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The Maine Nurse Practitioner Association (MNPA) is the state’s professional organization for nurse practitioners who constitute the largest group among Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), and number about 3,775 in Maine. MNPA as an organization works tirelessly to make sure they have a clear voice for Nurse Practitioners within the states legislature, and have a place at the table for health care decision making within the state. The board certifications for NPs are - Family, Psychiatric Mental Health, Adult Gerontology Primary Care, Adult Gerontology Acute Care, Pediatric Primary Care, Pediatric Acute Care, Women’s Health and Neonatal. Many NPs may also have specific areas of interest and expertise in medical and surgical subspecialties (endocrinology, cardiology, gastroenterology and many others), underserved populations and rural health care. 
Maine NPs earned the right to practice independent of physicians in the mid-1990s, following completion of at least 24 months of supervised work by a physician or another NP. More recently, they also won the right to be credentialed as participating providers, and won the opportunity to become primary care providers (PCPs) in managed care organizations (MCOs). The services of NPs (and Certified Nurse Midwives) must be billed to insurers using their own identification codes or numbers assigned by insurers, making it illegal to submit claims "incident to" a physician if the physician did not provide the service to the patient. This applies to all state-regulated insurers and MCOs. Maine NPs practice in a wide variety of clinical and other settings, including hospitals, private and public clinics and practices, educational institutions, correctional facilities, and more. In the state of Maine NPs can prescribe Schedule II, III, IV and V medications using their own DEA numbers. MNPA conducts 2 high quality conferences each year covering a wide array of topics to support NPs needs regardless of what specialty they might practice in. These conferences offer a great opportunity for NPs to acquire the approved CEUs that are needed for re-licensure. If you're not a member, you should think about joining. Join MNPA Today! You may contact us in a variety of ways: Maine Nurse Practitioner Association Phone: 207-802-0MNP (207-802-0667) or by emailing: mainenpassociation@gmail.com TAX ID #= 04-3348531 |
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The evolution of our logo
The Maine Nurse Practitioner Association has humble roots, starting at the kitchen table of NP Lou Spugnardi in 1978. The start of the organization sparked the Nurse Practitioner movement in Maine, and at first was associated with the certificate program at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. In 1995, after the victory in passing the Act to Increase access to Health Care which made Maine a full practice authority state, Lou stepped down as MNPA’s first president and Kathy Coleman was elected to take the helm. In support, Sara Hayes stepped forward as the organization’s first newsletter editor, for which she designed our first logo- featuring a
crescent moon and the outline of the state of Maine. In a blink, it’s 27 years later. As the Maine
Nurse Practitioner Association looks to the future, we spoke to Sara to learn more about the inspiration for her design. “Honestly, I don’t recall all the details,” said Sara. “I wanted the state of Maine and I liked the crescent moon.” The logo has served the organization well for nearly three decades, and in speaking with Sara, we asked her permission to refresh the logo’s look to go along with our new website. Sara’s reaction? “Of course, it’s about time!”
We cannot thank Sara enough for her art work and its legacy upon our organization. While we will now retire the crescent moon logo, it will always hold a special play a special role in our history- and our hearts.
The new logo is a culmination of all the ideas submitted in response to a request for ideas from YOU- our members, the heart of our organization. Keeping with our historical color palette- the lighthouse, symbolic of the beacon of hope our profession is to all in our care, shines light on Maine's beautiful mountains as our stethoscope sunrise dawns on the future of our profession and our organization. We hope you like our new logo- NPs lead the way!