Connections November-December 2020

Passage of AB 890 in September was no accident, no legislative whim, nor a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more about the efforts that led to success.

An analysis of the next steps for AB 890 and what implementation will look as the process moves forward.

This end of year reflection features four stories from California NPs who showed resilience under the weight of the extraordinary pressures 2020 brought.

Assembly Member Jim Wood, representative from the 2nd Assembly District and author of Assembly Bill 890, talks about why he authored the bill and it's path to passage.

In the state of California can a FNP and dual certification PMHNP practice both family medicine and psychiatry at the same visit or do they need to be separated by specialty? As an FNP can I practice at an outpatient behavioral and mental health clinic?