From mo6973 at comcast.net Tue Jul 1 11:59:19 2008 From: mo6973 at comcast.net (mo6973@comcast.net) Date: Tue Jul 1 12:03:55 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] Link to PA health centers Message-ID: <070120081559.21765.486A54570002B915000055052216554886CCC9C7C00103@comcast.net> Dear Friends, My sister is working on a project and would appreciate a link or links to health centers (name, address, phone no) in PA. Thanks in advance! Sincerely, Maureen Glendon MSN CRNP Huntingdon Valley, PA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://www.legalisi.com/pipermail/pacnp_member/attachments/20080701/ed1e1c2f/CallforAbstracts--DrexelUniversityWomensHealthConference--AtlanticCityNJ--Feb.11-132009-0001.htm From mrgnplant at aol.com Sat Jul 5 20:01:35 2008 From: mrgnplant at aol.com (Morgan Plant) Date: Sat Jul 5 20:06:40 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] Fee for Approval of CE Courses for CRNPs Message-ID: <21B530B5-B4DE-40E0-AD4B-EFCC41EC7317@aol.com> RULES AND REGULATIONS STATE BOARD OF NURSING [ 49 PA. CODE CH. 21 ] Fee for Approval of Continuing Education Courses for Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners [38 Pa.B. 3656] [Saturday, July 5, 2008] The State Board of Nursing (Board) amends ? 21.253 (relating to fees) to read as set forth in Annex A. Section 21.253 is amended by setting an application fee for approval of certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) continuing education courses. Description and Need for the Rulemaking Section 8.1 of the Professional Nursing Law (act) (63 P. S. ? 218.1) requires each CRNP to complete, in the 2 years prior to CRNP certification renewal, at least 30 hours of continuing education approved by the Board. For a CRNP with prescriptive authority, the 30 hours of continuing education must include at least 16 hours in pharmacology. In initially promulgating regulations to implement CRNP continuing education in 2004, the Board preapproved continuing education courses offered by certain providers whom the Board anticipated would develop and offer the vast majority of programs for CRNP continuing education. However, the Board also recognized that other entities would provide CRNP continuing education and provided in that rulemaking that any other provider of CRNP continuing education and individual CRNPs could seek approval of a continuing education course. The rulemaking provided that an applicant for approval of a CRNP continuing education course must pay the required fee; however, the rulemaking did not set the fee. Section 11.2(a) and (d) of the act (63 P. S. ? 221.2(a) and (d)) requires the Board to set fees by regulation so that revenues meet or exceed expenditures over a biennial period. General operating expenses for enforcement of the act are funded through biennial license renewal fees. The various licensing boards of the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs attempt to recover expenses related to specific services directly through fees based upon the actual cost of providing the service. The Department of State has determined that the cost to review an application for approval of a CRNP continuing education course is $100. To implement the fee necessary for this service of reviewing an application for approval of a CRNP continuing education course offered by a provider that is not on the preapproved provider list, the Board now sets this fee at $100. Summary of Comments and Responses to Proposed Rulemaking The Board published notice of proposed rulemaking at 37 Pa.B. 1035 (March 3, 2007) with a 30-day public comment period. The Board received no written comments from members of the public during the public comment period. On April 18, 2007, the House Professional Licensure Committee (HPLC), as part of its review of proposed rulemaking under the Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. ?? 745.1--745.12a), notified the Board that the HPLC had no comments and would take no formal action on the proposed rulemaking until final promulgation. The Board received no comments from the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee (SCP/PLC) as part of its review of proposed rulemaking under the Regulatory Review Act. On May 2, 2007, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC), as part of its review of proposed rulemaking under section 5(a) of the Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. ? 745.5(a)), notified the Board that IRRC had no objection, comments or recommendations to offer on the proposed rulemaking. Subsequent to the close of the public comment period, the Board received comments from the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). ACNM first suggested, to minimize costs to the Board, that the Board form a committee of CRNP educators to review courses on a volunteer basis. Because section 8.1(c) of the act requires the Board to approve courses, the Board cannot delegate this authority. Additionally, the scope of this rulemaking is limited to setting the course approval fee. ACNM also suggested enlarging the scope of preapproved providers. Although the Board considers this to be a valuable suggestion and will seek to implement it in other rulemakings, the scope of this rulemaking is limited to setting the course approval fee. Finally, ACNM suggested lowering the fee to an affordable amount, such as $25, to cover the resources needed to review the course by a Board member. Because the Department of State has determined that the cost to review an application is $100, to cover the costs of providing the service, the Board will set the fee at $100. No amendments were made to the final-form rulemaking in response to these comments. Fiscal Impact and Paperwork Requirements The final-form rulemaking will have no adverse fiscal impact and will impose no additional paperwork requirements on the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions. The final-form rulemaking will have a modest fiscal impact on members of the private sector who seek approval of CRNP continuing education courses. Effective Date The final-form rulemaking will become effective upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Statutory Authority The final-form rulemaking is authorized under sections 8.1(c) and 11.2(a) and (d) of the act (63 P. S. ?? 218.1(c) and 221.2(a) and (d)). Regulatory Review Under section 5(a) of the Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. ? 745.5(a)), on February 21, 2007, the Board submitted a copy of the notice of proposed rulemaking, published at 37 Pa.B. 1035, to IRRC and the Chairpersons of the HPLC and the SCP/PLC for review and comment. Under section 5(c) of the Regulatory Review Act, IRRC, the HPLC and the SCP/PLC were provided with copies of the comments received during the public comment period, as well as other documents when requested. In preparing the final-form rulemaking, the Board has considered all comments received from IRRC, the HPLC, the SCP/PLC and the public. Under section 5.1(j.2) of the Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. ? 745.5a(j.2)), on April 7, 2008, the HPLC approved the final-form rulemaking. On June 4, 2008, the SCP/PLC was deemed to have approved the final-form rulemaking. Under section 5(g) of the Regulatory Review Act, the final-form rulemaking was deemed approved by IRRC effective June 4, 2008. Additional Information Persons who require additional information about the final-form rulemaking should submit inquiries to Ann Steffanic, Administrator, State Board of Nursing, by mail to P. O. Box 2649, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649, or by e-mail at st-nurse@state.pa.us. Findings The Board finds that: (1) Public notice of proposed rulemaking was given under sections 201 and 202 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P. L. 769, No. 240) (71 P. S. ?? 1201 and 1202) and regulations promulgated thereunder, 1 Pa. Code ?? 