This month’s legislative update covers the US House of Representatives’ passage of a bill that would give Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nurses and other clinicians full collective bargaining rights, the case for approving NP full practice authority in Pennsylvania, the finalized PA Licensure Compact Model Legislation, and an update on resolutions and amended reports pertaining to NPs and PA from the AMA’s House of Delegates interim meeting.
The US House of Representatives passed the VA Employee Fairness Act (HR 1948) with bipartisan support by a margin of 219 to 201 on December 15, 2022. The bill would grant VA nurses and other clinicians full collective bargaining rights. National Nurses United (NNU) applauded the bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif, chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.
“As a nurse who has proudly served our veterans for nearly 4 decades, I want to extend my deepest thanks to Chairman Takano for his tireless efforts to get the VA Employee Fairness Act through the House with bipartisan support,” said Irma Westmoreland, RN, and NNU vice-president, who works in the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Ga. “Nurses are patient advocates, and our input and insight [are] critical in determining best practices for patient care. Without full collective bargaining rights, VA nurses’ ability to effectively advocate for the health and safety of our patients and...
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