31 st  Annual APRN  Legislative Update Improving state  practice authority  ...

What is Question 1? This proposed law would limit the number of patients that are assigned to registered nurses in h...

    HILL'S BIG THREE POINT TO ANOTHER RUN AT HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL By Colin A. Young STATE HO...

For a variety of reasons, the Massachusetts State Legislature failed to put forth a compromise Healthcare reform bill befo...

Thank you to all of our members who have supported our legislative efforts and remained engaged in this legislative sessio...

We are happy to report that the House and Senate versions of our legislation ( H.  2451/S. 1257 ) have been releas...

Many thanks to the MCNP members as well as NP supporters who wrote letters, called their legislators and helped advance ou...

Reprinted from: Nurses group opposes staffing ballot question COURTESY The Massachuset...

On November 7, 2017 our bill, H. 2451/S. 1257, along with more than 30 other scope of practice bills, was heard before the...

On Tuesday, November 7, 2017 the Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners will be presenting testimony at the State...

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On January 20, 2017 the Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners filed An Act  to Contain Health Care Costs...

    ON HEALTH CARE PRICES, BEACON HILL POISED TO TEST SPECIAL COMMISSION ROUTE By Kat...

Editorial Submitted  8/13/2016 by: Wendy Sergeant,  CAGS, MSN, MA, APRN-BC, PMHNP-BC Doctorate Stud...

After moving through the legislative process and overcoming major hurdles, H. 1996 did not pass. It was released fr...

Because of Your Advocacy - We Are One Step Closer! THANK YOU!  Because of your active support of our lo...

Just one-day before the 4/27/16 release deadline, the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (JCHCF) filed an extension...

Congratulations to all of our members who wrote letters, called their legislators and advocated for the pas...

On January 20, 2016  the MA Health Policy Commission released its final Cost Trends Report and has for the first time...

Boston : On November 17, 2015 the Joint Committee on Public Health (JCPH) held a hearing on more than forty bills dealing...

SCOPE OF PRACTICE LAW SEEN AS IMPEDIMENT TO CARE IN MASSACHUSETTS By Katie Lannan State House News Service BO...

MCNP/MANA Legislation  HB 1996/SB 1207, An Act to Remove Restrictions on the Licenses of NPs and CRNAs as Recommend...

And we are off! Last night, Thursday April 23 rd at Zucchinis’ Restaurant in Pittsfield, the Berkshire Region kicked of...

On April 16, 2015 MCNP/MANA legislation, An Act to Remove the Restrictions on the Licenses of NPs and CRNAs as Recommen...

Just as the MCNP and MANA were filing legislation in January to modernize the practice statutes for NPs and CRNAs in Massa...

Today the Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners along with the Massachusetts Association of Nurse Anesthetis...

COMMITTEE HEARS 'SCOPE OF PRACTICE' BILL By Gintautas Dumcius STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STAT...

STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - MORNING EDITION - TUESDAY, AUG. 5, 2014 STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE PATRICK TO SIGN SUBSTANCE ABUSE B...

Unfortunately, the Senate Amendment which would have removed restrictive licensing laws for NPs and CRNAs was not included...

With just 2 weeks remaining to garner as much support as we can for Budget Amendment #935, the MCNP is asking all members...

Craven & Ober Policy Strategists, LLC H. 2009/S. 1079 An Act to Improve Health Care Quality and R...

Many MCNP members were surprised and thrilled to hear the segment about our legislation and NPs in Primary Care...

We Have Won the First Battle! Late last evening, the Massachusetts Senate adopted Amendment # 935...

It was standing room only on April 9, 2014 at the MCNP Annual Health Policy Event as more than 90 students and members of...

As you recall, our legislation to follow the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine and the Federal Trade Commission...