77th (2013) Session
Opinions
View all submitted comments for each bill by the most recent, by votes for, or by votes against.
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| For | Apr-10-2013 | |
| For | Please allow nurse practitioners to work at their full level of practice without the requirement of physician oversight. | Apr-06-2013 |
| For | Apr-04-2013 | |
| For | Apr-02-2013 | |
| For | Mar-29-2013 | |
| For | We are one of the only few states left that don't allow nurse practitioners to diagnosis and treat Alzheimer's related disease. Being a rural state this would help many families and patients deal with this horrible disease. Please help. | Mar-29-2013 |
| For | Mar-27-2013 | |
| For | Mar-27-2013 | |
| For | Mar-22-2013 | |
| Against | Removing the requirements to allow nurse practitioners to practice independently at first seems like a good idea because they are cheap labor relative to a physician. However, you get what you pay for. NPs have less than half the training of an MD. They are great at treating everyday illnesses, but they WILL miss many serious malignancies which often have subtle initial clinical presentations. The doctor shortage in Nevada is driven by low reimbursements and student loan repayment programs that far lag behind the rate of medical training cost inflation. In other words, the state and insurance companies are paying less and is now shocked that the supply of physicans is falling in Nevada (while rising rapidly in other parts of the country). I beg you, please don't destroy the quality of healthcare and put people's lives in danger to save some money. Make the appropriate investments in physicians and they will come. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-14-2013 | |
| For | Senate Bill 69 does not change an APN's scop of practice. It does not affect the safety and appropriateness of care. The psych/social/medical needs and strengths of each individual family determines the level and intensity of collaboration. It is my professional commitment toward ethical and appropriate care within my scope of practice that is important, just as it is between primary and specialty MD's who do not need a collaborating contract. We currently face a state-wide crisis in access to care for our geriatric population and Alzheimer's in particular. SB69 provides for a solution without compromising the quality of care, in fact it provides for enhanced quality of care along with improved access. | Mar-11-2013 |
| For | Improve access to public for health care. Encourage more Advanced Practitioners of nursing to locate to Nevada. Increase number of APN practice in rural areas. | Mar-07-2013 |
| For | Give us the freedom to make a choice! | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | This is essential that nurse practitioners can function without a collaborative agreement. We still know our boundaries and will refer patients and consult as needed. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | I am not a nurse practitioner, but seen see one and know the law. Nps are already advanced practice nurses by law and have been for many years. This law does nothing to change the scope of np practice. , it does nothing to change the team approach to medicine. It does nothing to limit md practice. But it does encourage apns to practice in nv, increase the number of chronic disease management medical professionals. And improve health care for all. Nps have continuing education requirements. Plus they have supervision by the nurse practice act. If they practice out of their scope 1) they can lose their license, and 2) they can be sued. Pass this act. | Mar-04-2013 |
| For | Mar-04-2013 | |
| Against | Mar-04-2013 | |
| For | I am a Nurse Practitioner (DNP) with a solo practice in Henderson, NV. I have been open for 8 months, and have 1500 patients. I give high quality care to my patients on a daily basis. I have had several patients switch from MD's to my practice, because they feel as though I take better care of them. | Mar-04-2013 |
| For | As a nurse practitioner I see patients that need longer periods of time in the office for various services, i.e.,motivational interviewing, teaching, helping patients identify resources, etc. I was trained to see patients in a holistic way so I address psychosocial issues as well as their physical concerns I also provide health promotional information which is the key to bringing health care cost down. | Mar-03-2013 |
| For | Mar-02-2013 | |
| For | Mar-01-2013 | |
| For | Nurse Practitioners receive adequate education and training to perform primary healthcare without the supervision of a physician. Besides, the majority of the patient cases (over 95%) that nurse practitioners currently see in Nevada are never critiqued by their supervising physician. Their education is far greater than the standard registered nurse education. All the supervising physicians do is collect extra money while rarely providing addiqate support. Allowing independent practice of nurse practitioners will reduce healthcare costs while increasing access to primary care. Support of this law will also improve treatment quality because of the extra competition. I STRONLY urge you to vote FOR on this bill. | Mar-01-2013 |
| For | Mar-01-2013 | |
| For | With the exception of California, all the surrounding states have autonomous practice for Nurse Practitioners. We are loosing good nurses to the surrounding states based on this issue. Just because the physicians of the state are still trying to operate the 'good old boys' club does not mean that the constituents of this state need to suffer for their God complex. | Mar-01-2013 |