7.1 and 7.2. (2) A public comment period was provided as required by law and all comments were considered. (3) There are no amendments to this final-form rulemaking that would enlarge the scope of proposed rulemaking published at 37 Pa.B. 1035. (4) The final-form rulemaking adopted by this order is necessary and appropriate for the administration of the act. Order The Board, acting under its authorizing statute, orders that: (a) The regulations of the Board, 49 Pa. Code Chapter 21, are amended by amending ? 21.253 to read as set forth in Annex A. (b) The Board shall submit this order and Annex A to the Office of Attorney General and the Office of General Counsel for approval as required by law. (c) The Board shall certify this order and Annex A and deposit them with the Legislative Reference Bureau as required by law. (d) The final-form rulemaking shall take effect upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. MARY E. BOWEN, RN, CRNP, Chairperson (Editor's Note: For the text of the order of the Independent Regulatory Review Commission relating to this document, see 38 Pa.B. 3461 (June 21, 2008).) Fiscal Note: Fiscal Note 16A-5128 remains valid for the final adoption of the subject regulation. Annex A TITLE 49. PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS PART I. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Subpart A. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS CHAPTER 21. STATE BOARD OF NURSING Subchapter C. CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTIONERS GENERAL PROVISIONS ? 21.253. Fees. The following fees are charged by the Board: Certification $100 Biennial renewal of certification $50 Verification of certification $15 Application for prescriptive authority $50 Each additional collaborative agreement for prescriptive authority $30 Biennial renewal of prescriptive authority $25 Application for approval of new nursing program $735 Application for approval of CRNP continuing education course $100 [Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-1254. Filed for public inspection July 3, 2008, 9:00 a.m.] No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit. This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Bulletin full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version. webmaster@PaBulletin.com Morgan Plant & Associates 322 S West Street Carlisle, PA 17013 Voice: 717-245-0902 Cell: 717-386-1012 Fax: 717-245-0953 mrgnplant@aol.com -------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/related From mrgnplant at aol.com Sat Jul 5 20:02:47 2008 From: mrgnplant at aol.com (Morgan Plant) Date: Sat Jul 5 20:07:45 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] New Schedule of Civil Penalties - Nurses Message-ID: <28193459-882E-4CE9-A0C3-71FDB9F62035@aol.com> RULES AND REGULATIONS Title 49--PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS [ 49 PA. CODE CH. 43b ] Schedule of Civil Penalties--Nurses [38 Pa.B. 3654] [Saturday, July 5, 2008] The Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs (Commissioner) hereby rescinds ? 43b.18 (relating to schedule of civil penalties--nurses--statement of policy) and replaces it with ? 43b.18a (relating to schedule of civil penalties--nurses) to read as set forth in Annex A. Effective date The amendments are effective upon final-form publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Statutory authority Section 5(a) of the act of July 2, 1993 (P. L. 345, No. 48) (Act 48) (63 P. S. ? 2205(a)) authorizes the Commissioner, after consultation with licensing boards and commissions in the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (Bureau), to promulgate a schedule of civil penalties for violations of the acts or regulations of the licensing boards or commissions. Background and purpose Act 48 authorizes agents of the Bureau to issue citations and impose civil penalties under schedules adopted by the Commissioner in consultation with the Bureau's boards and commissions. Act 48 citations streamline the disciplinary process by eliminating the need for formal orders to show cause, answers, adjudications and orders, and consent agreements. At the same time, licensees who receive an Act 48 citation retain their due process right of appeal prior to the imposition of discipline. The use of Act 48 citations has increased steadily since 1996, when the program was first implemented, and they have become an important part of the Bureau's enforcement efforts, with approximately 30% of all sanctions imposed by the boards and commissions being accomplished through the Act 48 citation process. Annex A sets forth amendments to the civil penalty schedule of the State Board of Nursing (Board). The amendments were drafted following discussions with a representative of the Commissioner and the Board at regularly scheduled public meetings. The schedule of civil penalties for lapsed license violations was previously published as a statement of policy at 34 Pa.B. 5809 (October 23, 2004). This rulemaking codifies the schedule of civil penalties as a regulation. In addition, the schedule of civil penalties is being amended to establish new civil penalties for violation of the continuing education requirement recently enacted in section 12 of the Professional Nursing Law (law) (63 P. S. ? 222). Section 12 of the law requires professional nurses to complete 30 hours of continuing education during each biennium. The Board is promulgating comprehensive regulations implementing the mandate of section 12 of the law through separate rulemaking. The Commissioner is adopting a civil penalty schedule for violation of the continuing education requirements for professional nurses because with over 200,000 professional nurses now subject to continuing education requirements, the Commissioner and Board believe the Act 48 citation process will be a much more efficient method of handling violations, while still ensuring licensees due process. Description of the amendments The Commissioner, in consultation with the Board, is establishing a $250 civil penalty for the first offense of failing to complete 1 to 10 hours of continuing education in a biennial period; a $500 civil penalty for failing to complete 11 to 20 hours of continuing education in a biennial period; and a $1,000 civil penalty for failing to complete 21 to 30 hours of continuing education in a biennial period. Second and subsequent offenses would not be subject to an Act 48 citation, but rather, would proceed through the formal disciplinary process. Summary of comments to the proposed rulemaking and the Commissioner's response Notice of proposed rulemaking was published at 37 Pa.B. 1986 (April 28, 2007). During the public comment period, the Commissioner received comments from the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA). In addition, as part of their review under the Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. ?? 745.1--745.12a), the House Professional Licensure Committee (HPLC) submitted a comment. The Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee (SCP/PLC) did not comment. On June 28, 2007, the Commissioner received a letter from the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) indicating that the Commission had no objections, comments or recommendations to offer on this regulation. The following represents a summary of the comments received and the Commissioner's response. The PSEA expressed the opinion that the schedule of civil penalties for nurses who fail to complete mandatory continuing education is too harsh. In addition, the PSEA commented that there did not appear to be any due process provisions in the regulations to allow the nurse to appeal the imposition of a fine. As a result of these comments, the Commissioner discussed the civil penalty schedule with the Board and concluded that the civil penalties are not excessive; in fact, they are significantly lower than the fines imposed by many other licensing boards in the Bureau for continuing education violations. For example, some boards routinely impose civil penalties of $50 to $100 per credit hour deficient. For ease of administration and due to the significantly larger licensee population of the Board, the Board and the Commissioner have determined that the civil penalties should be imposed in blocks of credits deficient rather than per credit hour. The Commissioner and the Board believe that these civil penalties are not excessive and will serve as a sufficient deterrent to prevent nurses from neglecting their mandatory continuing education requirement. The procedures for appealing a civil penalty imposed by citation are set forth in ? 