Advanced practice registered nurses; to revise provisions related to APRNS / nurse anesthetists.

An Act To Amend Section 73-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In The Statement Of Purpose Of The Mississippi Nursing Practice Law; To Amend Section 73-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Definitions And Revise Certain Definitions In The Nursing Practice Law Regarding Advanced Nursing Practice; To Amend Section 73-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Composition Of The Mississippi Board Of Nursing To Include A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist As A Member; To Amend Section 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To The Practice Of Advanced Nursing Practice Nurses; To Provide That Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Who Have Completed Not Less Than 8,000 Clinical Practice Hours Are Exempt From Maintaining A Collaborative/consultative Relationship With A Licensed Physician Or Dentist; To Provide That Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists May Apply Hours Worked Before The Effective Date Of This Act To Fulfill The Clinical Practice Hour Requirement; To Conform Certain Provisions With The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; To Amend Section 73-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In The Provisions Relating To Grounds For Disciplinary Actions Against Nurses; To Amend Section 41-21-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.