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| For | Feb-28-2013 | |
| For | Feb-27-2013 | |
| For | My name is Jeffrey Masagatani. I live in Las Vegas, Nevada. I receive my primary health care from a Nurse Practitioner and I am your constituent. I want you to know that I am in support of Senate Bill 69 and improving Nevadans’ access to care” | Feb-27-2013 |
| For | Feb-27-2013 | |
| Against | I am 82 years old and I have never missed a single election since I turned 18. I see my family physician every month for a variety of health issues. My son takes me to my doctor's visit every other month. We always request to see the physician and not a nurse because the doctor knows the full picture and can tell my son exactly what is going on with my health. Nurses have their place in the doctor's office, but I would never be comfortable going to see a practice run solely by a nurse and my kids would never be comfortable with it either. Increasing access to healthcare doesn't mean letting unqualified people provide that care. This is not the way to fix our healthcare system. I urge you to vote NO!! | Feb-27-2013 |
| Against | This bill is nothing more than an effort to undermine the quality healthcare provided by physicians. Nurses (no matter how much training they have) cannot provide the same level of care that a physician can. Period. If nurses want to take on the patient responsibility, financial burdens, and education required by physicians than they should go back to medical school. Trying to pass an underhanded law to essentially give nurses the right to practice medicine without the supervision of a physician is bad for all involved--especially the patients. If you thought the Hep-C outbreak in Vegas was bad, wait until nurses are practicing sans docs. Nurses are not clinically trained to diagnose complicated patient symptoms and as a result order more tests and refer more to specialists. This results in higher healthcare costs, which results in higher insurance premiums for everybody in Nevada. Please vote NO on SB69. Thank you. | Feb-27-2013 |
| Against | The APN's don't receive nearly the training that physicians do and they cannot practice without oversight. Many are ignorant of their limitations and the gaps in their knowledge. | Feb-27-2013 |
| For | Feb-27-2013 | |
| For | Without independent practice, NPs will not relocate to Nevada, and those within the state will move across the borders to neighboring states. This will further compromise the health care in Nevada. We cannot afford to compromise it further, we are already at the bottom of every health indicator! | Feb-27-2013 |
| For | I am a Nurse Practitioner who greatly values my collaborations with my physician colleagues. This bill will in no way prevent me from working in collaboration with physicians. Rather, it will allow me to provide the high quality, caring, affordable care that my patients deserve, without the current onerous restrictions that hamper my practice today. I am a native Nevadan who wants nothing more than to be allowed to care for my patients to the fullest extent of my training and ability. Passage of this bill will support that. All legislators, regardless of party affiliation, please support this bill, so that my colleagues and I can continue to contribute to the health and wellness of our beloved state to the very best of our education and experience. Pass SB69, for the betterment of all Nevadans! | Feb-27-2013 |
| For | I am a voter in Clark County and see a Nurse Practitioner for my healthcare needs. I have found that by far, the ANP's listen to me in ways that only 1 Dr in NV has listened. I feel very strongly that they should be allowed to practice to the level of their education. | Feb-27-2013 |
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| For | Feb-27-2013 | |
| For | Feb-27-2013 | |
| For | AS LONG AS THE APN CAN SHOW PROOF OF CONTINUOUS CLINICAL PRACTICE OF 3 YEARS OR MORE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED PHYSICIAN | Feb-27-2013 |
| For | Please support Senate Bill SB69 as this bill does not expand scope of practice for Nurse Practitioners (NP), it simply makes direct access to NP care more accessible to Nevada residents and will better position the state to meet healthcare needs. | Feb-27-2013 |
| Against | Nurse practitioners offer a great service. However, i think most people assume they are managed by a doctor more than the current requirements. If you make it even less and allow nurse practitioners to practicd alone, i think it would be dangerous to patient health. It would also make the degree less valuable. I think many people would not want to see a NP who was not backed by a physician. | Feb-27-2013 |
| For | Give APNs the opportunity to practice to their full scope of practice and authority | Feb-27-2013 |
| For | I have been under care of a Nurse Practitioner ever since moving to Henderson from So. Calif. 6 years ago. I greatly appreciate the time and attention paid to my specific medical needs and am happy to speak up on behalf of ALL Nurse Practitioners in the request for Autonomous Practices for our Nevada State Nurse Practitioners. Thank you | Feb-27-2013 |
| For | Hello, I am writing in support of Autonomous Practice for Nevada Nurse Practitioners. My husband and I both live with diabetes. I with Type I diabetes for 38 years and my husband with Type 2 for about 3 years. We both work in Healthcare and were relocated to Nevada nearly 7 years ago from So. California. I, being a long term patient of diabetes, realized almost immediately that there were so few physicians here that specialize in diabetes care. My search lead me to a Nurse Practitioner who my husband and I now consider our doctor. The care and attention to our health and well being by our Nurse Practitioner is unsurpassed. In my opinion Nurse Practitioners should have the ability to practice their skills in the Healthcare of patients autonomously. Thank you, Cynthia Resnick | Feb-27-2013 |
