NURS 5382 MODULE 4: HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION TRACKING   Purpose: This assignment will enhance your skills in legislative bill tracking and analysis

NURS 5382

MODULE 4: HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION TRACKING

Purpose: This assignment will enhance your skills in legislative bill tracking and analysis.

Directions: Track a piece of health care legislation (current or previous legislative session).

You need to explore a current legislative bill i.e bill introduced,  debated, implemented, within the past 2 years or last legislative session.

1. Describe the legislation.  Include, bill number, title, purpose, aim, objectives, goals of the legislation

2. Explain the rationale for selecting the legislation. Include research findings that related to the need for the legislation.

3. Identify who supported and opposed the legislation and provide detailed rational why they supported or opposed the legislation.

4. Describe current status of the bill and the outcome of the legislation

5. Discuss the economic impact of the legislation related to cost and quality of care

6. Discuss the implications of this bill on professional nursing practice and leadership

** NOTE: Papers should be no longer than 5 double spaced pages in length (excluding Title Page and References and please note faculty will stop reading after 5 pages of content).

Headings are expected please use the grading criteria items for headings

Papers must be typed and in APA format

Student’s Name: Date:

HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION TRACKING

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Submit: Health Care Legislation Tracking  assignment by the end of Week 4 on Saturday night at 23.59pm (CST)