URGENT—WE NEED YOUR HELP TO SAVE THE BRN
Help us Defeat SB 1195, (authored by Sen. Jerry Hill)
Help us save the CA Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) by doing the following:
Join us in Sacramento on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, to lobby against this dangerous bill;
Make phone calls beginning Fridayto tell Senators not to approve this!
Background:
Remember at our RN Lobby Day on May 11th, we told you about our opposition to SB 1195 (Hill)—a bill that threatens the very existence of the BRN—and that we might need you to come back and help us lobby against this? Hill’s bill is unfortunately moving forward and we need you to help!
The two major problems with this legislation are: First, it would prohibit a registered nurse from serving as executive officer of the BRN. Second, it would take away all meaningful decision-making power from the BRN’s board members and give it to a single, solitary government bureaucrat who would be subject to enormous political pressure by forces that are constantly trying to eliminate hard-won successes like nurse-to-patient ratios and scope of RN practice, which protect patients.
SB 1195 would pose a major threat to patient protection if signed into law by prohibiting the executive officer of the BRN from being a registered nurse and severely restricting the ability of the BRN to take actions and institute regulations that protect the public. Our top priority as nurses is to protect patients and ensure their health and well-being. One of the most important tools for protecting patients in California is the Board of Registered Nursing. The BRN is responsible for enforcing the Nursing Practice Act, which protects our scope of practice and therefore our patients.
Beginning Friday afternoon we are asking you to call your Senator and save the date—TUESDAY–MAY 31st 10am—to come to Sacramento to lobby against this dangerous bill. Please RSVP to this email if you will come to Sacramento Tuesday, May 31, 2016.