As most of you know, AMNP and our partner associations worked diligently to suspend restrictive rules at the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic. Working with Governor Parson, we were able to secure the suspension of geographic proximity, chart reviews, one-month collaboration period, and other helpful initiatives. In addition to the initial suspensions, we have remained actively engaged in all subsequent extensions. As you know better than many others, the pandemic is not over.

As of now, the rule suspensions that have been in place since March of 2020 are set to expire on August 31st. We believe that a continued suspension is necessary, especially given the surges seen as a result of the delta variant in many communities across Missouri. Allowing the suspensions to expire could exacerbate the spikes and place an unnecessary burden on health care providers and patients. As such, we believe a further extension is warranted and we need YOUR help.

To help us continue to advocate for you, we need to hear from you how these suspensions have helped you as a provider, and more importantly, your patients. We would like to take the stories that we gather to Gov. Parson and demonstrate to him how impactful these suspensions have been and how catastrophic it would be to allow them to expire. Please consider taking a few minutes of your time to email us a quick story (or stories) about how this has affected your practice and how the expiration will affect you.

You can email your perspective on the suspensions to us at nursepractitioners@missourinp.org

Thank you in advance for taking time to help out. We are grateful to you for all that you continue to do for your patients and communities.