The latest is Vice Chair for the subcommitte, Representative Barry Doss's, sister is an APRN and has told him to not support our bill because APRN's over prescribe pain pills. They are from Lawrenceberg, TN and Leoma, TN so if you live in these area's we need you to please call Representative Doss at 615-741-7476 or fax 615-253-0258 or email at rep.barry.doss@capital.tn and inform him how you feel about this and Full Practice Authority for APRN's. Keep in mind that pain clinic's hire APRN's and the collaborating MD's name is NOT the one who is registered on the TN Controlled Substance Monitoring Database even thought they legally have to sign the chart agreeing with the plan of care. Feel free to quote the current state law: 63-7-123. Certified nurse practitioners -- Drug prescriptions -- Temporary certificate -- Rules and regulations. (a) The board shall issue a certificate of fitness to nurse practitioners who meet the qualifications, competencies, training, education and experience, pursuant to § 63-7-207(14), sufficient to prepare such persons to write and sign prescriptions and/or issue drugs within the limitations and provisions of § 63-1-132. (b) (1) A nurse who has been issued a certificate of fitness as a nurse practitioner pursuant to § 63-7-207 and this section shall file a notice with the board, containing the name of the nurse practitioner, the name of the licensed physician having supervision, control and responsibility for prescriptive services rendered by the nurse practitioner and a copy of the formulary describing the categories of legend drugs to be prescribed and/or issued by the nurse practitioner. The nurse practitioner shall be responsible for updating this information. (2) (A) The nurse practitioner who holds a certificate of fitness shall be authorized to prescribe and/or issue controlled substances listed in Schedules II, III, IV and V of title 39, chapter 17, part 4 upon joint adoption of physician supervisory rules concerning controlled substances pursuant to subsection (d). (B) Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(2)(A), a nurse practitioner shall not prescribe Schedules II, III and IV controlled substances unless such prescription is specifically authorized by the formulary or expressly approved after consultation with the supervising physician before the initial issuance of the prescription or dispensing of the medication. (C) A nurse practitioner who had been issued a certificate of fitness may only prescribe or issue a Schedule II or III opioid listed on the formulary for a maximum of a non-refillable, thirty-day course of treatment unless specifically approved after consultation with the supervising physician before the initial issuance of the prescription or dispensing of the medication. This subdivision (b)(2)(C) shall not apply to prescriptions issued in a hospital, a nursing home licensed under title 68, or inpatient facilities licensed under title 33. Thank you to each 2320 people who have signed this petition....the word is that there are over 10,000 APRN's in TN so please continue to share this petition with everyone you know. If it does not pass this year then we will have to wait until 2017!!!!