SB 662

This bill allows certified advanced practice nurse prescribers to provide certain

services provided by other health care providers.

transportation

Under current law, the Department of Transportation (DOT) may require an

operator's license applicant or licensee to submit to a special examination to

determine incompetency, physical or mental disability, disease, or any other

condition that might prevent the applicant or licensee from exercising reasonable

and ordinary control over a motor vehicle. If DOT receives a report from a physician,

advanced practice nurse prescriber, or optometrist, DOT must determine whether

the operator should submit to a special examination. When DOT receives the results

of a special examination, DOT must consider the recommendation of the examiner

together with other evidence in determining if it is in the interest of public safety to

issue, renew, deny, or cancel a license.

This bill specifies that a special examination required by DOT may be

conducted by, and the results of the examination certified by, a physician, certified

advanced practice nurse prescriber, or optometrist.

natural resources

Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is authorized

to issue certain hunting permits that authorize hunting by persons who have a

physical disability or who are visually handicapped (specialized permits). Among

the privileges granted by these specialized permits is the privilege of hunting with

assistance rendered by another person and, under some circumstances, hunting with

a crossbow. In order to obtain a specialized permit from DNR, a person must submit

an application furnished by DNR that includes a statement or report prepared and

signed by a specified medical professional verifying that the applicant is physically

disabled. A person may also obtain a specialized permit even if the person would

otherwise be ineligible for a specialized permit if DNR, based on the recommendation

of a specified medical professional, determines that the issuance of the permit

complies with the intent of the law.

This bill authorizes an applicant for a specialized permit to submit a statement,

report, or recommendation from a certified advanced practice nurse prescriber, in

addition to the medical professionals specified under current law, in support of a

specialized permit application.

Current law also requires DNR to issue an annual or temporary disabled person

fishing license (disabled fishing license) to a resident who produces a certificate from

a specified medical professional stating that his or her sight is impaired to a specified

degree. Among the privileges of a disabled fishing license is the right to pay a reduced

fee for the license and the authority to fish during special fishing seasons designated

by DNR. This bill allows advanced practice nurse prescribers, in addition to the

medical professionals specified under current law, to furnish the required certificate