43b.3 (relating to procedures). A nurse who wishes to dispute the imposition of a civil penalty imposed by citation simply declares this intention and mails the citation form back to the Bureau. A hearing is then scheduled before a hearing examiner, for which the nurse is notified by first class mail. If the nurse disagrees with the decision of the hearing examiner, the nurse may appeal it to the Board. If the Board ultimately determines that the nurse has violated the regulations and is subject to the civil penalty, the nurse may appeal the Board's decision to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. The nurse's due process rights are fully protected by these procedures. The HPLC noted that the schedule of civil penalties also includes a civil penalty for practicing on a lapsed license and that the continuing education requirement was imposed by the General Assembly as a condition for biennial renewal. Therefore, the HPLC asked whether a nurse would be subject to the civil penalties for both the failure to complete the continuing education requirement and for practicing on a lapsed license. Because the Bureau's enforcement of the continuing education requirements for all of the health-related boards is accomplished by way of post-renewal audit which is not accomplished until after the biennial renewal is completed, all otherwise renewable licenses are renewed. The Board has elected to impose a 6-month compliance period following the end of the biennial renewal period in which all deficient continuing education must be made up. Those nurses who self-report or who are identified as having been deficient through the postrenewal audit will be subject to the civil penalty for violation of the continuing education requirements. Those nurses who falsely certified that they were in compliance when they renew their licenses may also be subject to disciplinary action for violation of section 14(a)(4) of the law (63 P. S. ? 224(a)(4)), which prohibits fraud or deceit in securing admission to practice. In addition, nurses who fail to make up the continuing education during the 6-month compliance period, or have subsequent continuing education violations, will be subject to additional discipline, including additional civil penalties, reprimand or even suspension until the nurse comes into compliance. However, a nurse's license will remain active during the disciplinary process, therefore, the Board does not anticipate many circumstances when civil penalties for practicing on a lapsed license would be imposed in addition to the civil penalties for failure to complete the continuing education. No amendments were made to the final-form rulemaking as a result of these comments. Fiscal Impact and Paperwork Requirements The amendments would have no adverse fiscal impact on the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions, and would reduce the paperwork requirements of both the Commonwealth and the regulated community by eliminating the need for orders to show cause, answers, consent agreements and adjudications/orders for those violations subject to the Act 48 citation process. Sunset Date Professional licensure statutes require each board and commission to be self-supporting; therefore, boards and commissions continually monitor the cost effectiveness of regulations affecting their operations. As a result, no sunset date has been assigned. Regulatory Review Under section 5(a) of the Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. ? 745.5(a)), on April 18, 2007, the Commissioner submitted a copy of the notice of proposed rulemaking, published at 37 Pa.B. 1986, to the IRRC and the Chairpersons of the HPLC and the SCP/PLC for review and comment. Under section 5(c) of the Regulatory Review Act, IRRC, the HPLC and the SCP/PLC were provided with copies of the comments received during the public comment period, as well as other documents when requested. In preparing the final-form rulemaking, the Board has considered all comments from IRRC, the HPLC, the SCP/PLC and the public. Under section 5.1(j.2) of the Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. ? 745.5a(j.2)), on May 24, 2008, the final-form rulemaking was approved by the HPLC. On June 4, 2008, the final-form rulemaking was deemed approved by the SCP/PLC. Under section 5(g) of the Regulatory Review Act was deemed approved effective June 4, 2008. Additional Information Additional information may be obtained by writing to Basil L. Merenda, Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs, P. O. Box 2649, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649. Findings The Commissioner finds that: (1) Public notice of proposed rulemaking was given under sections 201 and 202 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P. L. 769, No. 240) (45 P. S. ?? 1201 and 1202) and the regulations promulgated under those provisions in 1 Pa. Code ?? 7.1 and 7.2. (2) A public comment period was provided as required by law and all comments were considered. (3) This final-form rulemaking does not enlarge the purpose of the proposed rulemaking published at 37 Pa.B. 1986. (4) This final-form rulemaking is necessary and appropriate for administering and enforcing the Act 48. Order The Commissioner, acting under the authority provided under Act 48, orders that: (a) The civil penalty schedules promulgated by the Commissioner, 49 Pa. Code Chapter 43b, are amended by deleting the statement of policy in ? 43b.18 and by adding ? 43b.18a to read as set forth in Annex A. (b) The Commissioner shall submit this order and Annex A to the Office of General Counsel and the Office of Attorney General as required by law. (c) The Commissioner shall certify this order and Annex A and deposit them with the Legislative Reference Bureau as required by law. (d) This order shall take effect on publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. BASIL L. MERENDA, Commissioner (Editor's Note: For the text of the order of the Independent Regulatory Review Commission relating to this document, see 38 Pa.B. 3461 (June 21, 2008).) Fiscal Note: Fiscal Note 16-38 remains valid for the adoption of the subject regulation. Annex A TITLE 49. PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS PART I. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Subpart A. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS CHAPTER 43b. COMMISSIONER OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS SCHEDULE OF CIVIL PENALTIES, GUIDELINES FOR IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTIES AND PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL ? 43b.18. (Reserved). ? 43b.18a. Schedule of civil penalties--nurses. STATE BOARD OF NURSING Violation under 63 P. S. Title/Description Civil Penalty Section 225.4 Practicing professional nursing on a lapsed license 1st offense-- 0--12 mos.-- $100 per month up to $1,000 Over 12 months-- Formal action 2nd offense-- Formal action Section 664(4) Practicing practical nursing on a lapsed license 1st offense-- 0--12 mos.-- $75 per month; Over 12 months-- Formal action 2nd offense-- Formal action Section 225.4 Holding oneself out as a licensed dietitian- nutritionist on a lapsed license 1st offense-- 0--12 months-- $100 per month up to $1,000 Over 12 months-- Formal action 2nd offense-- Formal action Section 222(b) Failure to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education 1st offense-- Deficiency of 1--10 hours--$250 Deficiency of 11--20 hours--$500 Deficiency of 21--30 hours--$1,000 2nd offense-- Formal action [Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-1253. Filed for public inspection July 3, 2008, 9:00 a.m.] No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit. 