By a vote of 49 yeas, 37 nays, and 14 no-votes, the House FAILED the CRNA Supervision Removal Bill (SB 184). To get an update on the other bills we're tracking visit our website. http://bit.ly/AMSBillTracking

SB 184 (Stubblefield) passed out of the House Public Health Committee with 11 "yes" votes and 8 "no" votes. It will now be heard in the full House of Representatives on Monday, April 1st. The bill changes the definition of a certified nurse anesthetist, removing the requirement that…

Despite powerful testimony from Charlotte Allison, a patient whose eyes were permanently damaged by a laser used by an optometrist, the Senate Public Health Committee voted 5 to 2 in favor of passing the Optometrists Eye Surgery Bill onto the full Senate.  The following Senators voted for the…

Last week, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed House Bill 1251, which allows optometrists to perform surgery on the eye ball and eye lid.  We believe this would jeopardize patient safety and lower the quality of surgical eye care in the state of Arkansas. HB 1251 now moves to…

HB 1251 (Eubanks) passed out of the full House on March 6 with 70 "yes" votes, 19 "no votes", and 11 not voting. What this means now is that HB 1251 will go to the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee and may be heard as early…

The first week hearing Scope of Practice bills at the Capitol went well, but the fight is not over.  Next week is also critical, so all physicians are invited to come to the House Public Health Committee in Room 130 on Tuesday, February 26 or Thursday, February 28…

The Senate and House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committees will start hearing scope of practice bills beginning on Tuesday, February 19.  This is the time for all physicians to come together to stand up for medicine.  We invite all physicians to come to the Capitol on any…