Contact the Speak of the House in Ohio to pass HB 206-the APN Schedule II Bill

The Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses has asked ONA to join them in asking the Speaker of the House to pass HB 206 –the APN Schedule II Bill.

 

Your Immediate Action is Required!!  We need thousands of calls to be made before May 1st!
 
Please call or fax Speaker Armond Budish and your member of the Ohio General Assembly to ask them to pass HB 206 (APN Schedule II Bill)!

Phone Number of Speaker Budish:     (614) 466-5441
Fax number of Speaker Budish   (614) 719-0008
 
House of Representatives website to determine who your state representative is and obtain the phone and fax numbers:  http://www.house.state.oh.us/

 

Please pass this e-mail onto your colleagues.

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Save the Date!
May 11, 2010 - Rally at the Statehouse in Support of HB 206

 

Nurses, Physicians and Patients: Join the Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses and the Ohio Nurses Association on May 11th for a statehouse rally to support advanced practice nurses efforts to improve access to quality healthcare with the passage of HB 206!

 

Where: Ohio Statehouse, South Lawn (Front Street)

 

When: Tuesday, May 11, 2 p.m.

 

Who: Nurses, physicians and patients, nursing organizations, advocacy groups, legislators, media and the general public

 

Information: The Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses and the Ohio Nurses Association are holding a rally to show support for nurses and the ever-increasing role they play in the health care delivery system. With a shortage of primary care physicians and the extension of health care coverage to tens of millions of currently uninsured Americans, nurses will play a vital role in providing care to the increasing number of patients who will be seeking medical services.

 

HB 206 will enhance the  APN’s ability to treat patients with schedule II controlled substances.

 

HB 206 passed the House Health Committee 14-3 last October.  It is time for the bill to be voted out of the House– all Ohioans should have access to prompt and appropriate health care!

 

* Wear your clinical attire and bring signs of support (but no signs on poles or sticks).