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Lisa Dunner, RN
2500 Wingate Street
New York, NY 10010
The Honorable Brad Hoylman
Room 413, Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
Dear Senator Hoylman,
I am a certified adult/geriatric nurse practitioner, a member of the Nurse Practitioners of New York, and one of your constituents. I am writing to urge your support for Senator Velmanette Montgomery's bill, S04611-A, which will amend the education law and allow nurse practitioners to either collaborate with a nurse practitioner in the event that a collaborating physician has to terminate the practice agreement or if the nurse practitioner has been practicing for more than 3600 hours, provide documentation to support that he or she has collaborative relationships with one or more licensed physicians. This bill will allow nurse practitioners to expand access to low-cost, effective, safe care for all who wish to use our services.
I have practiced as a nurse practitioner for the past 10 years and can vouch for the professional relationship I have with my collaborating physician. In most instances, she never sees my patients, nor is she required to do so, although under current law she is required to review a sample of my charts quarterly. We both agree that this as an unnecessary step that bears no relationship to patient care or safety. In fact when my last collaborator became ill and suddenly died, I had to refer all of my patients to different providers. The delay in care and treatment for some of these patients impacted the quality of care they received and generated a great deal of stress for them. Barriers, such as the requirement to collaborate with a physician, only add an additional expense and may delay or prevent access to care. I urge you to support S04611-A, and I would appreciate knowing your position on the bill.
Sincerely,
Lisa Dunner, DNP, RN, GNP-BC, NP-C
212.345.3333
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