| For | I urge you to support this bill which will allow greater access to quality medical care from trained professionals not only in urban areas but in rural areas where care is seriously and dangerously lacking providers. Nurse practitioners will continue to collaborate individually with various MD's but their practice will not be dependent upon finding a collaborator as it is now. They will not take jobs away from physicians but will be a large referral source. Please support the passage of this bill as many states have already. | Feb-27-2013 |
| For | Feb-26-2013 | |
| For | Please past this bill. | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | I am a retired senior constituent. I want you to know that I am in support of SB69 and AB170 to improve nevadans access to healthcare. | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | I live in Southern Nevada. I am a working Nurse Practitioner and I am your constituent. I want you to know that I am in support of Senate bill 69 and and Assemby bill 170 to improve nevadans access to healthcare. | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | Feb-26-2013 | |
| For | My name is April Kermani I live in Henderson, Nevada. I am a working Nurse Practitioner and I am your constituent. I want you to know that I am in support of Senate Bill 69 and improving Nevadans’ access to care. | Feb-26-2013 |
| Against | As a Family Medicine resident this is a disappointing and ominous sign of the dilution of medicine. How can we provide appropriate care for patients when legislative efforts such as these seek to minimize the care given by practitioners of inferior training? | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | Feb-26-2013 | |
| For | Passing this bill is vitally needed to provide all nevadans with quality healthcare in a timely manner, which will keep healthcare costs down in the long-term. | Feb-26-2013 |
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| Against | Feb-26-2013 | |
| Against | APN's and physicians are not educational nor post graduate equivalents. | Feb-26-2013 |
| Against | The most efficient healthcare is provided by physician led teams of health professionals in the patient-centered medical home (PCMH), not independent practice by a single health professional. The PCMH model improves the quality of care because it capitalizes on the unique expertise of each member of the patient's health care team. Nurse Practitioners are a vital part of the health care team, but they cannot fulfill the need for a fully trained physician. Nurse practitioners are trained to follow through on the treatment of a patient after a diagnosis and to implement protocols for chronic disease management. Senate Bill No. 69 undermines the ability of primary care physicians and PCMHs to deliver team-based care. | Feb-26-2013 |
| Against | Physicians have nationally regulated educational requirements and have to go through highly regulated and heavily supervised training to practice independently. Nurse practitioners have significantly less education and that education is not standardized across the country. They also have to go through dramatically fewer clinical training hours in order to practice. Additionally, the bulk of nurse practitioner training is done online (how one learns to care for another online is still beyond my comprehension). It is clear that to let nurse practitioners practice without physician supervision is extraordinarily irresponsible. There is also a notion out there that this bill will improve access to care. This is not true. There are countless nurse practitioners practicing throughout the state in appropriate physician-supervised roles already. All this bill would do would be to remove physician supervision while doing nothing to alleviate patient access issues. | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | SB69 is very important to stop the limitation of practice of Advanced Practice Nurses and to help increase access to care of patients. | Feb-26-2013 |
| Against | This is not a good bill to pass. Nurse practitioners ARE NOT PHYSICIANS and they are not trained to think and act like physicians. Before you pass this bill, ask yourself, would you let your family get health care from an unqualified nurse practioner? Even better, would YOU get healthcare from a nurse practitioner? The answer is probably no. | Feb-26-2013 |
| Against | It would be absolutely inappropriate and extremely dangerous to allow mid-level providers privileges of this magnitude. Nurses should NOT be considered advanced practitioners as physicians are. The training is not there. The danger is real. Licensed physicians need to oversee all nursing activities. | Feb-26-2013 |
