Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act of 2005

H.R. 791/S. 351: The Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act. All provisions related to the prohibition of the use of mandatory overtime. H.R. 1372: The Quality Nursing Care Act. All provisions related to nurse staffing. H.R. 2716/S. 1515: Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurse and Physician Assistants Access Act of 2005. All provisions related to eliminating barriers to APRN practice. CMS Regulation Medicare Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for skilled nursing facilities for FY 2006. All provisions related to certifications and recertifications performed by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed rule to alleviate hospitals of overly burdensome regulations. All revisions related to hospital conditions of participation, examinations, authentication of verbal orders, etc. H.R. 3617: Medicare Value - Based Purchasing for Physician Services Act. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that establishes new data collection, posting and record keeping requirements related to staffing in skilled nursing facilities. H.R. 4349: The Patient Safety Act of 2005. All provisions to public disclosure of staffing and performance. H.R. 4293: The Nursing Home Staffing Act of 2005. All provisions related to establishment of minimum requirements for nurse staffing in nursing facilities. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Program Proposed changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective payment System and Fiscal Year 2007 rates. Congressional contacts on Medicare reimbursement caps for outpatient therapy services. S. 3900: Medicare Quality Enhancement Act. Congressional contacts on the Medicare SGR as it relates to payments for Part B professional medical services. S. 71: The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act. All provisions related to nurse staffing

Client expense: $315,334 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 791/S. 351: The Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act. All provisions related to the prohibition of the use of mandatory overtime. H.R. 1372: The Quality Nursing Care Act. All provisions related to nurse staffing. H.R. 2716/S. 1515: Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurse and Physician Assistants Access Act of 2005. All provisions related to eliminating barriers to APRN practice. CMS Regulation Medicare Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for skilled nursing facilities for FY 2006. All provisions related to certifications and recertifications performed by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed rule to alleviate hospitals of overly burdensome regulations. All revisions related to hospital conditions of participation, examinations, authentication of verbal orders, etc. H.R. 3617: Medicare Value - Based Purchasing for Physician Services Act. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that establishes new data collection, posting and record keeping requirements related to staffing in skilled nursing facilities. H.R. 4349: The Patient Safety Act of 2005. All provisions to public disclosure of staffing and performance. H.R. 4293: The Nursing Home Staffing Act of 2005. All provisions related to establishment of minimum requirements for nurse staffing in nursing facilities. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Program Proposed changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective payment System and Fiscal Year 2007 rates. Congressional contacts on Medicare reimbursement caps for outpatient therapy services. S. 3900: Medicare Quality Enhancement Act. Congressional contacts on the Medicare SGR as it relates to payments for Part B professional medical services. S. 71: The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act. All provisions related to nurse staffing

Client expense: $315,334 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S. 1515 Medicaid Advance Practice Nurses & Physician Assistant Act of 2005; Medicare Reimbursement for Outpatient Chemotherapy; Medicare Collection of Nurse Practioners Specialty Specific Data; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office