Public Policy News
Publish Date: 6/12/2013
Hospitals will be required to develop staffing plan.
Publish Date: 6/12/2013
New law criminalizes assault of health care professionals.
Publish Date: 5/29/2013
Senate Bill 5185/Assembly Bill 7419, a surgical technologist certification bill, has been introduced in New York.
Publish Date: 5/22/2013
Effective August 1, 2013, new regulations in Virginia will require nurses seeking to renew an active nursing license to provide evidence of continued competency.
Publish Date: 5/22/2013
Bill will require surgical technologists to complete 60 continuing education credits in a four-year cycle.
Publish Date: 5/15/2013
Combined surgical technologist and surgical assistant bills, Senate Bill 360 and House Bill 281, both died on May 3 due to the end of Florida's 2013 legislative session.
Publish Date: 5/1/2013
The Alabama State Senate is considering a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) reimbursement bill this legislative session.
Publish Date: 5/1/2013
A Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) reimbursement bill, Senate Bill 846, has been introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate by Senator Patricia Vance.
Publish Date: 4/23/2013
The North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) has officially endorsed RN Circulator Bill, SB371: Patient Safety in Operating Rooms.
Publish Date: 4/17/2013
House Bills 4520, 4521 and 4522, Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) reimbursement bills were introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives on April 9, 2013 and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
Publish Date: 4/3/2013
Senate Bill 371, a Registered Nurse Circulator bill, has been introduced in the North Carolina State Senate.
Publish Date: 3/20/2013
A surgical technologist education bill has stalled in the Washington State House of Representatives due to its failure to meet procedural deadlines for bill movement out of committee.
Publish Date: 3/20/2013
AORN's government affairs department is delighted to announce the members of the 2013-2014 National Legislative Committee.
Publish Date: 3/6/2013
Senate Bill 00697 and Assembly Bill 00878, central service certification bills have been introduced in the New York state senate and assembly.
Publish Date: 2/20/2013
Senate Bill 858, a surgical technologist and surgical assistant bill has died in committee.
Publish Date: 2/6/2013
A bill requiring New York registered nurses to earn a bachelor's degree within ten years of initial licensure has been introduced in the New York legislature. This is the second time NY has considered a "BSN in 10" bill.
Publish Date: 2/6/2013
AORN member Nancy Fellows, BA MPA MSN RN CNOR of Willoughby Hills, Ohio has been appointed by Governor John R. Kasich to serve on the Ohio Board of Nursing.
Publish Date: 2/6/2013
CMS recently announced a new initiative, the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative, to test bundling payments for episodes of care.
Publish Date: 1/16/2013
A bill requiring certification of Massachusetts surgical technologists was signed by Governor Deval Patrick on December 28, 2012.
Publish Date: 1/9/2013
A central service technician certification bill has been pre-filed for the 2013 legislative session in New York.
Publish Date: 1/9/2013
The District of Columbia Department of Health is considering the addition of new regulations for the licensure, construction and operating standards for ambulatory surgical facilities.
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