APRN Advocacy

Read the New Perryman Report Released in Texas Indicating APRNs Spark Economic Growth

Read the May 7, 2012 Article, by John Rowe, MD “Why Nurses Need More Authority” published in The Atlantic

AACN Encourages the FTC to Investigate Unfair Trade Practices in Health Care

Read the FTC Opinions Supporting Full APRN Scope of Practice

• Kentucky - March 26, 2012
• Florida -  March 22, 2011
• Texas - May 11, 2011

Read the FTC Opinions Supporting CRNAs

• Missouri -  March 27, 2012
• Tennessee - october 5, 2011
• Alabama - November 9, 2010

AACN Partners with National Nursing Organizations to Comment on the Conditions of Participation Proposed Rule

• December 23, 2011
  Response from Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Organizations

• December 22, 2011
  Response from the Nursing Community

June 30, 2011
AACN Partners with Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Organizations to Comment on the Proposed Rule to Promote Program Efficiency

June 30, 2011
AACN Joins National Nursing Organizations to Comment on HHS Regulatory Burden

June 1, 2011
AACN Responds to the Accountable Care Organization Proposed Rulemaking

April 11, 2011
Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) and Six Other Federal Legislators Urge the FTC to Continue Its Review of State ARPN SOP