| Against | I am a Family Medicine doctor with an MD degree. I have experience with many different health care providers, including nurse practioners. There is a role for nurse practioners, but that role requires supervision. The training a nurse practioner receives does not compare to the education an MD or DO obtains. When caring for complicated patients, this difference becomes clear. Unfortunately, there are times that nurse practioners are caring for patients who are too complicated and the nurse practioner is not aware that the patient is beyond their scope of practice. One of my patients is an example of this. This patient had seen a nurse practioner for over a year before seeing me. She was told that she had diabetes even though her labs for diabetes were normal. What was missed was a very abnormal white blood cell count that was never addressed. By the time I cared for this patient, her white blood cell count increase to 5 times the normal limit. My patient had untreated leukemia for 1 year. Treatment should have been started a year prior when she had her first abnormal value. As a Las Vegas native, I more than understand the need Nevada has for more health care. This is bill is not the answer to our problem. | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | Feb-26-2013 | |
| For | Please as an RN in NV for over 20 years and multiple Medical Family members to include an APN. I FULLY SUPPORT THIS BILL! | Feb-26-2013 |
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| For | Supporting mid level providers is important as they play a major role in the medical care of Nevadans, especially the rural areas. | Feb-26-2013 |
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| For | I have seen a Nurse Practitioner for several years as my primary care provider and value the patient-focused care that I have received. Please support SB69 as the provision of direct access to their care for the residents of Nevada constitutes an essential part of the Affordable Care Act. | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | As a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner, we are skilled, educated and experienced in providing health care within the scope of our practice. Our practice should be governed by our licensing board. As a profession our practice has been restricted by the medical profession which has perpetuated a restraint of trade and restricted our ability to provide needed health care to the residents of Nevada. I encourage you to closely review this bill and then support the revisions governing the practice of Advanced Practitioner of Nursing. thank you for your attention. | Feb-26-2013 |
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| For | I use an advanced practice nurse for my own healthcare and find that to be the most personal way to acheive health. Physicians in my book rarely have time for patients with chronic illnesses and I suffer because of it. | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | This bill will improve access to all poplulations in the state of Nevada thereby increasing healthcare satisfaction, and the overall health of the state. This bill allows for what is already in place in multiple other states across the nation. Please support this bill! | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | Provide better health care to the citizens of NV. Allow nurse practitioners to practice independantly so that all citizens- insured, uninsured, Medicaid, Medicare have access to care. | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | I am a working Nurse Practitioner and I am in support of Senate Bill 69 and Assembly Bill 170 to improve Nevadans access to care. | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | Much needed in rural areas | Feb-26-2013 |
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| For | I use a nurse practitioner for most of my primary care medical needs, and I work in a hospital with access to all sorts of physicians. | Feb-26-2013 |
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| For | Letter and e-mail in support have been sent to the Commerce, Labor and Energy committee members, and Senator Gustavson and Senator Goicoechea. | Feb-26-2013 |
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| For | We need these practitioners to carry out the Obamacare new recipients of healthcare. | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | nurse practitioner has own responsibility and knowledge thru education and training to manage patient care | Feb-26-2013 |
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| For | The importance of passing this legislation cannot be stressed enough. The communities of Las Vegas need more healthcare providers. Nurse practitioners are needed as the ACA takes hold adding more than 280,00 more patients. We need full practice guidelines under the Nevada State Board of Nursing. Thank you. | Feb-26-2013 |
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| For | This is vital to the health of the people of Nevada. Please help us help our people by supporting Senate Bill 69. Do not hamper Access to Care which overcrowds the Emergency Rooms at hospitals. | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | need more access to care in Nevada | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | I am citizen and tax payer of the Great State of Nevada. I support this bill. Nurse practitioners provide outstanding health care to the residents and citizens of Nevada. By passing this bill, Nevadans will have easier assess to health care by competent provider such as Nurse Practitioner. | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | Feb-26-2013 | |
| For | This bill will remove an unnecessary barrier that restricts access to health care. APNs have continued to provide safe quality care in many states already for decades. The Institute of Medicine which recommends improvements to health care recommended to remove barriers that restrict APNs from practicing to the full extent of their education and training. This bill will allow APNs to practice within their scope of education and training only with the purpose of increasing access to health care for those who do not have a provider. This will decrease ER visits and potentially save millions! | Feb-26-2013 |
