Senate HHS Committee Considers Board of Nursing/HPSP legislation
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services passed SF 1890 Wednesday afternoon, which would give the Board of Nursing (BoN) more information about health care professionals who are eligible for the Health Professionals Service Program (HPSP) for treatment.
MNA testified and sent a letter to committee members about the bill and concerns with three elements of the bill. Specifically, the bill still contains measures that could result in a chilling effect on those who self-report to HPSP.
Senators Tony Lourey, John Marty, and Chris Eaton agreed that addiction is a disease, and nurses shouldn’t be disciplined for voluntarily seeking treatment.
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