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Expanded prescription authority for nurse practitioners rejected
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee rejected a request from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing to remove a restriction on nurse practitioners that’s been in place since 1995.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee rejected a request from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing to remove a restriction on nurse practitioners that’s been in place since 1995.
Ethics Board investigations are confidential, but the board’s decision to seek legal remedy from the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge last month revealed the probe into whether Citizens for a New Louisiana, which Ethics refers to as CNLA, violated the state campaign finance disclosure laws.
The Community Development Department’s monitoring review of the 2016 loan to Robideaux aide Marcus Bruno found it in likely default for lack of compliance with federal requirements and recommends the nonprofit board that awarded it either modify the loan agreement, call in the loan or pursue legal action.
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