HealthLeaders Media December 5, 2022
John Commins

Nurse leaders are also pushing to extend the relaxed care access policies issued during the COVID-19 PHE through at least 2024.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

– The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act would require OSHA to develop standards for healthcare employer accountability.

– The Improving Access and Care to Nurses Act which would permanently remove access barriers to APRNs under Medicare and Medicaid.

– The Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act would fund nurse education programs and increase the nurse faculty.

– The Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act would amend the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act to authorize NPs to certify disabilities for injured federal workers.

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Topics: Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Nursing, Provider
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