| For | Feb-25-2013 | |
| For | I have had issues with collaborating physicians that has resulted in interruptions in patient care. I have been a Nurse Practitioner for 15 years and have never had any discipline against me. With the influx of 40+ million people who will soon be insured, there is simply not enough providers to care for these individuals. I would love to have my own practice and even serve in a rural area, but have not done so due to collaborative restraints. If this bill is not passed, the very few nurse practitioners in Nevada will and plan to leave the state. This would certainly contribute to a further provider shortage. States that already have independent practice have a solid track record of providing quality patient care at affordable rates. It's a win win situation in my opinion. | Feb-25-2013 |
| For | Our community needs this! Nurse practitioners are an asset to the community and should be able to practice to the fullest extent of their license in order to fulfill the community's needs. | Feb-25-2013 |
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| For | With the enactment of Obama Care adding thousands more persons onto insurance in 2014, and Nevada still being a medically under served state, it is vital to pass this legislation as NP's will serve a large number of this increase. | Feb-25-2013 |
| For | APNs are a solution to the Affordable Care Act by providing cost efficient care based on standards of practice. Please support this bill to improve access to care for all Nevadans. | Feb-25-2013 |
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| For | Hello legislators. My name is Christine Cendana.I am a nurse practitioner currently practicing in Las Vegas. I am writing you to express my support for SB 69. I believe the requirement for physician supervision of nurse practitioners should be removed. This will improve the people's access to healthcare. I encourage all of you to support this bill.My family and I are hoping for all of your considerations. Thank you. | Feb-25-2013 |
| For | Most nurse practitioners are educated well enough to be on their own and make decisions. Nevada could use more practitioners and as I am an RN, I see a nurse practitioner for my care. | Feb-25-2013 |
| For | My name is Dennis Cendana. I live in Henderson, Nevada. I am a Nurse Practitioner working in Las Vegas and I am your constituent. I want you to know that I am in support of Senate Bill 69 and improving Nevadans’ access to care. I strongly believe hat the people of Nevada will benefit so much if the required physician supervision of nurse practitioners will be removed. Based on my personal experience, there have been delays and discontinuation of medical care to patients because of this provision.Thank you so much for your kind attention. | Feb-25-2013 |
| For | I am working as a Nurse Practitioner and I want you to know that I am in support of Senate Bill 69 and improving Nevadan’s access to care. Sincerely, Mary Betita, MSN, RN, FNP-BC | Feb-25-2013 |
| For | This bill will increase the access of all Nevada residents to qualified healthcare providers at a reasonable cost. | Feb-25-2013 |
| For | This bill's approval with increase the likelihood that Nevada residents with have health care providers available to provide primary care, especially in rural areas and allows Nurse Practitioners to practice to the full extent of their education and training. | Feb-25-2013 |
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| For | This bill does not expand scope of practice, but simply makes direct access to nurse practitioner care more accessible to Nevada residents. This will better position Nevada to meet the healthcare needs of it's residents. | Feb-25-2013 |
| For | Plesae support this bill it is extremely important to Nevada residents. Support of this bill improve the access and delivery of health care to all Nevadan's. | Feb-25-2013 |
| For | The passing of this bill is essential for the health and welfare of Nevada residents. | Feb-25-2013 |
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| For | I am a Nurse Practitioner and have practiced in Nevada since 1996. This bill would improve access to health care for our citizens. | Feb-25-2013 |
| For | I am a practicing Nurse Practitioner in a rural area of our state. I fully support this bill. It does NOT change the scope of practice of nurse practitioners. It just decreases the paperwork associated with Advanced Practice Nurses practiting to the full extent of their training. I will be in Carson City this week for Nurses Day at the Legislature. Please feel free to call my mobile phone. I would like to meet with you if possible on Wed Feb 27th. | Feb-25-2013 |
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| For | My name is Marie Mitchell and I have been a nurse practitioner for 20 years. Nurse practitioners provide excellent cost effective care and are critical to providing quality care to Nevada's residents. Please support SB69. | Feb-24-2013 |
| For | My 1st NP position I was the ONLY health care provider & my collab was 75 miles away in Ely; I think I called my collab twice @ my Republic position, NEVER @ Minute Clinic in 5 years, only worked in private practice once & never again. | Feb-24-2013 |
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| For | I am a resident and constituent of your district. I am also a pracicing Nurse Practitioner in Nevada and have been for fifteen years. Strongly support this bill to increase access to care for more Nevadans and to reduce the Health Care financial crisis and toll on taxpayers by not limiting the practice of professionals who are duly qualified and credentialed by their own licensing boards in this and al states. | Feb-24-2013 |
