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Ponl legislation and advocacy
Current Bills in the Pennsylvania Legislature |
1. Nurse Staffing Practices & RatiosPONL Opposes “The Patient Safety Act” HB 106 (Mehaffie) & SB 240 (Collett) PONL is strongly committed to nurse staffing practices that support the provision of safe patient care. PONL endorses the autonomy of each healthcare organization to establish appropriate strategies to deliver high levels of patient care by providing safe, effective, and collaborative staffing practices. PONL is adamantly opposed to any legislation that would mandate nurse-to-patient ratios for all heath care organizations. Read PONL's Position Statement on Nurse Staffing Practices & Ratios (updated April 2021). | 2. TelemedicinePONL Supports |
3. Chief Nursing Officer of the CommonwealthPONL Monitoring
5. Violence in the WorkplacePONL Supports
| 4. Full Practice Authority for Nurse PractitionersPONL Supports
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Current Workplace Violence Bills in U.S. Congress
PONL Supports
- H.R.7961 Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act. Dean [D-PA-4] | Introduced 06/07/2022 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary
- S.4182 Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act Baldwin [D-WI] | Introduced 05/11/2022. Referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4182
PONL Supported Legislation - Signed into Law
1. A Simple Prescription for Better Healthcare IDsAct No. 79 Enacted from (HB2604) Amends the employee photo identification provisions of the Health Care Facilities Act. Passed into law Jul. 11,2022. 2. Professional Licensing Reform for Veterans, Service Members & Spouses NursingAct No. 35. Enacted from HB1868 | Passed into law on July 7, 2022. Effective in 120 days. Includes expedited application review, initial fee waiver, use of Military Occupational Codes Crosswalk to help translate military experience into civilian licensure requirements; early submission for licensure renewals of military persons being deployed.
3. Updating International Nursing Licensure Exam RequirementUpdating International Nursing Licensure Exam Requirement Act 22 (formerly HB 889) | Passed into law on June 10, 2022. Effective in 60 days. Amends the Professional Nursing Law to allow the State Board of Nursing’s approval of graduates of international professional nursing education programs to sit for the RN licensure examination, provided such programs are determined to be equivalent to that which is required in Pennsylvania. 4. Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
5. Violence in the Workplace/No Last Name on Badges
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PONL Legislative Committee Members |
Rosa Hickey, Chair
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