The American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) has recommended that advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)
“be licensed and regulated jointly
by the state medical and nursing boards.”
Clearly, The NCSBN Opposes American Medical Association Amendment on APRNs.
The AMA does not approve or see the value of U.S. Nursing Regulatory Bodies (NRB) governing their own licensed members -- Nurses. Instead, the AMA has positioned themselves to interfere in another professional discipline and impose their limitation on another healthcare provider -- Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.
The AMA is not intervening in other Healthcare domains … like Pharmacists, Dentists, Optometrists, Physical Therapists or Chiropractors – right? One has to ask “𝑾𝒉𝒚” … Why is the AMA so preoccupied with Nurses – Nurses that deliver care, lead others in the delivery of health care and are doing the work they were trained to perform and deliver???
This action taken by the AMA’s House of Delegates is a "loss” for the AMA to Lead and a loss for licensed Nurses to provide healthcare to individuals. At a critical time when healthcare workers have an unprecedented staffing shortage … globally, nationally and locally, the AMA had an opportunity to provide leadership by engaging and supporting Nurses. This is a sad outcome for Doctors and Nurses.
The Insight -----
An interesting strategic move by the AMA one has to ponder. The AMA is well aware that Advance Practice Degrees require the registered nurse to provide registration in order to maintain a valid license and practice. This is governed and maintained by the Nursing Boards. The NCSBN notes ….. “U.S. nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs) have regulated the practice of nursing for more than one hundred years. They have the unique experience and expertise to license, regulate and discipline nurses at all levels of practice from licensed practical/vocational nurses, to registered nurses to APRNs.”
The AMA should be focused on their own profession … failure to do so, may well awaken the profession one day to find the Disrupters have “taken the lead in healthcare” and they, the AMA physicians will be working and governed by WMT, AMZN, AAPL, GOOG, etc.
An Update July 3, 2023 ,,, 1:20 pm ET -----
I have reviewed the website for APRN and the AMA again --- see no updates to this recommendation by the AMA (American Medical Association).
The AMA does have the minutes from the June BOD meeting posted however, ironically ….. not one word about the recommendation. The work Nurse is not even in their minutes. So, how all of this came about is still new process and procedure to me.
As to what the outcome might be (just my opinion):
The AMA may withdraw the recommendation based on input from Nurses. Yes, once again Nurses are speaking out about another event that has a direct impact on their career and working conditions.
And the extreme outcome might become Congressional regulation. Congress might get involved if the outcome damages healthcare – providers or patients.
And many individuals with insight into the regulatory process for delivery of care have written about the $$$. The initiative is money driven. How the AMA can benefit financially is another aspect in the entire event but, another point to learn.
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https://www.ncsbn.org/news/ncsbn-opposes-ama-amendment-on-aprns by NCSBN Opposes American Medical Association Amendment on APRNs
Published June 16, 2023
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