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H. 5042
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Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Horne, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Bedingfield, Bernstein, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Branham, Brannon, G.A. Brown, R.L. Brown, Burns, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, H.A. Crawford, K.R. Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Edge, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hardwick, Harrell, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Kennedy, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, M.S. McLeod, W.J. McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, Norrell, R.L. Ott, Owens, Parks, Patrick, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, Robinson-Simpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Vick, Weeks, Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Wood
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Companion/Similar bill(s): 1196
Introduced in the House on April 3, 2014
Introduced in the Senate on April 8, 2014
Adopted by the General Assembly on April 8, 2014
Summary: Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nurse Midwife Day
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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4/3/2014 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 7)
4/8/2014 Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence
(Senate Journal-page 9)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE OUTSTANDING HEALTH CARE THAT NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES PROVIDE IN OUR STATE AND TO DECLARE THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014, THE COALITION FOR ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE'S ANNUAL "NURSE PRACTITIONER AND CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Whereas, nurse practitioners (NPs) and certified nurse midwives (CNMs) provide care to patients in many settings across South Carolina and are advanced practiced registered nurses (APRNs); and
Whereas, more than eight hundred thousand new patients will enter the South Carolina health care system under the Affordable Care Act by the end of this year; and
Whereas, the American Association of Medical Colleges Center for Workforce predicts that there will be a ninety-four percent increase in nurse practitioners and a shortfall of sixty-three thousand physicians by the end of 2015; and
Whereas, NPs and CNMs were found to have patient satisfaction rates equal to or higher than physicians and also tended to spend more time with patients during clinical visits. Similar reports and statements from the North Carolina Medical Journal, the Federal Trade Commission, the AARP, the Kellogg Foundation, and The Atlantic all echo this finding; and
Whereas, the Federal Trade Commission stated in a recent policy paper, "When APRNs are free from undue supervision requirements and other undue practice restrictions, they can more efficiently fulfill unmet health care needs"; and
Whereas, the National Governors' Association stated, "Existing research suggests that NPs can perform a subset of primary care services as well as or better than physicians"; and
Whereas, South Carolina ranks thirty-third in the number of primary care physicians per capita and ranks among the five unhealthiest states; and
Whereas, the Coalition for Access to Health Care will host its annual Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nurse Midwife Day at the South Carolina State House on Thursday, April 3, 2014, to educate policymakers that utilizing NPs and CNMs to the fullest extent of their education and experience will ultimately save the State money and will provide for greater access to health care for all South Carolinians. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize and honor the outstanding health care that nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives provide in our State and declare Thursday, April 3, 2014, the Coalition for Access to Health Care's annual "Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nurse Midwife Day" in South Carolina.
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