The Ohio House Medicaid Committee could vote on HB 508 in the coming weeks, and legislators need to hear from you.
If you are an APRN, healthcare professional, or a patient who values access to APRN care, please take a moment to contact your Ohio legislators and ask them to vote YES on HB 508.
Find your legislator here: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/
Let’s set the record straight about HB 508:
- HB 508 does NOT change APRN scope of practice.
- HB 508 does NOT eliminate collaboration. Collaboration remains a professional standard in healthcare.
- HB 508 does NOT claim APRNs and physicians are interchangeable.
What HB 508 does address is access to care.
Ohio—and the entire country—needs more healthcare providers to meet patient demand. APRNs are highly trained professionals who already provide safe, high-quality care across the state.
The bill also includes 5,000 clinical practice hours, completed under the current standard care arrangement, before practice authority changes.
- This requirement was added in response to stakeholder concerns.
- It is the highest hour requirement of any state.
- 27 states, 2 U.S. territories, and the VA have no hour requirement at all.
Patients deserve choice, access, and timely care.
Now is the time to speak up.
Contact your Ohio legislators and tell them why HB 508 matters to you and your patients.