Resolution Seeks Rule Change on APRN Reimbursement

Hawaii lawmakers are debating resolutions that would ask the director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to amend the agency’s rules to clarify that reimbursement for advanced practice registered nurses shall be 100% of the fees authorized under the Medicare fee schedule. Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi, D-Kaneohe, introduced two resolutions on Friday that would clarify that advanced practice registered nurses are primary care providers whose scope exceeds that of registered nurses. Both chambers would need to pass House Concurrent Resolution 81, while only the state H...