1/3/21 FAQ re: Full Practice Authority
How long will it take for the Full Practice Authority (FPA) provisions in the healthcare bill to take effect? Full Practice Authority for MA NPs
January 3, 2021
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1/1/21 Key Provisions Detailed in Health Care Legislation
The key provisions of the new law include: Requiring coverage of telehealth services including behavioral health care Expanding Scope of Practice for Advanced Practice Nurses
January 1, 2021
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1/1/2021 Gov. Charlie Baker signs into law a health care bill that will increase access to telehealth visits and COVID-19 treatment
Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation that will benefit thousands of people in Massachusetts with access to affordable care, telehealth and COVID-19 testing in addition to
January 1, 2021
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4/9/20 Find MH/SA Services in Massachusetts – New Search Service
Apr 09, 2020 Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH) released a new website that provides a search service for all known mental health and substance
April 10, 2020
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4/8/20 Baker Files Bill for Liability Protections In COVID-19 Emergency
April 8, 2019 Please see the following bill submitted by the Baker Administration that seeks to protect providers practicing across state-lines in the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 10, 2020
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3/21/19 CBD Lit Review
3/21/19 Many of our patients are now using CBD products to ease insomnia or anxiety. As clinicians, we are being asked how to help our
March 21, 2019
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3/21/19 Peer Review Group Starting in Dedham
3/21/19 Maria Gianan, Psych NP and MAAPPN member, announces the start of a Peer Review Group to start on Thursday, March 28th from 8 to
March 21, 2019
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3/6/19 DMH Testimony
3/13/19 DMH Commissioner Joan Mikula’s testimony from Monday’s Joint Committee on Ways and Means hearing in Needham. DMH FY20 Testimony March 11 2019
March 13, 2019
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3/6/19 UBH Policies Discriminate
3/6/19 In a scathing decision released Tuesday, a federal judge in Northern California ruled that a unit of UnitedHealth Group, the giant health insurer, had
March 6, 2019
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3/5/19 Conversion Therapy Hearings
CONVERSION THERAPY BAN SPARKS DEBATE Longtime supporters of legislation that would make Massachusetts the sixteenth state to ban sexual orientation conversion therapy for minors are
March 5, 2019
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Mental Health Coalition Meeting
Hi All, Thanks for the feedback from coalition members who wanted additions to the agenda. Pasted below and attached is our agenda for Monday 9/17.
February 15, 2019
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MCNP Offers Discount to MAAPPN Members
2/11/19 The Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners (MCNP) has invited the members of the Massachusetts Association of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses (MAAPPN) to join them
February 11, 2019
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Will DeLeo Share His Legislative Vision?
2/11/19 House Speaker Robert DeLeo is expected to “provide an update of the legislative progress and priorities” in a speech at Salem State University.
February 11, 2019
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Legislative News
LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
LEGISLATIVE UPDATES BILL FACT SHEETFIND YOUR LEGISLATORSOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORTFeb, 2, 2019: Thank you to all of you who contacted your state representatives in support of MAAPPN’s bills for CNS independent practice (eliminating requirement for supervision after 2 years of practice) and CNS signature authority (meaning CNSs could sign any Massachusetts form that requires physician signature. NPs got Massachusetts signature authority in the 2016 legislative session.). The CNS independent practice house bill has 9 Cosponsors and the CNS signature authority bill has 10 Cosponsors.
February 2, 2019
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Welcome to the Blog!
2/2/19 Update on the Website! Many thanks to John Overall for helping MAAPPN re-launch a new and improved website. John has been a popular podcaster
February 2, 2019
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MAAPPN RE-FILES SUPERVISORY INDEPENDENCE BILL
The new Massachusetts legislative session has begun! MAAPPN’s bill for CNS independent practice, SD835/HD2885 “An Act to Improve Access to Care by Removing Barriers to Practice
January 31, 2019
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FACT SHEET FOR SD835/HD2885
(2019)Fact Sheet: An Act to Improve access to care by removing barriers to practice for Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialists Sponsored by Representative Kay Khan and
January 30, 2019
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OFFICE SPACE
We have an office space for rent in Wellesley. Nice office available in a nine office suite with waiting room. Collaborative Women’s Practice with referrals
January 20, 2019
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