SCOPE OF PRACTICE NURSE PRACTITIONERS
LEGISLATIVE TIMELINE
HB 495
HB 442
APRIL 2ND
Representative Barry Ivey (R-Baton Rouge) introduces HB 495 to provide nurse practitioners with full practice authority.
House of Representatives heavily amends the bill and approves it by a 61-41-2 vote.
26 states and the District of Columbia have independent practice
APRIL 22ND
HB 495 passes out of the House Health and Welfare Committee by a vote of 10-6-1 with Representatives Kenny Cox, Raymond Crews, Julie Emerson, Jason Hughes, Travis Johnson, Wayne McMahen, Dustin Miller, Pat Moore, Joseph Stagni and Chris Turner all voting for the bill. Voting with the LSMS and the Physicians Coalition of LA – Representatives Robby Carter, Michael Echols, Ed Lavadain III, Bob Owen, Thomas Pressly, and Larry Selders. Chairman Larry Bagley did not vote, and Representative Roy Daryl Adams was absent from the committee.
24 states do not have independent practice
APRIL 28TH
NURSE PRACTITIONER BILLS FILED IN LOUISIANA 2010-2021
HB 442 passes the House Health and Welfare committee by a vote of 13-4 with Representatives Larry Bagley, Roy Daryl Adams, Kenny Cox, Raymond Crews, Julie Emerson, Jason Hughes, Travis Johnson, Ed Lavadain III, Wayne McMahen, Dustin Miller, Pat Moore, Joseph Stagni and Chris Turner all voting for the bill. Voting with the LSMS and the Physicians Coalition of LA – Representatives Robby Carter, Michael Echols, Thomas Pressly, and Larry Selders.
Year
Bill
Author(s)
Summary
Action
Authorized a NP to provide health care to a minor without the consent of the minor's spouse, parent or guardian
2010
HB1046
Wilmont
Voluntarily deferred
2012
HB951
Wilmont
Exempted certain NPs from a collaborative practice agreement
Never heard
Moved NPs under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners Called for a study group between the LSBN and LSBME to look at NP's in underserved areas
2013
SB192
Erdey
Voluntarily deferred
MAY 5TH
2014
HR199
Johnson
Never heard
House of Representatives heavily amends the bill and approves it by a 61-41-2 vote.
2015
HB416
Barrow
Exempted certain NPs from a collaborative practice agreement
Never heard
The LSBME cannot limit an NPs ablity to practice via a collaborative practice agreement
Never heard in senate committee Never heard in senate committee
2015
HB486
Johnson
Created a study group to make recommendations concerning the creation of a scope of practice review committee
2016
HCR86
Hoffman
MAY 19TH
HB 495 heavily amended yet again and passes out of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee by a vote of 4-3 with Senators Regina Barrow, Gerald Boudreaux, Bob Hensgens, and Jay Luneau voting for the bill. Voting with the LSMS and the Physicians Coalition of LA – Senators Patrick McMath, Beth Mizell, and Rogers Pope. Chairman Fred Mills did not vote.
2016
HB620
Wilmont
Exempted certain NPs from a collaborative practice agreement
Never heard
2016
SB187
Barrow
Exempted certain NPs from a collaborative practice agreement
No House floor vote
2016
SB206
T. Carter
Exempted certain NPs from a collaborative practice agreement
Never heard
Created a study group to make recommendations concerning the creation of a scope of practice review committee
2017
HCR59
Hoffman
Never heard
Exempted NPs in hospitals and nursing homes from a collaborative practice agreement Exempted NPs in hospitals and nursing homes from a collaborative practice agreement
2018
HB483
Stagni
Voluntarily deferred
MAY 11TH
The House of Representatives rejects the bill with a final vote of 39-39-27.
2018
SB435
Mills
Died on Senate floor
2019
HB276
Johnson
Provides NPs with broad-based global signature authority
Died on House floor
2020
HB864
Ivey
Removes the collaborative practice agreement in its entirety.
Died in House committee
MAY 20TH
2021
HB495
Ivey
Removes the collaborative practice agreement in its entirety.
Died on Senate floor
HB 495 reported with amendments to the full senate where it sat for three weeks never to be debated as it was DOA. There was simply too much opposition to the bill and members did not want to vote. ■
2021
HB181
Miller
Expands the scope of practice for psychiatric nurse practitioners
Passed with amendments
Allows nurse practitioners to write home health orders without a physician's approval
2021
HB187
Bagley
Passed with amendments
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