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Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version. webmaster@PaBulletin.com Morgan Plant & Associates 322 S West Street Carlisle, PA 17013 Voice: 717-245-0902 Cell: 717-386-1012 Fax: 717-245-0953 mrgnplant@aol.com -------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/related From pa.cnp at verizon.net Mon Jul 7 14:35:15 2008 From: pa.cnp at verizon.net (pacnp) Date: Mon Jul 7 14:41:02 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] FW: Live Webcast of Blues Consolidation Hearings Message-ID: <000201c8e060$36367540$0301a8c0@Margie> From: IN, Consumer Liaison Office [mailto:ra-in-consumerliaison@state.pa.us] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 1:56 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Live Webcast of Blues Consolidation Hearings In April 2008, two of Pennsylvania's largest health insurers, Highmark and Independence Blue Cross filed with the PA Insurance Department requesting to consolidate their companies which, if granted, will form one of the largest health insurance companies in the nation. As part of the PA Insurance Department's commitment to ensuring that consumers' interest is represented, PA Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario is holding public informational hearings on the consolidation proceedings during the next two weeks at several locations around the state. For your convenience, the webcasts for each public informational hearing will now be available online. You can access the webcasts at http://rso6k.rmxpres.com/webcast/data/highmarkibchearing/msh.htm. The hearings are being held on the following dates and times: July 8 at 9 am and 7 pm July 10 at 9 am and 7 pm July 15 at 9 am and 7 pm July 16, 9 am The deadline for accepting comments for the hearings has been extended to July 8th. 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Duties include: Enforcement of Standard Precautions; hospital-acquired infection surveillance, specific environmental monitoring; outbreak management; regulatory compliance; administration of educational programs; participation in Quality Improvement initiatives; collection of data and generating reports using Access database, Excel graphs, and spreadsheets; reporting communicable diseases to the local department of health; analyzing infection data for submission to PHC4 for state required reporting system; facilitating meetings of Infection Control Committee. Qualifications: * Candidates must have a minimum of 2 years infection control experience. * 3 years medical-surgical nursing experience. * Current Pennsylvania RN license (BSN preferred, CIC preferred). * Certification in Infection Control (or eligibility). * Attendance at an APIC approved program for Infection Control Practitioners preferred. We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive list of benefits. 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Keith McCall, D-Carbon, and Todd Eachus, D-Luzerne, said the Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation has granted nearly $13.5 million in Nursing Education Grants for the 2008-09 academic year. "This funding is essential to helping nursing schools increase their recruitment and retention rates, which in turn, provides more qualified nurses for the citizens of the Commonwealth," McCall said. "It?s important to continue assisting students and nursing schools because nurses are really on the front lines of fighting for the health of our citizens." "Financial assistance will be distributed statewide to support the creation of class space for new nursing students and more nursing educators to get new nurses on the job to fill some of the slots left behind by retiring nurses and nurses who have left the profession," Eachus said. "This will help fix our nursing shortage, just like the legislation we passed to prohibit hospitals and other health-care facilities in the state from forcing nurses to work overtime ? legislation awaiting action in the Senate." The lawmakers said that Licensed Practical Nurse and Registered Nurse programs at 127 Pennsylvania schools of nursing will receive a total of $10.4 million, while 35 graduate schools of nursing will share $3 million in grant funding. The foundation has contributed more than $66 million through its various programs in support of nursing students since 2003. The PHEF Nursing Education Grant Program was created to help reverse the state's nursing shortage by generating non-taxpayer supported funding, which is otherwise unavailable to schools of nursing. In addition to the funding for the Nursing Education Grants, the PHEF board approved more than $1 million to provide awards through the Dr. Edna McKenzie Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students program. Ninety- seven Pennsylvania schools of nursing will each receive $10,310 in scholarship money. PHEF was created five years ago for the purpose of providing financial support to help students afford their nursing education. The foundation currently offers numerous aid programs for students, which can be found by visiting www.higheredfoundation.org or http://futuresinnursing.org . ### State Rep. Keith McCall D-Carbon www.pahouse.com/mccall State Rep. Todd Eachus D-Luzerne www.pahouse.com/eachus advertising Contact | Privacy | Legal | Home ? 2008 PA State Nurses Association, all rights reserved Morgan Plant & Associates 322 S West Street Carlisle, PA 17013 Voice: 717-245-0902 Cell: 717-386-1012 Fax: 717-245-0953 mrgnplant@aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.legalisi.com/pipermail/pacnp_member/attachments/20080709/9426e08d/attachment-0001.html From mo6973 at comcast.net Fri Jul 11 10:42:00 2008 From: mo6973 at comcast.net (mo6973@comcast.net) Date: Fri Jul 11 10:47:26 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] Waiver for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder Message-ID: <071120081442.18500.4877713800054AF1000048442215553894CCC9C7C00103@comcast.net> Dear Colleagues, I am posting this exciting opportunity on behalf of my social worker sister! Kindly read below to help clients over 21 with Autism Specturm Disorder! Please do not email me with questions, rather send them to ra-odpautismwaiver@state.pa.us Very respectfully, Maureen Glendon MSN, CRNP Huntingdon Valley, PA Hello All, I would like to notify your members of the new Adult Autism waiver in Pennsylvania. Detailed information can be obtained from our website at www.autisminpa.org . If you know of an adult (age 21 or over and living in Pennsylvania) with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, please tell them about our waiver. The website lists important information, such as application timeframes and services. Also, if you know of any service providers, please tell that the Bureau of Autism Services is looking to enroll providers of Autism services. Providers can Email ra-odpautismwaiver@state.pa.us Thank you for your help. Diane Glendon / Human Services Program Specialist Bureau of Autism Services, Office of Developmental Programs Department of Public Welfare Room 300 Philadelphia State Office Building / Phila PA 19130 Phone: 215.965.0545 / Fax: 215.965.0548 www.autisminpa.org www.dpw.state.pa.us http://www.autisminpa.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.legalisi.com/pipermail/pacnp_member/attachments/20080711/548692b7/attachment.html From jheffrn at aol.com Sat Jul 12 09:49:16 2008 From: jheffrn at aol.com (jheffrn@aol.com) Date: Sat Jul 12 09:54:51 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] looking for OB/GYN preceptor Message-ID: <8CAB23D35A6A0B9-16B8-3DD5@FWM-D39.sysops.aol.com> Hello all, I am a family NP student at Thomas Jefferson University and will be starting clinicals in the fall. I am looking for a preceptor to work with January to April for 64 hours total for my women's health rotation. I live in Pottstown and travel to philadelphia for work so I am really looking for a preceptor close to the Pottstown area for my clinical experiences. I am also trying to find a preceptor for next summer semester may to august?in adult internal medicine, or a practice seeing a larger percentage of?older adults. I would really appreciate any offers or advice! 