064. Email Rep. Tyler Olson and Rep. Renee Schulte and tell them you oppose the bill- it's not fair to the Advanced Registered Nurse Practioners and the patients that depend on them
Click here to Read HF#2064
There are more bills that will directly affect nursing that are being introduced. We will keep updating the website. Some of them will be nurse friendly- but we have to get involved. It will either be a very good or a very bad year for nurses it is our choice.
****Check out our other links button and see what informative links we have. Use it to find out who your legislator is and how to contact him/her - we may ask you to use this button frequently.
OLDER ACTIVITES:
12/7/2011-The Iowa Board of Nursing at it's last meeting received a proposal to require a BSN in 10 and tie it to a nurses licensure for new nurses. More to come. . . . . . .
Question: Will this keep nurses primarily at the bedside or have them delegate their duties while retaining the responsibility and liability??
12/6/2011- NOTICE!!!! Public Hearings are being held on ARC#9866B(click for proposal and hearing sites) and ARC#9867B(click for proposal and hearing sites)
8/9/11 - ACTION ALERT: Sign the petitions opposing the extreme measures proposed by the Iowa Board of Nursing! ARC 9621B which is now ARC9866B & ARC 9622B which is now ARC9867B
SF#2042 is a bill that would create an Iowa Health Insurance Exchange Program
This bill was introduced by Sen. Jack Hatch and passed out of committee in the Senate, it is eligible for full Senate debate and will be floor managed by Sen. McCoy. Follow the bill and become informed and educated on the issues.
Go to Iowa Legislature website and follow the directions to tune in to live debate.
Great News! On Tues. Mar. 13th, HF#2433 has passed the House by a 96:1 bipartisan effort!! It has been forwarded to the Senate- we will keep you posted. Click here to read the bill- HF 2433 which requires state boards (including the Iowa Board of Nursing), commissions,and multi-member agencies to follow Robert's Rules of Order while conducting their meetings. We believe that this will promote uniform fairness and transparency to the meeting process. The bill also further defines what is required for self reporting purposes which provides clarity. If we come together and take action- we can make a real difference!!!
Contact Rep. Rick Olson and tell him thank you for his work on it.
Contact Rep. Dawn Pettengill and tell her thank you for her work on it.
NEW DEVELOPMENT The Iowa Board of Nursing is appointing a subcommittee to pursue the "BSN in 10" and making it mandatory to licensure. Let us know what you think.
Check out The Iowa Board of Nursing website and check out the box that refers to changes to Chap. 152 which involves our scope of practice. It is SSB3044 in the legislature. .Update: it does not appear that SSB3044 will be considered
Click here to Read SSB3044
Recent Activity:
A Big Thank You to the Nurses from around the state who gathered to lobby at the Capital on Feb.21. They succeeded in securing a Senate subcommittee meeting in which we gave testimony on the need for our bills, SF #2067 and HF #2193.
It was a very exciting day, it started with meeting our lobbyist, learning how to citizen lobby for our bills, and then setting out to make a difference for nurses and the patients we care for. It was a very successful day!
The nurses attempted to talk with all the legislators in both the Senate and the House that would be capable of moving our bills forward in the process They talked with Sen. Jochum(D), Sen.Hatch (D), and sent a message to Sen.Boettger(R) re: SF# 2067. They also sent messages and tried to meet with Rep. Massie(R), Rep. Iverson(R), and Rep. Schulte(R) re: HF#2193 but were unable to meet with them. The nurses were able to meet and thank some of the sponsors of the bills, and even got there pictures taken a few times. And they definately had something to smile about- our nurses succeeded in securing a subcommittee meeting and giving testimony on SF 2067!!!!
On Feb. 22nd, we met with Senator Jochum(D) and Senator Hatch(D) and gave testimony on the need for a Nurse staffing bill. Other interested parties were present and spoke either in favor or in opposition to the bill. The Senators were supportive, listened carefully, asked questions and took lots of notes. They were very supportive of the nurses and told us that we have started a very important conversation as we advocate for patients and our profession. They will be gathering data and the conversation will be continued next year as they need more time to research and study it.
THE CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN FOR JUSTICE FOR PATIENTS AND THE NURSES WHO CARE FOR THEM !
Click here to read HF#2193 and Click here to read SF#2067
THANK YOU'S TO THE FOLLOWING:
Call Senator Jochum, Senator Hatch
Tell them thank you for sponsoring a bill, caring about nurses and their patients. Ask them to please continue to help us move it further next year!
Call Rep. Kearns, Rep.Murphy, Rep.Wessel-Kroeschell, Rep.Hunter, Rep.Taylor, and Rep. Willems
Tell them thank you for sponsoring the bill and caring about nurses and their patients
Join us in making a difference!!! Call us for more information on how YOU can make a vital difference. If everyone helps a little, we can accomplish great things.
Call 515 278-5551 for more information or to find out how to help.
STAT: ACTION ALERT!!! Oppose HF#2064. Email Rep. Tyler Olson and Rep. Renee Schulte and tell them you oppose the bill- it's not fair to the Advanced Registered Nurse Practioners and the patients that depend on them
Click here to Read HF#2064
There are more bills that will directly affect nursing that are being introduced. We will keep updating the website. Some of them will be nurse friendly- but we have to get involved. It will either be a very good or a very bad year for nurses it is our choice.
****Check out our other links button and see what informative links we have. Use it to find out who your legislator is and how to contact him/her - we may ask you to use this button frequently.
OLDER ACTIVITES:
12/7/2011-The Iowa Board of Nursing at it's last meeting received a proposal to require a BSN in 10 and tie it to a nurses licensure for new nurses. More to come. . . . . . .
Question: Will this keep nurses primarily at the bedside or have them delegate their duties while retaining the responsibility and liability??
12/6/2011- NOTICE!!!! Public Hearings are being held on ARC#9866B(click for proposal and hearing sites) and ARC#9867B(click for proposal and hearing sites)
8/9/11 - ACTION ALERT: Sign the petitions opposing the extreme measures proposed by the Iowa Board of Nursing! ARC 9621B which is now ARC9866B & ARC 9622B which is now ARC9867B
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