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♦ A 5308 (Gottfried)/S.3289 (Young) - NP Modernization Act - Establishes the nurse practitioners modernization act which allows the practice of registered professional nursing by a certified nurse practitioner to include diagnoses and performance without collaboration of a licensed physician. The NPA thanks Assemblyman Richard N. Gottfried, Chair of the Assembly Health Committee and Senator Catharine M. Young for sponsoring our bill in their respective houses.
♦ A.2157 (Gottfried)/S.3881 (Hannon) - Valid Signature Bill - An act to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing nurse practitioners to perform functions in conjunction with clinical services within their scope of practice. (Otherwise known as our Valid Signature Bill encompassing issues such as DNR, Death Certificates, etc. ). The NPA again thanks Assemblyman Gottfried for sponsoring this bill as well as Senator Kemp Hannon, Chairman of the Senate Health Committee for his sponsorship.
♦ A.1603 (Ortiz)/S.4525 (McDonald) - Mental Health Bill - Authorizes nurse practitioners to admit patients to Inpatient Mental Health Units on voluntary or involuntary basis. The NPA thanks Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz, Chair Assembly Mental Health Committee as well as Senator Roy J. McDonald, Chair Senate Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee for their sponsorship of this bill.
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