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URL: http://www.legalisi.com/pipermail/pacnp_member/attachments/20080718/37c5ad75/attachment.html From pa.cnp at verizon.net Mon Jul 21 14:06:27 2008 From: pa.cnp at verizon.net (pacnp) Date: Mon Jul 21 14:12:54 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] Job Opportunity - Leesport, PA Message-ID: <000d01c8eb5c$7eb30840$0301a8c0@Margie> Nurse Practitioner The Reading Hospital and Medical Center is opening our very ?rst Convenient Care Clinic in a retail setting in Leesport, PA. It is a tremendous opportunity for Nurse Practitioners who will thrive in an environment offering: ? The freedom to make independent medical evaluations ? The support of the area?s finest hospital ? A predictable day/evening schedule ? CEU assistance ? No on-call ? Acute care experience for children and adults Must be a licensed Nurse Practitioner in the state of Pennsylvania. To learn more or to send your resume, e-mail: RNJobs@ReadingHospital.org. EOE www.ReadingHospital.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.legalisi.com/pipermail/pacnp_member/attachments/20080721/00a6f823/attachment.html From pa.cnp at verizon.net Mon Jul 21 14:43:18 2008 From: pa.cnp at verizon.net (pacnp) Date: Mon Jul 21 14:49:50 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] Job Opportunity - Delaware Valley, PA; Wilmington, DE Message-ID: <000501c8eb61$a7989950$0301a8c0@Margie> Advanced Practice Nurses - AI duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE Full-time As one of the largest pediatric health care systems in the nation, we've made a promise to do whatever it takes to prevent, treat and cure even the most disabling childhood conditions. As a part of our Collaborative Practice Model and patient-first philosophy, our Advanced Practice Nurses enjoy great professional respect for their contributions to children's health care. Working as a colleague with our physicians, other APNs and our nursing team, you'll benefit from the autonomy you need to improve the lives and well-being of patients and families. The Nemours organization owns and operates Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, as well as the Nemours Children's Clinic, a single group practice with multiple locations in Wilmington, DE and the Delaware Valley in PA, as well as Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola, Florida. In addition to feeling good about what you do and where you work, as a Nemours Associate you'll enjoy our Total Rewards package including: * 100% in-network medical and prescription drug coverage to dependents of full-time associates * One of the best pension plans in the industry * Generous continuing education program * Competitive salaries and paid time off Equal opportunity employer Opportunities include: Full-time: * Presurgical Care * Cardiac Research * General Surgery * Pulmonology * Urology * Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (Philadelphia) Part-time: * Developmental Medicine * Transitional Care * Wound Ostomy Qualifications: * Master's degree in nursing * 3+ years related clinical experience * Current Delaware RN and APN licenses * Pediatric experience preferred Apply online: www.nemours.org or call 1-800-451-2854. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.legalisi.com/pipermail/pacnp_member/attachments/20080721/1b7052c7/attachment-0001.html From pa.cnp at verizon.net Mon Jul 21 14:47:08 2008 From: pa.cnp at verizon.net (pacnp) Date: Mon Jul 21 14:53:45 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] Job Opportunity - Berks County Message-ID: <000f01c8eb62$31304af0$0301a8c0@Margie> Manager - Employee Health Services The Reading Hospital and Medical Center Reading, PA Full-time The Reading Hospital and Medical Center is an 800-bed, non-profit, tertiary facility and Level II Trauma Center located in scenic Berks County, PA. We offer all the benefits of community living and access to major urban entertainment and educational opportunities. We are seeking a CRNP to be responsible for the development, delivery, reporting and quality improvement of programs that promote the health and welfare of employees and students of The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. As the primary contact and manager of Employee Health Services, you will oversee and participate in ambulatory health care, including the application of surveillance screens and tests, vaccinations, education and work-related exams to comply with applicable standards of OSHA, Joint Commission, and federal and state regulations and standards. This position requires a CRNP with current PA license or eligibility for license. Master's degree and adult primary care experience preferred. Three to five years' employee health, occupational health and/or infection control experience is a must. Send your resume to Dankanichm@Readinghospital.org. EOE -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The award will be presented to a State Affiliate that has made a significant contribution to legislation, policy or regulation which promotes nurse practitioner practice. Click here for criteria and information on the nomination process. The award will be presented at the ACNP 2008 National Clinical Conference, October 29-November 2. acnp 2008 conference banner ACNP News from Affiliates Share your organization's activities, events and accomplishments with fellow NPs and take advantage of the "News from ACNP Affiliates" section on ACNP's website! Submit news and photos to acnp@acnpweb.org. Click here for more information. American College of Nurse Practitioners 1501 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 509 Arlington, Virginia 22209 Phone: (703) 740-2529 Fax: (703) 740-2533 acnp@acnpweb.org Forward email Safe Unsubscribe This email was sent to pcnp@pacnp.org by acnp@acnpweb.org. Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe T | Privacy Policy . Email Marketing by American College of Nurse Practitioners | 1501 Wilson Blvd. | Suite 509 | Arlington | VA | 22209 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.legalisi.com/pipermail/pacnp_member/attachments/20080721/4ea9f3fd/attachment-0001.html From pa.cnp at verizon.net Tue Jul 22 07:23:58 2008 From: pa.cnp at verizon.net (pacnp) Date: Tue Jul 22 07:30:47 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] FW: MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS ACT, 2008 Message-ID: <001901c8ebed$72d2c010$0301a8c0@Margie> Subject: MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS ACT, 2008 MEDICARE FACT SHEET FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2008 MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS ACT, 2008 Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced steps it is taking to implement certain Medicare provisions in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. On Tuesday, July 15, Congress voted to override the President's veto of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6331). The House vote was 383-41, while the Senate voted 70-26 in favor of enacting H.R. 6331 into law. As a result, the mid-year 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) rate of -10.6 percent has been replaced with a 0.5 percent update, retroactive to July 1, 2008. Physicians, non-physician practitioners and other providers of services paid under the MPFS should begin to receive payment at the 0.5 % update rates in approximately 10 business days, or less. Medicare contractors are currently working to update their payment system with the new rates. In the meantime, to avoid a disruption to the payment of claims for physicians, non-physician practitioners and other providers of services paid under the MPFS, Medicare contractors will continue to process the claims that have been on hold on a rolling basis (first in/first out) for payment at the -10.6% update level. After your local contractor begins to pay claims at the new 0.5% rate, to the extent possible, the contractor will begin to automatically reprocess any claims paid at the lower rates. Under the Medicare statute, Medicare pays the lower of submitted charges or the Medicare fee schedule amount. Claims with dates of service July 1 and later billed with a submitted charge at least at