Legislative and Regulatory
Federal Register Volume 77, Number 146
Federal Register (PDF) (see page 9 for proposed revision to CNS definition)
LEGISLATIVE
In January of this year Peter McMenamin, Ph.D., Senior Policy Fellow, ANA analyzed Medicare and Medicaid data on APRNs contributions to Medicare and Medicaid. The table shows the amount of Part B billed by CNMs, CRNAs, NPs and CNSs. It also includes data on APRNs participation in the Physician Quality Report System (PQRS) and received bonuses. Also included are hyperlinks for each of the categories to the One Strong Voice policy blog on ANA NurseSpace that provides more detail.
HPNEC Letters to Appropriations Leaders (PDF)
HPNEC Letter to the President (PDF)
Learn the Truth about AMA's Truth in Advertising Campaign
The AMA initiated "Truth In Advertising" legislation in 2009 that was in response to the increasing number of healthcare providers being prepared at the doctoral level and the confusion that the AMA believed would occur as patients encountered these doctorate prepared practitioners. The AMA campaign includes both federal and state legislative efforts considered by many practitioners, including NACNS, to be unnecessary and duplicative of existing state and federal law that already contain requirements to clearly identify health providers and protect the public. NACNS supports the use of the title "doctor" for those nurses that have graduated from a doctoral nursing program. If you are in a state that is considering the AMA's legislation aimed at limiting titling use in the clinical setting and in advertising, the material available at this link provides talking points and an analysis that should be helpful in preventing the adoption of AMA's position.
Needs Great, Evidence Lacking for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Senate Appropriations: FY 2012 Funding for Health Programs (PDF)
2013-2015 Legislative & Regulatory Agenda (PDF)
Legislative and Regulatory Toolkit
REGULATORY
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Conditions of Participation
Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (PDF)
FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT RESOURCES FOR THE CNS
Medicare Guide: A Resource for Residents, Participating Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals (PDF)
Medicare Claims Submission Guidelines (PDF)
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