Facts About APRN Licensure & Scope of Practice in Missouri

Here in Missouri, the APRN’s scope of practice is one of the most severly restrictive in the nation!  Your support is urgently needed to help the Nebraska Nurses Association (NNA) overturn the current scope of practice and collaborative practice legislation.

Add your voice and your support to NNAs legislative efforts – specifically related to HB 1481/SB 700 and HB 1491/SB 659 – by joining NNA and the American Nurses Association (ANA) at this critical time. Imagine the result if NNA was able to tell legislators in Jefferson City we represent every nurse in Missouri.  We believe laws would change and APRNs would be able to practice to the full extent of their licensure.

We have the chance of a lifetime to improve scope of practice for APRNs in Missouri.  However, the time to act is NOW – while the Missouri Legislature is still in session.  If you believe that APRNs – highly qualified, well-educated health care practitioners – should be allowed to engage in advanced practice nursing, then please join us.

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Support NNA’s Recommendations

  • Adopt legislation that removes the collaborative practice agreement mandate.
  • Designate the Missouri State Board of Nursing as the sole agency responsible for the regulation of APRN practice and eliminate the joint rule-making process related to APRN governance.
  • Require APRNs to show proof of liability insurance for licensure and renewal of license.
  • Adopt the nomenclature of the National Council of State Board of Nursing’s Consensus Model for Regulation LACE (licensure, accreditation, certification, education), which is endorsed by the Missouri State Board of Nursing in order to promote consistent APRN scope of practice throughout the United States.

Supporting Organizations

  • Robert Woods Johnson Foundation in conjunction with the AARP has developed the Center to Champion Nursing in America
  • The Institute of Medicine (IOM) in their sentinel report: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
  • The Veteran’s Administration
  • The National Governor’s Association
  • The Coalition for Patient Rights

How To Help

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