the level of the January 1 - June 30, 2008, fee schedule amount will be automatically reprocessed. Any lesser amount will require providers to contact their local contractor for direction on obtaining adjustments. Non-participating physicians who submitted unassigned claims at the reduced nonparticipation amount also will need to request an adjustment. To read the CMS Fact Sheet at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/fact_sheets.asp More information on physician pay issues is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PhysicianFeeSched/ More information on therapy caps is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/TherapyServices/ More information on DME is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid/ From pa.cnp at verizon.net Tue Jul 22 07:25:20 2008 From: pa.cnp at verizon.net (pacnp) Date: Tue Jul 22 07:31:51 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] FW: MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS ACT, 2008 Message-ID: <001a01c8ebed$a0195390$0301a8c0@Margie> Subject: MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS ACT, 2008 MEDICARE FACT SHEET FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2008 MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS ACT, 2008 Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced steps it is taking to implement certain Medicare provisions in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. On Tuesday, July 15, Congress voted to override the President's veto of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6331). The House vote was 383-41, while the Senate voted 70-26 in favor of enacting H.R. 6331 into law. As a result, the mid-year 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) rate of -10.6 percent has been replaced with a 0.5 percent update, retroactive to July 1, 2008. Physicians, non-physician practitioners and other providers of services paid under the MPFS should begin to receive payment at the 0.5 % update rates in approximately 10 business days, or less. Medicare contractors are currently working to update their payment system with the new rates. In the meantime, to avoid a disruption to the payment of claims for physicians, non-physician practitioners and other providers of services paid under the MPFS, Medicare contractors will continue to process the claims that have been on hold on a rolling basis (first in/first out) for payment at the -10.6% update level. After your local contractor begins to pay claims at the new 0.5% rate, to the extent possible, the contractor will begin to automatically reprocess any claims paid at the lower rates. Under the Medicare statute, Medicare pays the lower of submitted charges or the Medicare fee schedule amount. Claims with dates of service July 1 and later billed with a submitted charge at least at the level of the January 1 - June 30, 2008, fee schedule amount will be automatically reprocessed. Any lesser amount will require providers to contact their local contractor for direction on obtaining adjustments. Non-participating physicians who submitted unassigned claims at the reduced nonparticipation amount also will need to request an adjustment. To read the CMS Fact Sheet at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/fact_sheets.asp More information on physician pay issues is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PhysicianFeeSched/ More information on therapy caps is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/TherapyServices/ More information on DME is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid/ From pa.cnp at verizon.net Tue Jul 22 07:26:20 2008 From: pa.cnp at verizon.net (pacnp) Date: Tue Jul 22 07:32:41 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] FW: Medicare PQRI payment for Participating Providers! Message-ID: <001b01c8ebed$c3f8fb30$0301a8c0@Margie> Details for: MEDICARE QUALITY REPORTING INITIATIVE PAYS OVER $36 MILLION TO PARTICIPATING PHYSICIANS FROM THE 2007 PQRI REPORTING PERIOD For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Contact: CMS Office of Public Affairs 202-690-6145 MEDICARE QUALITY REPORTING INITIATIVE PAYS OVER $36 MILLION TO PARTICIPATING PHYSICIANS FROM THE 2007 PQRI REPORTING PERIOD The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) today announced payment of more than $36 million in bonus payments to many of the more than 56,700 health professionals who satisfactorily reported quality information to Medicare under the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). "Creating a value-based purchasing system is a critical way to improve our health care systems. By collecting quality data, health care providers can use the information to improve the quality care of beneficiaries," said Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt. Physicians, physician group practices, and other PQRI eligible professionals should receive their payments by August 2008. The average incentive amount for individual professionals is over $600 and average incentive payment for a physician group practice is over $4,700, with the largest payment to a physician group practice totaling over $205,700. "These payments to physicians for participating in the PQRI are a first step toward improving how Medicare pays for health care services," said CMS Acting Administrator Kerry Weems. "We all can agree that the current payment system needs to be reformed to pay for high quality care rather than continuing to pay for the volume of services. The PQRI has proven to be a successful step towards establishing a value-based purchasing program for physicians." The PQRI is a voluntary program and, in accordance with a law passed by Congress late in 2006, physicians and other eligible professionals are able to receive bonus payments of 1.5 percent of their total allowed Medicare charges, subject to a cap, by satisfactorily submitting quality information for services they furnish between July and December of 2007. More than 109,000 professionals participated in the 2007. Of those, over 56,700 physicians and other eligible professionals met statutory requirements for satisfactory reporting for the 2007 reporting period and are receiving incentive payments. The 2007 reporting period received participation in all 50 states, including D.C., Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Guam. Of all the participating states and territories, health professionals in Florida and Illinois are receiving the highest incentive payments for the 2007 reporting period. In Florida, they will receive a total of over $3 million and Illinois a total of over $2 million. While the 2007 PQRI was a positive step towards reporting quality information, the 2008 PQRI program included significant enhancements in terms of the scope of measures that could be reported, the opportunity to receive incentive payments for the entire year, ability to report measures within a group for a specified number of patients, and the use of registries to report quality measures. All eligible professionals that participated in the 2007 PQRI can begin accessing confidential feedback reports that aggregates the data they submitted and shows them how they compare with other participants. Providers must register with the Individuals Authorized Access to CMS Computer Services - Provider Community (IACS-PC) to access the feedback reports. The 2008 PQRI program has grown to include 119 quality measures which were published in the Physician Fee Schedule for 2008. Leading physician organizations participated in the development of the PQRI program measures. Nearly all of the measures are clinical performance measures, such as the percentage of patients who received necessary mammograms and cancer screenings. There are also two structural measures that focus on the use of electronic health records and electronic prescribing technology. As an alternative to submitting 2008 PQRI quality data as part of their Medicare claims submissions, eligible professionals may choose to report data on quality measures through a medical registry, and these registries will then report that data to CMS. Registry-based reporting will