Two TNP Bills Advance in the Texas Legislature
In March, two bills on TNP’s legislative agenda, HB 861/SB 268 (Howard/Perry) and HB 1942/SB 1487 (Smithee/Perry) were scheduled for...
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New TMB Rules on Mandatory Complaint Notification: What NPs Need to Know
Last fall, the Texas Medical Board (TMB) published a new proposal to overhaul the agency’s rules that included a new...
TNP Testifies Before Senate Health and Human Services Committee
On September 18, TNP testified as a part of the Texas Senate Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee Hearing on...
HHSC Makes Changes to Allow NPs to Order Telemonitoring
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) recently published proposed policy changes to Texas Medicaid Medical and Dental Policies. One...
Senate Interim Charges Announced, Access to Care Charge Highlighted as Priority
Earlier this month, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announced the Senate interim charges. The interim charges, which are selected by the...
TNP Hosts First-Ever Campaign School Primer for Texans Nurses
On April 18, TNP hosted our first-ever campaign school primer in partnership with Healing Politics – a non-partisan organization dedicated...
