Running Head: THE SAVE ACT OF NORTH CAROLINA
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The SAVE ACT of North Carolina
Morgan Smith, BSN, RN
Regis University
Dr. Rebecca Carlson
In partial fulfillment of NR608
April 28, 2019
, THE SAVE ACT 2
Promoting access to quality health care has been a major issue of concern for many
nations across the globe. States are focusing on proving affordable health care to the citizens by
passing regulations aimed at controlling health care cost in a sustainable and cost-effective
manner. In the United States, DHHD develops and constantly evaluates strategic plan to meet the
health care needs of the people of America. The strategic plan covers all states in America. In
efforts to lower the costs and expand access to health care in North Carolina, the state has
designed a bill to address high costs and access for Health care by North Carolina residents, the
bill is the SAVE Act. SAVE stands for Safe, Accessible, Value-Directed, Excellent care (Roberts,
2019). The SAVE Act bill is aimed at granting full practice authority for advanced practice
registered nurses.
The bill is aimed at eliminating State-imposed barriers for advanced practice registered
nurses (APRNS). The SAVE Act will increase the freedom for North Caroline Nurses. The SAVE
Act would address outdate legislation APRNS by accomplishing two major goals; first, the Act
will deal with the Board of Nursing authority to regulate APRNs professions. Under the current
law, both the North Carolina Medical Board and the North Carolina Board of Nursing are
mandated with nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwife’s regulations (Roberts, 2019). The
proposed SAVE Act would give the Board of Nursing in North Carolina the sole authority to
oversee the practice of nurse practitioners and certified midwives. Also, the proposed bill seeks
to organize the services that certified registered nurses and clinical nurse specialists perform and
grant them with an APRN title. The second goal of the proposed bill is to remove the
requirement that nurse clinical nurses and nurse midwives should have a collaborative practice
agreement to treat patients. This essay discusses the impacts that the proposed SAVE Act –
House Bill 185 and Senate Bill 143 would have to both the North Carolina nurses and residents.
1
The SAVE ACT of North Carolina
Morgan Smith, BSN, RN
Regis University
Dr. Rebecca Carlson
In partial fulfillment of NR608
April 28, 2019
, THE SAVE ACT 2
Promoting access to quality health care has been a major issue of concern for many
nations across the globe. States are focusing on proving affordable health care to the citizens by
passing regulations aimed at controlling health care cost in a sustainable and cost-effective
manner. In the United States, DHHD develops and constantly evaluates strategic plan to meet the
health care needs of the people of America. The strategic plan covers all states in America. In
efforts to lower the costs and expand access to health care in North Carolina, the state has
designed a bill to address high costs and access for Health care by North Carolina residents, the
bill is the SAVE Act. SAVE stands for Safe, Accessible, Value-Directed, Excellent care (Roberts,
2019). The SAVE Act bill is aimed at granting full practice authority for advanced practice
registered nurses.
The bill is aimed at eliminating State-imposed barriers for advanced practice registered
nurses (APRNS). The SAVE Act will increase the freedom for North Caroline Nurses. The SAVE
Act would address outdate legislation APRNS by accomplishing two major goals; first, the Act
will deal with the Board of Nursing authority to regulate APRNs professions. Under the current
law, both the North Carolina Medical Board and the North Carolina Board of Nursing are
mandated with nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwife’s regulations (Roberts, 2019). The
proposed SAVE Act would give the Board of Nursing in North Carolina the sole authority to
oversee the practice of nurse practitioners and certified midwives. Also, the proposed bill seeks
to organize the services that certified registered nurses and clinical nurse specialists perform and
grant them with an APRN title. The second goal of the proposed bill is to remove the
requirement that nurse clinical nurses and nurse midwives should have a collaborative practice
agreement to treat patients. This essay discusses the impacts that the proposed SAVE Act –
House Bill 185 and Senate Bill 143 would have to both the North Carolina nurses and residents.
