HealthLeaders Media May 1, 2019
Allowing autonomy for advanced practice practitioners continues to be contested state by state.
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Proposed Rhode Island and Florida legislation would allow physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses to practice independently of physicians.
Expanded scope of practice for PAs and other advanced practice practitioners has been a point of contention in U.S. healthcare for decades.
About half of the states have adopted expanded scope of practice laws.
At the beginning of this year, the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants predicted that the reform of scope of practice, supervision, and delegation of authority legislation would be a top trend regarding physician assistants.
The NCCPA’s expectation seems to be correct as...