[hen-ui-dynamic-experience placement=”aboveTheFold” /][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]In 1965, the first nurse practitioner (NP) program was established at the University of Colorado. Despite the years of history, the scope of a nurse practitioner’s authority is not consistent from state to state. Full-practice authority (FPA) has long been debated in medical circles. Some experts believe full-practice authority will help plug the gaps in healthcare quality and efficiency.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Using full-practice authority, nurse practitioners can diagnose, treat, and prescribe medications without physician oversight. They may also establish their own practice. However, the American Medical Association (AMA) has an initiative designed to limit a nurse practitioner’s practice authority.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]The initiative is called the [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/physician-led-team-based-care” target=”_blank”]Physician-Led Team Model of Care[/hen-ui-link]. According to the AMA, physicians should have authority for all patient care. The teams can include nurses, NPs, social workers, physician assistants, and pharmacists. But the AMA believes that team leadership should be maintained by the physician.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Toward this end, the group is working to support legislation that opposes the independent practice of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]The plan is to introduce this to legislatures in all states and effectively end autonomous APRN practice. [hen-ui-link href=”https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25912207/” target=”_blank”]One study[/hen-ui-link] published in the American Journal of Medicine showed that even with longer face-to-face time with their doctors, patient satisfaction did not improve.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]It is critical that nurse practitioners, nursing students, and even those who are not healthcare professionals make their wishes known to their state legislators. This benefits everyone in healthcare as the looming physician shortage across the U.S. is destined to impact patient care.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]The estimated physician shortage could [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/press-releases/aamc-report-reinforces-mounting-physician-shortage” target=”_blank”]reach 124,000 by 2034[/hen-ui-link]. This includes shortages in primary and specialty care. The pandemic has underscored the disparities in healthcare and highlighted the difficulties in access to care.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-link href=”https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5594520/” target=”_blank”]Research suggests[/hen-ui-link] that NPs in emergency and critical care improve patient outcomes and may help alleviate the rising demand for service. According to the [hen-ui-link href=”https://nurseledcare.phmc.org/advocacy/policy-blog/item/1007-three-ways-nurse-practitioners-can-improve-healthcare-in-your-state.html” target=”_blank”]National Nurse-Led Care Consortium[/hen-ui-link], full-practice authority expands access to care, reduces healthcare costs, and improves care.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Despite NPs having higher patient satisfaction, the AMA continues to oppose independent practice for APRNs. Should they be successful, significant changes to patient care options will be felt across the U.S. It is important to take action now to ensure that nurse practitioners gain and retain full-practice authority and can fully participate in improving patient outcomes.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Find out how you can get involved and advocate for NP full-practice authority.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-dynamic-experience placement=”belowTheFold” /] [hen-ui-heading variant=”h2″]How to Advocate for FPA[/hen-ui-heading][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Full-practice authority gives patients greater access to healthcare practitioners. There are three levels of practice authority recognized in the U.S. In addition to full practice, a state may have restricted or reduced authority.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Under reduced-practice authority, currently in 16 states and territories, NPs must have a collaborative agreement with a healthcare practitioner to practice patient care. Other restrictions may vary depending on the state, including limiting the practice settings in which NPs may work.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Under restricted-practice authority found in 10 states, nurse practitioners must have physician oversight in at least one element of practice. This can include diagnosis or treatment. How the regulations are interpreted and enforced varies from state to state.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]The [hen-ui-link href=”https://nam.edu/publications/the-future-of-nursing-2020-2030/?gclid=CjwKCAjwo_KXBhAaEiwA2RZ8hI06znm2yxi4AVzSHbQl0kKj3qAzlOQS9TBzRNjrPqIexqQOCghl2RoCYQwQAvD_BwE” target=”_blank”]National Academy of Medicine[/hen-ui-link] restated their recommendation for full-practice authority thus “removing barriers that prevent them from more fully addressing social needs and social determinants of health and improving healthcare access, quality, and value.”[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Communicating with your U.S. senator is one effective method of advocating for full-practice authority in your state. Below are the online contact forms for the senators in all states with reduced and restricted authority.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4”]You will find email contact information for each senator. Some also provide their phone numbers if you want to speak with them. We suggest looking at the sample scripts below as well for ideas on how to format your emails.[/hen-ui-text]
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[hen-ui-heading variant=”h3″ align=”center”]States With Reduced NP Practice Authority and U.S. Senator Contact Information[/hen-ui-heading][hen-ui-list variant=”unordered” bullet-style=”bullet”] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Alabama[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.shelby.