The Voice of Nursing Leadership in Pennsylvania |
Current Bills in the Pennsylvania Legislature |
1. Nurse Staffing Practices & RatiosPONL Opposes “The Patient Safety Act” HB 106 (Mehaffie) & SB 240 (Collett) PONL is strongly committed to nurse staffing practices that support the provision of safe patient care. PONL endorses the autonomy of each healthcare organization to establish appropriate strategies to deliver high levels of patient care by providing safe, effective, and collaborative staffing practices. PONL is adamantly opposed to any legislation that would mandate nurse-to-patient ratios for all heath care organizations. Read PONL's Position Statement on Nurse Staffing Practices & Ratios (updated April 2021). | 2. TelemedicinePONL Supports |
3. Chief Nursing Officer of the CommonwealthPONL Monitoring
| 4. Full Practice Authority for Nurse PractitionersPONL Supports
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1. Updating International Nursing Licensure Exam RequirementUpdating International Nursing Licensure Exam Requirement Act 22 (formerly HB 889) | Passed into law on June 10, 2022. Amends the Professional Nursing Law to allow the State Board of Nursing’s approval of graduates of international professional nursing education programs to sit for the RN licensure examination, provided such programs are determined to be equivalent to that which is required in Pennsylvania. Effective in 60 days.* 2. Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
3. Violence in the Workplace/No Last Name on Badges
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PONL Legislative Committee Members |
Rosa Hickey, Chair
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