Connections September 2021

About a hundred CANP members tuned in Aug. 25 for a Town Hall event on health justice and how providers can advocate for their patients and lead in the creation of systems of care that are inclusive and supportive for all. Read the full recap here.

An update on the 2021-22 State Budget, AB 852 becomes a two-year bill, and how to voice your support for swift AB 890 bill implementation.

No summer doldrums for CANP. Advocacy efforts in full swing on AB 890 implementation, advancing health justice, and more.

Alexa Colgrove Curtis, PhD, MPH, FNP, PMHNP is the subject of a feature article and wide-ranging interview posted online by the University of San Francisco, where she is assistant dean of graduate nursing, professor and MPH-DNP dual degree director.

In a unique clinician educator role, Victoria Jackson divides her time between providing patient care as a nurse practitioner in the Department of Geriatrics at the UC Davis Health Midtown Clinic. Read more here.

In this article, CANP legal expert Melanie Balestra addresses the most frequently asked questions regarding the laws governing independent contractors.

In terms of AB 890's implementation - do we know yet who will be grandfathered in to not require the three years of supervised practice? Can a nursing corporation have a DBA name without "nursing" or "registered nursing" as long as the name of the nursing corporation has those words?