North Carolinians continue to demand better access to affordable healthcare. H218/ S175, also known as the SAVE Act, gives patients direct access to advanced practice registered nurses working to the full extent of their education and expertise.
Decades of research and overwhelming evidence suggests that APRN full practice authority provides safe care, expands access to underserved areas, reduces wait and travel times, and helps control costs. The SAVE Act will also help to create new jobs, decrease the effects of physician shortages, and produce health system cost savings in the hundreds of millions of dollars.