Scope of Practice Committee
Next Regular Meeting
August
25
Tuesday12:00pm
SOP Committee Meeting - Aug. 25, 2026
Agenda
Meeting agendas are posted at least 24 hours before the meeting.
Virtual Public Attendance
You may call in and listen to the meeting.
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Upcoming Workgroups
No workgroups currently scheduled.
Purpose
The purpose of the Scope of Practice Committee is to draw together a diverse membership, including but not limited to staff, nurses, administrators, and faculty members, which represent various healthcare settings throughout the state. The Committee responds to questions regarding scope of practice which are assigned by the Board, or which arise when questions are received from the public. Issues relating to LPNs and RNs are addressed in the Scope of Practice Committee. (Nursing Assistant issues are referred to the Scope of Practice Consultant).
Examples of the committee's work can be found under Advisory Opinions & Position Statements, i.e. statements developed by the committee and approved by the Board. Advisory Opinions/Position Statements are developed to guide nursing practice in relation to a specific nursing activity.
The committee meets 4 times a year from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Meetings are held in a Board Room at 1740 W. Adams St., Suite 2000, Phoenix, AZ 85007 and are open to the public.
Goals
- Review and revise current advisory opinions.
- Respond to the changing health care environment by addressing scope of practice issues and developing advisory opinions when appropriate.
- Discuss and deliberate scope of practice issues when requested and make recommendations to the Board regarding specific issues.
Committee Members
| Co-Chairs |
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|---|---|
| Board Staff | Shannon Bitza, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, AGACNP-BC Marla Moore, RN, BSN, MA Christina Mooroian-Pennington, DNP, FNP-C |
| Members |
Amber K. Drake, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Ampili Umayamma, DNP, AGNP-C Belinda Weiss, MSN, RN Bridget Gessel, MSN, RN-ACM Christine Aliory, MSN, APRN, BC, CURN, ONC Cynthia Sprinkle, RN, MSN-Ed, CEN, TCRN Dorie Rush, MSN, BSN, RN Erin McMahon, EdD, MSN, CNM, RN, FACNM Heather Przybyl, DNP, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN, LSSBB James Machauf, MBA, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR Joseph Gaw, EdD, MSN, RN, Luz Wiley, MBA, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC Nancy Denke, DNP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAEN Nicole Jones, MSN-L, RN, CNOR Shelley Vaughn, DNP, FNP-BC Tamara Wisely, DNP, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC Tracy Thomas, MSN, APRN, CCRN, TCRN, ACSN-BC Yvonne Graber, RN, DNP, CCRN, NEA-BC |
Previous Meetings
- Administration and Monitoring of Subanesthetic IV Ketamine
Ketamine Administration
- Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
- Medical Aesthetic Procedures Performed by Licensed Nurses, Licensed Cosmetologist, Licensed Aestheticians, and Certified Laser Technicians
- Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy
- Prescriber Use of the Controlled Substance Prescription Monitoring Program (CSPMP)
- Care for Transexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming Populations
- Intranasal Administration of Versed (Midazolam) for Treatment of Signs & Symptoms of Acute Seizure Outside the Clinical Setting
- Analgesia by Catheter Techniques: (Epidural, Intrathecal, Interpleural, Perineural)
- Scope of Practice Decision Tree
- Nitrous Oxide Administration
- Anesthetic Agents Administered by Registered Nurses for Limited Purposes