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| For | I like being treated by nurse practitioners. They have scopes and standards of practice that they must follow. They provide great care and can help fix the healthcare crisis in Nevada. | Feb-24-2013 |
| For | I get quality care from my nurse practitioner. I like being treated by nurse practitioners. They have scopes and standards of practice that they must follow. They provided great care and can help fix the healthcare crisis in Nevada. | Feb-24-2013 |
| For | I am asking for your support of SB-69 which pertains to Nurse Practitioners. As a citizen of this fine state, I ask that you support SB 69. I like being treated by nurse practitioners. I like being seen by a Nurse Practitioner who can treat me and prescribe necessary meds. With the severe shortage of licensed physicians in Nevada in all specialties, I ask that you vote for the passage of SB-69. | Feb-24-2013 |
| For | I am asking for your support of SB-69 which pertains to Nurse Practitioners. As a citizen of this fine state, I ask that you support SB 69. I like being treated by nurse practitioners. I like being seen by a Nurse Practitioner who can treat me and prescribe necessary meds. With the severe shortage of licensed physicians in Nevada in all specialties, I ask that you vote for the passage of SB-69. | Feb-24-2013 |
| For | Nurse Practitioner's are able to improve the healthcare in the State of Nevada if these restrictions are removed. | Feb-24-2013 |
| For | I am for Nurse Practitioners to be on their own and cut loose the physicians that drive up the cost of medical care. The politicians should know that all the physicians want is to control and make money off the public without doing anything. Nurse Practitioners are professionals and will provide excellent care while saving the people of Nevada money. | Feb-24-2013 |
| For | This bill is an asset to the citizens of the state of Nevada, increasing assess to health care for all citizens. | Feb-24-2013 |
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| For | These nurse practitioner's should be able to practice medicine without the supervision of a physition. What are we afraid of by letting np's do there own thing such as starting there own practice? They are not incompetent of doing exactly what a physition is. Give them the chance to prove everyone wrong. They deserve it after all. | Feb-24-2013 |
| For | Nevadans need access to healthcare, this bill will help improve access to healthcare. Please support this. This is the same thing Arizona did in 2001 and saw a 40% increase in the number of health care providers in Arizona. New Mexico passed similar legislation more than 20 years ago and has seen better access to health care. Nevada ranks 46/50 in access to primary care ! We can change that! | Feb-24-2013 |
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| For | I am in support os SB69. Advance practice nurses provide better access to healthcare in both rural and urban areas. To practice independently under the governing bodies of the State Board of Nursing and the Pharmacy Board and without burdening physicians and their liability concerns, this would enable more people to have access to a healthcare provider. I am confident that an Advanced practice nurse (APN) provides quality healthcare at more affordable prices. When needed, an APN collaborates with other healthcare providers and makes appropriate referrals to higher level of care. The public should feel safe and cared for and an APN can provide that! | Feb-23-2013 |
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| For | I currently see a Nurse Practitioner for part of my healthcare needs. I am writing you in support of Senate Bill 69 and the legislative efforts to remove the collaboration restrictions on Nurse Practitioners in Nevada. As a patient I believe I am a partner in my health care, I want to let you know that I support allowing Nurse Practitioners to work to the full scope of their education and training. I choose to see a Nurse Practitioner and my Nurse Practitioner has provided me with high quality, patient-centered care. I recognize that Healthcare in Nevada is going through significant changes, allowing Nurse Practitioners to work to the full extent of their abilities offers a pathway towards improving healthcare in Nevada. It also means access to healthcare for myself, my family, friends and other Nevadans. As your constituent, I encourage you to support SB69 and the legislative changes to increase access to healthcare for all Nevadan’s. Eliminating the physician oversight restriction of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses will be a significant step towards that goal. I have been trying to VOLUNTEER my services as a Nurse Practitioner at a free teen clinic here in Las Vegas for over 3 months, but have been unable to do so because I can not find a collaborating physician who is willing to volunteer their time for this important cause. If the collaborating physician requirement were removed, I could be providing much needed medical care to another underserved population and positively impacting the life's of members of the community. | Feb-22-2013 |
| For | Please support SB 69 as it allows better access to care for all Nevadans and is one step towards solving the shortage of primary care providers. | Feb-18-2013 |
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