Historical APRN Overviews
June, 2020 Update
Unfortunately the legislative session ended with the no public hearings held in either the Assembly or Senate Health Committees. We were not able to come to agreement with the Wisconsin Hospital Association who wanted APRN “documentation of collaboration with a physician” included in the legislation. WNA opposed this as it did not achieve our goal of Full Practice Authority for all APRNs which impacts patient access to quality care.. WNA’s Nurse Practitioner Forum Board and the WNA Board will be working with legislators and candidates on supporting the APRN Modernization Act for the next biennium.
December, 27 2019 Update
December 15, 2019 Update
Date | Time |
Tuesday December 17, 2019 | 7:00 – 7:30 am
7:00 – 7:30 pm |
Wednesday December 18, 2019 | 7:00 – 7:30 am
7:00 – 7:30 pm |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 | 7:00 – 7:30 am
7:00 – 7:30 pm |
Saturday, December 21, 2019 | 9:00 – 9:30 am |
Sunday, December 22, 2019 | 6:00 – 6:30 pm
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Monday December 30, 2019 | 7:00 – 7:30 am
7:00 – 7:30 pm |
Thursday January 2, 2020 | 7:00 – 7:30 am
7:00 – 7:30 pm |
Friday, January 3, 2020 | 7:00 – 7:30 am |
July 9, 2019 Update
Next step is Public Hearings.
The APRN Modernization Act has been introduced in both the Senate and Assembly. These companion bills are:
2019 Senate Bill 249 was introduced on May 30, 2019 and assigned to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
2019 Assembly Bill 267 was introduced on June 7, 2019 and assigned to the Assembly Health Committee.
There are a total of 40 legislators that have signed on as cosponsors to the bills. Thanks to all of you who contacted your legislator.
We are hoping that the Committees will hold public hearings before October.
WNA will be hosting two webinars to review the legislation. The first webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, July 30th, please click here to learn more about the webinar.
For additional information please see this infographic and please read this FAQ
The APRN Modernization Act is a legislative proposal developed by APRNs for APRNs to:
- Increase the visibility of APRN practice and role through adding a new section in Wisconsin’s Nurse Practice Act the creation of the APRN practice in Wisconsin State Statute 441. docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/441
- Reflect the language found in the 2008 APRN Consensus Model developed through the leadership of the National Council of States Boards of Nursing which calls for APRN Licensure, school of nursing accreditation, national board certification and graduated with a master’s or DNP degree. ncsbn.org/Consensus_Model_Report.pdf
- Provide title protection for APRN and the four roles; CNM, CRNA, CNS, and NP.
- Amend current statutes (~50) by changing APNP to APRN