A Message From AANP

Dear NPOs,

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to debate and vote on H.R. 6087, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act. This bill would authorize NPs (and PAs) to diagnose, certify the injury and extent of the disability, and oversee the patient’s treatment and care for federal employees who are injured or become ill as a result of their federal employment. You should have already received a grassroots message from AANP asking you to send a letter to your Member of Congress.

Today, we have an urgent request: please engage your state membership and urge them to use the AANP Advocacy Center to send a letter to their Representative asking them to VOTE YES on this bill. The AANP Advocacy Center has a pre-written letter that they can use to quickly email their Member of Congress. It is extremely important that we all engage with our Representatives using the AANP Advocacy Center (link above).

We know that the American Medical Association has engaged several of their state associations to oppose this legislation. It is critical that Members of Congress hear from their NP constituents on this important issue to vote YES on the bill.

Here are three documents to help in your outreach:

1. The AANP issue brief which provides additional information on the bill.
2. The AANP letter of support for the bill.
3. A letter of support from the National Rural Health Association.

Please email governmentaffairs@aanp.org if you have any questions.
 

American Association of Nurse Practitioners

P.O. Box 12846 • Austin, TX 78711
Phone: 512-442-4262