Florida State Representative Tyler Sirois (Dist 51 Merritt Island) and Senator Jeff Brandes (Dist 24, St Petersburg) filed the House (HB 11-filed 1/5/2021) and Senate  (SB 424 -filed 1/5/2021)  bills for APRN Autonomous Practice; Revises practice requirements for autonomous advanced practice registered nurse. Both are brief, simple bills that seek to remove physician supervision and mandatory written protocols. Both references the Autonomous Practice Bill passed last session that excluded or placed additional practice limits on over 40% of APRNs (CRNAs, CNM's and CNS's - those not in Primary Care roles. 

With over 43,897 licensed APRNs in Florida, its time to remove these barriers as the state of Massachusetts just did. The session begins March 2, 2021House and Senate Committees area set and Chairs named. Sign up for Bill Tracking to keep up to date.