Call to Action: Colorado BON Proposed Changes for Prescriptive Authority
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Call to action: We need to hear your voices!
The Colorado Board of Nursing (BON, Board) is considering adopting new rules that would change the state’s regulations around Colorado’s 750-hour mentorship requirement for nurse practitioner (NP) prescriptive authority. We encourage you to attend the stakeholders meeting on October 23rd at 9:00am MST and make your voices heard. The Colorado Nurses Association and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners continue to work hard on this matter and want to hear how this will impact you personally and professionally. Attached is a document outlining the history of prescriptive authority in the state. Please use the link below to register:
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Reach out to Maria below with any registration questions:
Maria Rascon Arana
Phone: 303-869-3409
Email: dora_dpo_rulemaking@state.co.us
Update from AANP:
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) continues to have significant concerns about the effect of these proposed rules as written. We have joined several Colorado nursing stakeholders, including health systems, employers and NP licensees in providing feedback respectfully urging the Board not to advance the changes without further necessary revisions.
In particular, AANP and others are concerned the proposed rule language:
- May create added burden on NPs and employers that discourages hiring new graduate NPs.
- Does not provide adequate clarity for NPs and Mentors about the requirements.
- Would introduce a new, unnecessary increased liability component for Mentors.
- Fails to eliminate outdated references to elements that have been recently retired by the state legislature