Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I wanted to bring your attention to some amazing news for APRN's in Kansas.....our proposed bill for APRN Scope of Practice has been introduced in the House and Senate! First introduced in the Senate, the Bill has been titled SB69 (hyperlink below). The companion bill was introduced this week in the House and is titled HB2122 (hyperlink below). This is a big step in the direction of removing barriers to practice and access to health care for Kansans.

If there was ever a time where you had an inkling to contact your representatives NOW is the time. There is significant power in numbers...numbers of letters of support, stories of your practice challenges and successes, letters of testimony......there is power in numbers of emails regaling the benefits of APRN's in Kansas...there is power in numbers of people (APRNs, Friends, Family, patients) making the effort to visit the Capital, meet with legislators, Senators or simply attend the hearing and support the hard work of the few that have moved us forward to this point.

Please find below your once in a lifetime opportunities to "Be the Change" in Kansas! Here are the dates that you can help make history. Choose one or two or choose them all.

(1): Send correspondences NOW

SB69: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2015_16/measures/sb69/
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Members

Chair: Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook

Vice Chair: Sen. Michael O'Donnell

Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Laura Kelly

Members

Sen. Elaine Bowers
Sen. Jim Denning
Sen. David Haley
Sen. Mitch Holmes
Sen. Jacob LaTurner
Sen. Garrett Love
HB2122: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2015_16/measures/documents/hb2122_00_0000.pdf
House Standing Committee on Health and Human Services
Chair: Rep. Daniel Hawkins

Vice Chair: Rep. Susan Concannon

Ranking Minority Member: Rep. Jim Ward

Members

House
Rep. Barbara Bollier
Rep. Blake Carpenter
Rep. John Edmonds
Rep. Bud Estes
Rep. Broderick Henderson
Rep. Don Hill
Rep. Roderick Houston
Rep. Dick Jones
Rep. Kevin Jones
Rep. Jim Kelly
Rep. Les Osterman
Rep. Scott Schwab
Rep. Kent Thompson
Rep. John Wilson
(2): SB69 Hearing: Kansas Capital January 29, 2014

(3): Johnson County delegation luncheon Room 144S Topeka Capitol at 12:00pm
34 delegates invited. Cathy Gordon and Kendra Wyatt hosting. (NO RSVP Necessary) Come and meet the delegates and tell them how important your role as an APRN is in Kansas.

(4): HB2122: TBA (anticipate first week of February)

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns about how to get involved in this powerful grassroots effort.

Jill Ariagno MSN, RN, CPNP
President-Greater Kansas City Chapter of NAPNAP