The process used to propose credentials and changes in scope of practice will be expanded under a bill passed by the Legislature April 2.<\/p>\n
LB834, introduced by Grand Island Sen. Mike Gloor, changes the Credentialing Review Program.<\/p>\n
The bill changes the current process by:
\n\u2022 changing the role of the Technical Review Committee (TRC) to clearly state that it can make investigations it deems necessary;
\n\u2022 requiring the TRC to recommend whether the proposal will benefit the public;
\n\u2022 allowing the TRC to weigh the evidence in total to recommend denial or approval of an application;
\n\u2022 changing TRC membership to allow no more than one member of the applicant group or profession seeking to be regulated or changing its scope of practice;
\n\u2022 updating the funding mechanism to allow all administrative costs associated with credentialing activity to be paid from the Professional and Occupational Credentialing Cash Fund;
\n\u2022 expanding oversight of the program beyond health care professions to include other professions that are or could be regulated by the state Department of Health and Human Services;
\n\u2022 simplifying application requirements and including information regarding the status of third-party reimbursements and other states\u2019 scopes of practice;
\n\u2022 changing the scope of practice criteria to remove the \u201crisk of harm\u201d requirement; and
\n\u2022 extending the time frame from nine months to 12 months for the department to make a final recommendation.<\/p>\n
A Health and Human Services Committee amendment made the following changes to the bill:
\n\u2022 clarified that clergy are not considered health professionals under the program;
\n\u2022 added criteria to the scope of practice criteria that \u201cthe health, safety and welfare of the public is inadequately addressed\u201d by the present scope of practice; and
\n\u2022 clarified that the report from the TRC will include written findings on all criteria.<\/p>\n
Senators passed the bill on a 46-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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