Connecticut Transparency Law: Manufacturers Must Only Report Payments to APRNs Practicing Independently

Manufacturers must report quarterly on their transfers of value made to advance practice registered nurses (APRNs) practicing in Connecticut. This group includes nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, and nurse midwives. APRNs are excluded from the reporting obligations under the Federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act, but Connecticut passed this disclosure requirement as part of a new law allowing APRNs to practice and prescribe independently of physicians.  Proposed Bill No. 257 complicates the reporting obligations in Connecticut by requiring that applicable manufacturers only report on transfers of value made to APRNs who are indeed practicing independently.  AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTING OF PAYMENTS BY MANUFACTURERS TO INDEPENDENTLY-PRACTICING ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 21a-70f of the general statutes be amended to require an applicable manufacturer of a covered drug, device, biological or medical supply to report only those payments or other transfers of value made to an advanced practice registered nurse who practices independently. Statement of Purpose: To clarify that section 21a-70f of the general statutes requires manufacturers to report only information on advanced practice registered nurses in independent practice. Public Act No. 14-12 first provided APRNs with independence last ...
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