Board of Nursing; revise membership of.

HB 601 would have revised the composition of Mississippi's Board of Nursing by removing the licensed physician member and adding a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) member. It would have clarified that other registered nurse members cannot be advanced practice nurses and eliminated the requirement for the governor to appoint members from lists submitted by nursing organizations. The bill would have changed the board's structure to include 13 members: two nurse educators, three registered nurses in clinical practice (with specific degree requirements), one registered nurse at large, one nurse practitioner, four licensed practical nurses, one CRNA, and one consumer representative. These changes were intended to update the board's representation to better reflect nursing roles, though the bill died in committee in February 2025.