SSB 3040
mportant legislation that IANP and INPS support has passed out of subcommittee and will be taken up in the Senate Human Services Committee probably on Tuesday, Feb 21. It is important that we make contact to the members of the Committee and urge them to support the bill.

Our message should be:
Support SSB 3040 and the amendment.
There is not a number for the amendment that includes NPs by code. Just ask them to support the bill and the amendment. Talking points for the bill are included below as to why the bill is important.

You can contact the senators by e-mail or by phone. If you e-mail, the address is firstname.lastname@legis.state.ia.us (Ex. amanda.ragan@legis.state.ia.us)
If you contact them by phone call the Senate switchboard at 515-281-3371 and ask for the Senator. If they are not available you can leave a message with their clerk. The members of the Committee are below.

Senate Members

• Amanda Ragan(D, District 7), Chair
• Mary Jo Wilhelm(D, District 8), Vice Chair
• James A. Seymour(R, District 28), Ranking Member
• Robert Bacon(R, District 5)
• Nancy J. Boettger(R, District 29)
• Joe Bolkcom(D, District 39)
• William A. Dotzler, Jr.(D, District 11)
• Jack Hatch(D, District 33)
• Pam Jochum(D, District 14)
• David Johnson(R, District 3)
• Liz Mathis(D, District 18)
• Herman C. Quirmbach(D, District 23)
• Jack Whitver(R, District 35)

Thanks for your help with this important legislation. Contact me if you have any questions.


Charlotte Kelley ARNP
INPS Health Affairs Chair
cmkelley@netins.net