Advocacy

Senate Bill 279 – Scope of Practice Expansion that Weakens Care Teams and Jeopardizes Patient Safety
The patient-centered care model, led by physicians and supported by the best trained and most qualified care team members is the proven, time-tested approach that ensures all Michigan patients receive the kind of quality care they expect and deserve.

SB 279 seeks to undermine and threaten that approach by removing physicians from patient care teams and allowing the full independent practice of Nurse Practitioners. It’s dangerous legislation that could have severe consequences for patient outcomes and access to quality care.

Please contact your lawmakers today and urge them to vote NO on Senate Bill 279. Talking points for SB 279.

House Bill 4472 – Legislation Protecting Patients Access to Physician-Led Care Teams
When it comes to restoring a patient’s health, no one is more capable, better trained, and more likely to deliver safe and effective outcomes than physicians. That’s something we all need to work to protect, and House Bill 4472 is an excellent start.

House Bill 4472 would require advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to practice as part of physician-led, patient-centered care teams, where they would practice within the scope of their usual professional activities, creating a care model that ensures rural and underserved communities have access to physician-led care.

Medicine is just too complex and unforgiving to not have the most experienced and highly trained health care providers involved in diagnosis and treatment decisions, leading the way to the best and safest outcomes.

Please contact your lawmakers today and urge them to vote YES on HB 4472. Talking points for physician-led care.