HB 1313

An act to amend section 73-15-3, mississippi code of 1972, to include advanced practice registered nurses IN the statement of purpose of the mississippi nursing practice law; To amend section 73-15-5, mississippi code of 1972, to delete certain definitions and revise certain definitions IN the nursing practice law regarding advanced nursing practice; To amend section 73-15-9, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the composition of the mississippi board of nursing to include a certified registered nurse anesthetist as a member; To amend section 73-15-20, mississippi code of 1972, to revise certain provisions relating to the practice of advanced nursing practice nurses; To provide that certified registered nurse anesthetists who have completed not less than 8,000 practice hours are exempt from maintaining a collaborative/consultative relationship with a licensed physician OR dentist; To provide that certified registered nurse anesthetists may apply hours worked before the effective date of this act to fulfill the practice hour requirement; To conform certain provisions with the mississippi medical cannabis act; To amend section 73-15-29, mississippi code of 1972, to include advanced practice registered nurses IN the provisions relating to grounds for disciplinary actions against nurses; To amend section 41-21-131, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the provisions of this act; And for related purposes.