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/emailsenatorshelby” target=”_blank”]Richard Shelby[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/contact/contact-form/” target=”_blank”]Tommy Tuberville[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Arkansas[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact” target=”_blank”]John Boozman[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.cotton.senate.gov/contact/contact-tom” target=”_blank”]Tom Cotton[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Illinois[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.durbin.senate.gov/contact/” target=”_blank”]Richard J. Durbin[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/help/email-tammy” target=”_blank”]Tammy Duckworth[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Indiana[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.young.senate.gov/contact” target=”_blank”]Todd Young[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.braun.senate.gov/contact-mike” target=”_blank”]Mike Braun[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Kentucky[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=contact” target=”_blank”]Mitch McConnell[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.paul.senate.gov/connect/email-rand” target=”_blank”]Rand Paul[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Louisiana[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/contact” target=”_blank”]Bill Cassidy[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/email-me” target=”_blank”]John Kennedy[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Mississippi[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.wicker.senate.gov/contact” target=”_blank”]Roger F. Wicker[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/contact-senator” target=”_blank”]Cindy Hyde-Smith[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]New Jersey[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.menendez.senate.gov/contact” target=”_blank”]Robert Menendez[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.booker.senate.gov/contact/write-to-cory” target=”_blank”]Cory A. Booker[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Ohio[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.brown.senate.gov/contact/” target=”_blank”]Sherrod Brown[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.portman.senate.gov/meet/contact” target=”_blank”]Rob Portman[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Pennsylvania[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.casey.senate.gov/contact” target=”_blank”]Robert P. Casey, Jr.[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.toomey.senate.gov/contact/email-senator-toomey” target=”_blank”]Patrick J. Toomey[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Utah[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.lee.senate.gov/contact” target=”_blank”]Mike Lee[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.romney.senate.gov/contact-senator-romney/” target=”_blank”]Mitt Romney[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]West Virginia[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.manchin.senate.gov/contact-joe” target=”_blank”]Joe Manchin, III[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.capito.senate.gov/contact/contact-landing” target=”_blank”]Shelley Moore Capito[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Wisconsin[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/email-the-senator” target=”_blank”]Ron Johnson[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/contact” target=”_blank”]Tammy Baldwin[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item][/hen-ui-list]
[hen-ui-heading variant=”h3″ align=”center”]States With Restricted NP Practice Authority and U.S. Senator Contact Information[/hen-ui-heading][hen-ui-list variant=”unordered” bullet-style=”bullet”] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]California[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me” target=”_blank”]Dianne Feinstein[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.padilla.senate.gov/contact/” target=”_blank”]Alex Padilla[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Florida[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact” target=”_blank”]Marco Rubio[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/contact/contact” target=”_blank”]Rick Scott[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Georgia[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/contact-us/” target=”_blank”]Jon Ossoff[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.warnock.senate.gov/contact/” target=”_blank”]Raphael G. Warnock[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Michigan[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.stabenow.senate.gov/contact” target=”_blank”]Debbie Stabenow[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.peters.senate.gov/contact/email-gary” target=”_blank”]Gary C. Peters[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Missouri[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.blunt.senate.gov/contact/contact-roy” target=”_blank”]Roy Blunt[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.hawley.senate.gov/contact-senator-hawley” target=”_blank”]Josh Hawley[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]North Carolina[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.burr.senate.gov/contact” target=”_blank”]Richard Burr[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.tillis.senate.gov/email-me” target=”_blank”]Thom Tillis[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Oklahoma[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.inhofe.senate.gov/contact” target=”_blank”]James M. Inhofe[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.lankford.senate.gov/contact/email” target=”_blank”]James Lankford[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]South Carolina[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-senator-graham” target=”_blank”]Lindsey Graham[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.scott.senate.gov/contact/email-me” target=”_blank”]Tim Scott[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Tennessee[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/email-me” target=”_blank”]Marsha Blackburn[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.hagerty.senate.gov/email-me/” target=”_blank”]Bill Hagerty[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Texas[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/contact” target=”_blank”]John Cornyn[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.cruz.senate.gov/contact/write-ted” target=”_blank”]Ted Cruz[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item][/hen-ui-list]
[hen-ui-heading variant=”h3″ align=”center”]States With Full NP Practice Authority and U.S. Senator Contact Information[/hen-ui-heading][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Although these states currently have full-practice authority, the AMA continues to oppose the legislation. Use this information to indicate your support of FPA to your U.S. senators.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-list variant=”unordered” bullet-style=”bullet”] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Alaska[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Lisa Murkowski[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.sullivan.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Dan Sullivan[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Arizona[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.sinema.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Kyrsten Sinema[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.kelly.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Mark Kelly[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Colorado[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.bennet.senate.gov/public/” target=”_blank”]Michael F. Bennet[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]John W. Hickenlooper[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Connecticut[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Richard Blumenthal[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.murphy.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Christopher Murphy[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Delaware[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.carper.senate.gov/public/” target=”_blank”]Thomas R. Carper[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.coons.