{"id":2287781,"date":"2024-07-02T08:57:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T12:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nurse-practitioner-authority-approved-in-senate-committee-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T09:01:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:01:33","slug":"nurse-practitioner-authority-approved-in-senate-committee-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nurse-practitioner-authority-approved-in-senate-committee-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurse practitioner authority approved in Senate committee &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnurse-practitioner-authority-approved-in-senate-committee-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2287781&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A panel of Pennsylvania Senate lawmakers has approved a bill that would give more care\u200c authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chiropractor-defends-writing-hundreds-of-mask-exemptions-for-students-parents-broke-down-crying\/\" title=\"Chiropractor Defends Writing Hundreds Of Mask Exemptions For Students: Parents \u2018Broke Down Crying\u2019\">nurse practitioners<\/a>.\u200c This proposal has been\u200d a topic of debate for more than a decade as the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-we-have-to-protect-california-regulations-in-case-trump-wins\/\" title=\"Gavin Newsom stresses the need to safeguard California regulations in the event of a Trump victory\">state faces challenges<\/a> with\u2063 limited healthcare access in rural communities. Sen. Camera Bartolotta, the\u200b prime sponsor of the bill, highlighted the \u200bdifficulties faced by individuals in rural areas who have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-cancels-celebrity-studded-new-years-toast-roast-special-over-covid-19-spike\/\" title=\"FOX Cancels Celebrity Studded New Year\u2019s \u2018Toast &amp; Roast\u2019 Special over COVID-19 Spike\">travel long distances<\/a> to access healthcare,\u2063 especially as they \u2062age and require more frequent care.\u200d This move aims to \u2062address the healthcare needs of residents in underserved areas.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Nurse practitioner authority approved in Senate committee<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/christen-smith-the-center-square\/\">Christen Smith | The Center Square<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-02T06:58:27-04:00\">July 2, 2024 6:58 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1689775\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 A panel of Pennsylvania Senate lawmakers approved a bill that gives more care authority to nurse practitioners.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal is just one of several iterations lawmakers have debated for more than a decade as the state grapples with vanishing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">health care<\/a> access in smaller communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn rural counties, people must travel significantly farther to access care and there is rarely public transportation,\u201d said primes sponsor Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Washington. \u201cIt can be very difficult and even impossible for people to access the health care they need, particularly as people age and tend to need care more often.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.state.pa.us\/cfdocs\/billinfo\/billinfo.cfm?syear=2023&#038;sind=0&#038;body=S&#038;type=B&#038;bn=25\">Senate Bill 25<\/a><\/strong> would give certified nurse practitioners authority to offer primary health care services in rural counties after fulfilling a three-year, 36-hour collaboration agreement with a physician. Bartolotta said doing so would bridge the gap for 3.6 million residents.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee passed the legislation 9-5 on Monday, priming the bill for a final vote on the chamber floor. It would also need approval in the state House before reaching the governor\u2019s desk.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1689775\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1689775\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Tags<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/health-care\/\">Health Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/legislation\/\">Legislation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\">Pennsylvania<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-legislatures\/\">State Legislatures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bill that grants nurse practitioners more authority to provide primary health care services in rural counties was approved by a Senate committee in Pennsylvania. This proposal has been debated for over a decade as the state faces challenges with limited access to healthcare in smaller communities. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Camera Bartolotta, would require nurse practitioners to complete a three-year, 36-hour collaboration agreement with a physician before being able to offer services in rural areas. The committee&#8217;s approval of the legislation paves the way for a final vote in the Senate and potential approval in the state House before it can be signed into law by the governor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2287782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iStock-1668066413-1024x683.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4886,11987,33652,33653,32076],"class_list":["post-2287781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-approval","tag-authority","tag-nurse-practitioner","tag-senate-committee","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iStock-1668066413-1024x683.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2287781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2287781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2287781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2287781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}