MNA 2023 Legislative Plan (updates to follow as bills make their way through the legislative process)

 

MONITORING

  • Infectious disease reporting
  • Nurse licensure compact for APRNs
  • Department of labor change in licensing rules

 

OFFENSE: plan with potential bill draft

  • Violence against Nurses and Healthcare Workers
  • RN safe staffing standards
  • Support the State Employee pay plan

                           

DEFENSE: plan to work to halt bad legislation

  • Anti-Public Health
  • Right to Work (Protect the Blue-Eyed Nurse Bill and right to collectively bargain)
  • State Pensions/Longevity
  • Right to Privacy regarding Healthcare
  • Full-practice authority for APRN’s

Important Bill Information

HB 590 – Revise labor laws relating to violence against healthcare workers

HB 409 – APRN Compact

  • Tabled in committee 10-0

HB 303 – Deny Care based on conscience objection for any employee of healthcare

SB 99 – SB 99 penalizes health care workers for providing services to youth who seek medical advice about being transgender

HB 590 and HB 568 Hearing

HB 590 – MNA Workplace Violence Bill

HB 568 – MNA introduces Safe Staffing Legislation.

HB 448 – Revise Laws related to Right to Work

HB 645 – Prohibit Donations of certain blood (MNA opposes)

HB 409 – APRN Compact that adds minimum practice hours as requirement for advanced practice to obtain a multi-state license. (MNA opposes HB 409)

HB 303 – Deny Care based on conscience objection for any employee of healthcare

SB 140 – Revise Nurse Union Membership. MNA opposes SB 140.

HB 216 – Revise union membership targeting public nurses and employees. MNA opposes HB 216