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Government Affairs
Current Hot Topics:
Funding for nursing education, practice and research
Title
VIII of Public Health Services Act
Health Care Reform that promotes access to high quality care and includes nurses
practicing to full scope of education & training
Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistant Access Act 2011
(H.R.2134)
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Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011 (S.227)
Resources:
American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses (ASPAN)
www.aspan.org
Virginia Society of Perianesthesia Nurses (VSPAN)
www.virginiaspan.org
Legislative Coalition of Virginia Nurses (LCVN)
www.virginianurses.com
The
Nursing Community (NC)
www.thenursingcommunity.org
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Americans for Nursing Shortage Relief
Association of Nurse Executives
For
More information and/or to added to VSPAN advocacy updates please contact:
Donna
Goyer
540-853-0332
For National updates, especially related to perianesthesia nursing,
please visit the ASPAN website @
www.aspan.org , under members/government
affairs. You can access the ASPAN
Government Affairs Committee Roster, check the status of legislation, contact
you elected officials and as well as access the Government Affairs Primer for
your education, for Virginia information, please check out the following sites:
www.virginianurses.com for updates on Bills
& Status, Legislative Agenda and contacting your elected officials, click on the
Legislative Coalition of Virginia Nurses at the bottom of the page.
Another site that will connect you with Issues and Initiatives for
the State of Virginia, visit the governors site @
www.governor.virginia.gov . You may also
access other websites with the Commonwealth from this site.