FL Legislative News! 2014 Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs announced today
Great News! Read on....
Florida House Speaker, Will Weatherford (Pasco & Hillsborough City) announced the 2014 Committee Chairs & Vice Chairs today.
Speaker-designate: Steve Crisafulli (R-Merrit Island) is to serve as House Majority Leader.
These are the Legislators of interest to most of our NP practice issues and practice bills:
- Committee: Health & Human Services Committee
- Chair: Corcoran
- Vice-Chair: Ahern
- Committee: Health Innovation Subcommittee
- Chair: Brodeur
- Vice-Chair: Steube
- Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee
- Chair: Roberson
- Vice-Chair: Rooney
- Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee
- Chair: Harrell
- Vice-Chair: Perry
Here is the good news! A brand new committee that is exciting to us is the new Select Committee on Health Care Workforce Innovation with Representative Jose Oliva serving as Chair and the Vice Chair is Representative (Dr.) Cary Pigman. The Select Committee will investigate health care practitioner workforce needs in Florida and explore policy options for meeting those needs. The Committee will study and pursue solutions for ensuring access to the right care in the right setting, including methods for increasing the number of practitioners educated in Florida, allowing practitioners to practice to the full extent of their education and training, and attracting a world class health care workforce to Florida.
FNPN BOD and our NP lobbyist, Allison Carvajal, has been actively involved during the spring and summer season - providing education and working with the legislative members. We are thrilled to see the vision of the House Speaker who is dedicated to making positive health work force changes in our state. These kind of changes happen because of our 10th year of advocacy committment providing a strong and united voice for NPs. If any of the above are your designated legislators, please make an appointment or make efforts to meet and educate them about your role as a NP in their district. Legislators are available in August at thier home offices usually. Now is the time!