provide another way for eligible professionals to qualify for an incentive payment. Participating eligible professionals who don't report through a registry may choose to report data on either individual measures or on groups of measures that capture a number of data elements about common care processes for diabetes, kidney disease and preventive medicine. Registry-based reporting and reporting on groups of measures will provide more ways for eligible professionals to quality for an incentive payment. The PQRI is the first step toward bringing about changes in the way Medicare pays physicians and restoring stability and predictability to Medicare's physician payment program. The current payment system has been acknowledged by many health care policy experts for its several failings, including rewarding volume and episodic care over quality; exposing Medicare to rapid growth in spending without evidence of more spending leading to better care; and failing to focus on prevention and coordination of care. The PQRI is part of the President's Value-driven Health Care Agenda that seeks to address current problems in the health care sector regarding preventable errors, uneven quality of care and rising health care costs. More information about the PQRI program, including how eligible professionals can participate and the criteria to qualify for an incentive payment is available at www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI. # # # Susan M. Schrand, MSN, CRNP Executive Director Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners P.O. Box 545 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Ph/Fax (717) 766-4458 sschrand@pacnp.org www.pacnp.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.legalisi.com/pipermail/pacnp_member/attachments/20080722/8e02aa6d/attachment-0001.html From pa.cnp at verizon.net Tue Jul 22 11:20:26 2008 From: pa.cnp at verizon.net (pacnp) Date: Tue Jul 22 11:30:28 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] Job Opportunity - Eastern, PA Message-ID: <000401c8ec0e$7b81f1b0$0301a8c0@Margie> Rare opportunity to join a growing cardiology group with no weekends and no call! * Great Physicians with excellent pay and benefits to the right person with the perfect mix of clinical and 'personality/customer service' skills needed in this type of fast paced practice setting. * You will ensure optimal patient care services by leading and coordinating health care delivery job results of the physician's health team; ensuring distribution of assignments and adequate staffing, space, and facilities. * Identify potential medical and surgical problems by conducting physical examinations; recording patient histories; preparing patient workups and summaries; recording normal and abnormal data and tentative conclusions for review by the physician. * Provide direct patient care in the office and at the hospital under indirect physician supervision by coordinating and scheduling appointments; explaining the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of procedures to the patient and/or patient's family; completing laboratory studies; performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. * Monitor patient progress by carrying-out patient care services; maintaining patient records; consulting with supervising physician when patient's progress does not meet anticipated and/or predetermined criteria; arranging consultations. * Perform diagnostic Nuclear Stress Testing in the office and manage the day to day operations of the lab. * Improve patient care quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes. * Requirements: CRNP, three years prior experience in cardiology * Please submit resume, salary requirements along with a brief cover letter describing your skills. 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References: <001501c8edf1$23edafe0$0301a8c0@Margie> Message-ID: <004c01c8eea9$f4fb6920$26240a0a@elkregional.org> ----- Original Message ----- From: pacnp To: pacnp_member@pacnp.org Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 8:55 PM Subject: [Pacnp_member] FW: Letters / Calls Needed for Pa Home Health Issue! Dear Pennsylvania Colleagues, We really need your help! As you may know, CRNPs are not able to order Home Health services for our patients in Pennsylvania, despite the passing of the 'Scope of Practice' bills and Act 48 by Governor Rendell in 2007, which authorized us to do this. Because the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) follows Medicare rules, even with the changes at the state level, we are still not able to certify our patients for Home Health. The Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners has attempted to fix this issue with the Office of Health Care Reform, but progress has been slow. The "fix" needs to come from making changes in the Federal law. We have gotten indication that Representative Allyson Y. Schwartz, D-13th, is considering introducing language on the House side to be the companion bills for S 1605 (Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2007) and S 1678 (Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2007). This is really great news, but to make sure it actually happens, we need you to contact your Federal Representative from your district and ask you them to encourage Representative Schwartz to introduce this language. We really want her to do this because she is on the Ways & Means Committee (a committee of Jurisdiction). I have attached a letter that I faxed over today to my Representative in the 2nd District for you to use as a template. If you could fill in the blanks to personalize it for your Representative, and add any other comments/vignettes you or your patients have experienced that shows this barrier is a hardship, that would be fine. Faxes work better than snail mail. If you feel it would be easier to pick up the phone and call your Representative with the same request, that will work too! You can use the letter template to help you with your talking points during your call. If you are unsure who your federal Representative is or their contact information, I have attached a copy of our state's roster of legislators for you to use. Also, here is the link to find a list of all your representatives as it corresponds to your zip code: http://www.votesmart.org/search.php?search Once you put in your zip code, you scroll down and can see all the legislators from both state and federal. (Remember.we need you to contact the federal people who are Representatives). Thank you so much for participating in this process. Please share this letter writing campaign request with any of your CRNP colleagues or friends/family/patients, who may not be members of the Coalition or AANP and ask them for their help. I think this effort could really make a difference for our patients, and for us as professionals! Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Sue Susan M. Schrand, MSN, CRNP Executive Director Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners P.O. Box 545 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Ph/Fax (717) 766-4458 sschrand@pacnp.org www.pacnp.org Pa State Representative for the AANP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Pacnp_member mailing list Pacnp_member@pacnp.org http://www.pacnp.org/mailman/listinfo/pacnp_member -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://www.legalisi.com/pipermail/pacnp_member/attachments/20080730/d7dcc626/attachment.html From kriebel-gasparro-ann at CooperHealth.edu Thu Jul 31 08:50:39 2008 From: kriebel-gasparro-ann at CooperHealth.edu (Kriebel-Gasparro, Ann) Date: Thu Jul 31 08:57:38 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] residential licensing regs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: You should certainly discuss this with PA BON as they set the standards of practice. Ann M. Kriebel-Gasparro, MSN, APRN Department of Neurology Suite 320 Cooper University Hospital Three Cooper Plaza Camden, N.J. 08103 Ph. 856-968-7046 Fax. 856-964-0504 kriebel-ann@cooperhealth.edu ________________________________ From: pacnp_member-bounces@pacnp.org [mailto:pacnp_member-bounces@pacnp.org] On