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Christopher A. Coons[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Hawaii[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.schatz.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Brian Schatz[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.hirono.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Mazie K. Hirono[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Idaho[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.crapo.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Mike Crapo[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.risch.senate.gov/public/” target=”_blank”]James E. Risch[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Iowa[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.grassley.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Chuck Grassley[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.ernst.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Joni Ernst[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Kansas[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/” target=”_blank”]Jerry Moran[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.marshall.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Roger Marshall[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Maine[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.collins.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Susan M. 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Markey[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Minnesota[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/” target=”_blank”]Amy Klobuchar[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.smith.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Tina Smith[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Montana[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.tester.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Jon Tester[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.daines.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Steve Daines[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Nebraska[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/” target=”_blank”]Deb Fischer[/hen-ui-link] (R) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.sasse.senate.gov/public/” target=”_blank”]Ben Sasse[/hen-ui-link] (R)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]Nevada[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Catherine Cortez Masto[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.rosen.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Jacky Rosen[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]New Hampshire[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.shaheen.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Jeanne Shaheen[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.hassan.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Margaret Wood Hassan[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]New Mexico[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Martin Heinrich[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.lujan.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Ben Ray Luján[/hen-ui-link] (D)[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-text tag=”strong” weight=”bold”]New York[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.schumer.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Charles E. Schumer[/hen-ui-link] (D) [hen-ui-link href=”https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/” target=”_blank”]Kirsten E. 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[hen-ui-heading variant=”h2″ style=”margin-top:2em”]Sample Letter Scripts for Reaching Out to U.S. Senators[/hen-ui-heading][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]You don’t have to be a nurse practitioner, nursing student, or even in healthcare to advocate for full-practice authority. All that is required is a concern for access to quality healthcare. We encourage you to use the contact information above to write to your U.S. senators.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Below are suggested scripts for your emails if you are an NP, nursing student, or not a healthcare professional. Your advocacy is needed to protect the healthcare system. It takes just minutes to make your voice heard.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-grid columns-md=”3″ gap=”md”] [hen-ui-heading variant=”h3″ align=”center”]For NPs[/hen-ui-heading] [Senator’s name]:[hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]National Nurse Practitioner Week is November 13-19. Did you know there are more than 234,000 solutions to the physician healthcare shortage facing the United States? These are the country’s nurse practitioners who are already licensed and working in all 50 states.[/hen-ui-text][reduced/restricted] practice, meaning that they cannot provide healthcare services to the full extent of their education and training. Despite the overwhelming evidence that NPs provide safe, high-quality, and cost-effective healthcare, they’re still unable to practice to the full extent of their graduate education and clinical training in [state]. [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Please support the expansion of their practice to include evaluating patients; diagnosing; ordering and interpreting tests; and initiating and managing treatments, including prescribing medication, under the exclusive authority of our state board of nursing.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Thank you,[/hen-ui-text][Your signature]
[hen-ui-heading variant=”h3″ align=”center”]For nursing students[/hen-ui-heading] [Senator’s name]:[state]. I am currently an NP student at [name of school, if desired]. As a student, I am specializing in the [name of field] and completing [number] of clinical hours in this specialty.[reduced/restricted] practice authority in this state. Despite the overwhelming evidence that NPs provide safe, high-quality, and cost-effective healthcare, they’re still unable to practice to the full extent of their graduate education and clinical training in [state]. As a future NP, I ask you to support full-practice authority for NPs in [name of state] and to acknowledge nurse practitioners during National NP Week.[hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Thank you,[/hen-ui-text][Your signature]
[hen-ui-heading variant=”h3″]For those who are not healthcare professionals[/hen-ui-heading] [Senator’s name]:[hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]National Nurse Practitioner Week is November 13-19. I am grateful for the many nurse practitioners that serve our state. There are more than 230,000 nurse practitioners across the country, providing excellent healthcare and helping to offset the looming physician shortage. NPs have full-practice authority in more than 20 other states, but not in ours.[/hen-ui-text][state], where NPs practice under a [reduced/restricted] setting. [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Despite the overwhelming evidence that NPs provide safe, high-quality, and cost-effective healthcare, they’re still unable to work to the full extent of their graduate education and clinical training. Please support change in our state and be sure to thank all of these invaluable healthcare providers during National NP Week.[/hen-ui-text][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Thank you,[/hen-ui-text][Your signature]
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