Coming Events
APN Legislative Day 2009
for all APNs and APN Students is Monday, February 9. Print the information here.
Online registration begins in December.
Legislative Action Center
Receive the most current information about Texas APN legislative concerns and Calls to Action.
Key Committees for APNs
Certain committees are key to success for APNs, and if your legislators are on any of those committees, then that makes you exceptionally important in our APN grassroots efforts.
Legislative Visit Report
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In The News
Independent Birthing Center Delivers on Healthy Babies in Washington Post
UPI--Cesarean spike drives up Medicaid costs
Why is it important for CNMs to be Medicaid providers?
The Shortage of Physicians and the Future Role of Nurses in Academic Medicine.
Please Note: If you think that any of the information on the web site is incorrect, please send your comments to lynda@cnaptexas.org. |
CURRENT UPDATES 
Closing the Gaps in 2009 With Nursing Board-Granted Prescriptive Authority
see the a slide presentation 
Tamper-resistant Prescription Pad Requirement for Medicaid Prescriptions
Beginning April 1, 2008, health-care providers are required to use tamper-resistant paper when writing prescriptions for patients with Medicaid coverage. This regulation applies to all written prescriptions submitted for payment through the Vendor Drug Program, with the exception of prescriptions sent to a pharmacy via telephone, fax, or electronic means.
Read the full notice and FAQs posted by HHSC on February 27, 2008.
80th Texas Legislative Summary for APNs
A slide presentation contains general descriptions of bills that affect APNs or their patients. Links are provided to the full text of each bill.
read article
see the slide presentation
Practice Potpourri: Getting the Legal Aspects of Practice Right
Lynda Woolbert, Executive Director of CNAP, presenter, TNP Conference 2007.
see the slide presentation
Get Your NPI Now
For many years, the federal government has promised that all health care providers will someday have one identifying number that they can use for all purposes. That day is finally here. All large health plans, including Medicare and Medicaid, must exclusively begin using the National Provider Identifier (NPI) by May 23, 2007. If you are going to continue to bill those programs after that date, you must use your NPI.
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Other Articles:
 Alert On DPS Permits for Controlled Substances
APN Medicaid Rate Increases to 92%
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