Behalf Of shaver5 dejazzd.com Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 8:05 PM To: pacnp_member@pacnp.org Subject: [Pacnp_member] residential licensing regs I encountered a nasty barrier this week. I'm a psychiatric NP in Lancaster County with a large general practice, including 100 - 150 patients who live in MH or MR residential programs. A state licensing agency fined a home owned by my agency because a physician's name was not on a medication bottle, which they said is regulation. They asked that we call the pharmacy and have it labelled with my collaborator's name, a request that we both denied because I manage my own caseload. Now they are stretching this issue to say that an NP cannot see the residents. Has anyone else encountered this? Many also see FNPs, and I'm sure that thousands of patients could be affected statewide. I've been seeing many of these folks for 5 years. Fortunately my agency is going to the mat on this, but I need feedback. Thanks. Deb Hartman Community Services Group hartmand@csgonline.org shaver5@dejazzd.com **************************************************************** This email, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this email is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this email immediately. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.legalisi.com/pipermail/pacnp_member/attachments/20080731/6ff38c96/attachment-0001.html From banabug at aol.com Thu Jul 31 11:50:39 2008 From: banabug at aol.com (banabug@aol.com) Date: Thu Jul 31 11:57:50 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] residential licensing regs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CAC13C50D0290B-D28-17BC@WEBMAIL-MA10.sysops.aol.com> Ann The problem is not with our statute or regs, but with the DPW statute and regs over ?which the BON has no control. Pat Patricia Schwabenbauer President PCNP -----Original Message----- From: Kriebel-Gasparro, Ann To: shaver5 dejazzd.com ; pacnp_member@pacnp.org Sent: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 8:50 am Subject: RE: [Pacnp_member] residential licensing regs You should certainly discuss this with PA BON as they set the standards of practice. ? Ann M. Kriebel-Gasparro, MSN, APRN Department of Neurology Suite 320 Cooper University Hospital Three Cooper Plaza Camden, N.J. 08103 Ph.?? 856-968-7046 Fax. 856-964-0504 kriebel-ann@cooperhealth.edu ? From: pacnp_member-bounces@pacnp.org [mailto:pacnp_member-bounces@pacnp.org] On Behalf Of shaver5 dejazzd.com Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 8:05 PM To: pacnp_member@pacnp.org Subject: [Pacnp_member] residential licensing regs ? I encountered a nasty barrier this week.? I'm a psychiatric NP in Lancaster County with a large general practice, including 100 - 150 patients who live in MH or MR residential programs.? A state licensing agency fined a home owned by my agency because a physician's name was not on a medication bottle, which they said is regulation.? They asked that we call the pharmacy and have it labelled with my collaborator's name, a request that we both denied because I manage my own caseload.? Now they are stretching this issue to say that an NP cannot see the residents.? Has anyone else encountered this?? Many also see FNPs, and I'm sure that thousands of patients could be affected statewide.? I've been seeing many of these folks for 5 years.? Fortunately my agency is going to the mat on this, but I need feedback.? Thanks. Deb Hartman Community Services Group hartmand@csgonline.org shaver5@dejazzd.com ? **************************************************************** This email, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this email is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this email immediately. _______________________________________________ Pacnp_member mailing list Pacnp_member@pacnp.org http://www.pacnp.org/mailman/listinfo/pacnp_member -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.legalisi.com/pipermail/pacnp_member/attachments/20080731/242b0511/attachment.html From bms36 at drexel.edu Thu Jul 31 14:13:16 2008 From: bms36 at drexel.edu (Siebert,Barbara) Date: Thu Jul 31 14:20:18 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] 33rd Annual Women's Health Conference sponsored by Drexel University & PPFA - Call for Abstracts In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <5C5A7F24B5C64943923EB2C1AAA6B2C7025CE2E4@ace.drexel.edu> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://www.legalisi.com/pipermail/pacnp_member/attachments/20080731/24f1f96f/attachment.html From tsab at epix.net Thu Jul 31 20:39:53 2008 From: tsab at epix.net (tsab@epix.net) Date: Thu Jul 31 20:46:49 2008 Subject: [Pacnp_member] residential licensing regs In-Reply-To: <8CAC13C50D0290B-D28-17BC@WEBMAIL-MA10.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <000001c8f36f$1d6532f0$01fea8c0@sandyc463ba856> Question for those working in mental health. If a client comes for an assessment and treatment and they or their child are involved with family services does the evaluation automatically go back to the family service entity? I ask this question because I work in a facility that houses both a mental health clinic and Children and Youth services. Our front desk staff automatically has the clients sign a release to the children and youth department without a full explanation that the full report/evaluation is being sent back to children and youth. The front desk manager states that if a client is involved with children and youth is involved with the family, the evaluation will be sent back. My concern is that the client does not understand this at evaluation time and that they have a right to state they came for service, but not have the full evaluation go back unless it is court ordered. Any comments? Sandy -----Original Message----- From: pacnp_member-bounces@pacnp.org [mailto:pacnp_member-bounces@pacnp.org] On Behalf Of banabug@aol.com Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 11:51 AM To: kriebel-gasparro-ann@CooperHealth.edu; shaver5@dejazzd.com; pacnp_member@pacnp.org Subject: Re: [Pacnp_member] residential licensing regs Ann The problem is not with our statute or regs, but with the DPW statute and regs over which the BON has no control. Pat Patricia Schwabenbauer President PCNP -----Original Message----- From: Kriebel-Gasparro, Ann To: shaver5 dejazzd.com ; pacnp_member@pacnp.org Sent: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 8:50 am Subject: RE: [Pacnp_member] residential licensing regs You should certainly discuss this with PA BON as they set the standards of practice. Ann M. Kriebel-Gasparro, MSN, APRN Department of Neurology Suite 320 Cooper University Hospital Three Cooper Plaza Camden, N.J. 08103 Ph. 856-968-7046 Fax. 856-964-0504 kriebel-ann@cooperhealth.edu _____ From: pacnp_member-bounces@pacnp.org [mailto:pacnp_member-bounces@pacnp.org] On Behalf Of shaver5 dejazzd.com Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 8:05 PM To: pacnp_member@pacnp.org Subject: [Pacnp_member] residential licensing regs I encountered a nasty barrier this week. I'm a psychiatric NP in Lancaster County with a large general practice, including 100 - 150 patients who live in MH or MR residential programs. A state licensing agency fined a home owned by my agency because a physician's name was not on a medication bottle, which they said is regulation. They asked that we call the pharmacy and have it labelled with my collaborator's name, a request that we both denied because I manage my own caseload. Now they are stretching this issue to say that an NP cannot see the residents. Has anyone else encountered this? Many also see FNPs, and I'm sure that thousands of patients could be affected statewide. I've been seeing many of these folks for 5 years. Fortunately my agency is going to the mat on this, but I need feedback. Thanks. Deb Hartman Community Services Group hartmand@csgonline.org shaver5@dejazzd.com **************************************************************** This email, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. 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