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You are Invited to Gather for the MAY Legislative Latte WHAT: The Monthly Open Forum for Nurses' about current Legislative and Professional Important to All Nurses! WHEN: Saturday, May 17, 2008 WHERE: Starbuck’s 7777 E. Hampden, Tamarac & Hampden
Government Affairs & Public Policy A constituent member of the American Nurses Association *******************************************************************************************
Friday, November 7th Phone: 303-321-3500 Fax: 303-320-0571 www.radisson.com/denverco_stapleton
Room Rate: $85.00 Tax: $14.85 TOTAL $99.85 (2 Queen Beds or 1 King Bed) Room reservations for the block will be available shortly – The hotel does accept pets for an additional Complete details to follow in the next few weeks. FYI – the hotel is in the process of a complete renovation at this time. We are pleased to announce that we will be one of the We look forward to hosting you all for another Have a great day! We hope you can attend!
BIG SUCCESS
With the signing of House Bills 1060, 1061 and 1094, Governor Ritter made it possible for Advanced Practice Nurses to treat Coloradan’s more effectively through increased access and better patient management. The key to this success was having one clear message, delivered by multiple individuals consistently throughout the process. It has been a long road from the days when Karen Tomky, Karen Zinc and other Advanced Practice Nurses started alerting the Colorado Nurses Association to the obstacles that they and their patients were encountering. In 2006, an opportunity to remove these barriers presented itself during an interim committee on healthcare policy that Paula Sterns (past Executive Director for CNA) and Charlie Hebeler, the CNA lobbyist attended. From that committee, HB 07-1023 (forerunner to HB 1060, 1061 and 1094) was born. While initially gaining support in the House, HB 07-1023 did not make it out of the Senate Health and Human Services committee. Over the last year, under the leadership of the Colorado Nurses Association, we were able to distill our message, redraft the bill language and come together as a united APN community to support HB 08-1060, 1061 and 1094. At every opportunity—in committee testimony, in meetings with physicians, in the legislative DVD, and in countless emails and phone contacts—we were all sharing the same message, and the message was heard LOUD and CLEAR. All 3 bills passed both the House and Senate with only 3 “no” votes!! That is a tremendous feat!...and one that we all shared a role in achieving. Please plan to join in Celebrating the successful passage of these bills and the premier of the APN video on the evening of during National Nurses Week. Details to follow shortly HB 1094 will take effect July 1, 2008. HB 1060 and 1061 will take effect on January 1, 2009. All three “laws” are available through the Colorado General Assembly’s home page. There are still some statutes that do not include APNs (like death certificates and certification of mental incompetence for trial), so please be sure that you are familiar with the statue and practicing within your Scope of Practice. The link to the signature bill is pasted in below. COVERAGE OF THE BILL SIGNING: http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/03/gov-ritter-gn.html 02/04/08 - This week HB 1061 passed the House with a vote of 62 to 0, with 15 new co-sponsors - There was a negotiation between CNA and the Colorado Medical Society on bill language after the first hearing in the House Health and Human Services Committee on HB 1061 - with consensus reached on bill language prior to the Vote in the House HHS Committee. Colorado Medical Society provided a written statment that supported the new bill language which was introduced prior to the vote. This agreement helped to decrease opposition on the bill. APN BILL HEARING UPDATE HB 1060, 1061 and 1094 Pass Unanimously out of Senate Committee - for details please visit our
The Colorado Nurses Association would like to thank our 2007 Convention Sponsors & Exhibitors for their time, efforts and continued support of professional nursing! Please find a full listing of all of our
2007 Legislative Session Update - Healthcare Whistleblower protection passes. Governor creates Nurse Workforce and Patient Care Task Force Register as a Medical Volunteer for Public Health Emergencies or Disasters - training is now available at no charge. We care about Health Care Reform in Colorado - More Why the American Nurses Association? How does ANA make a difference for you? ANA Position paper on Nurse Fatique - More Highlights of the Registered Nurse Workforce SurveyIn fall of 2006, the Colorado Health Institute(CHI), an independent, nonpartisan source of health information and policy analysis, analyzed the results of the responses of over 7,000 RNs who listed Colorado as an address, More ********************************************************************* Updates on saving 100K Lives Campaign - www.colorado100klives.org *************************************************************************The Colorado Nurses Association empowers and unites registered nurses to advance the profession through...
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