"Many state lawmakers understood the benefits of temporarily relaxing these restrictions as COVID-19 strained the healthcare system," writes Sally Pipes. "Freeing up physician assistants and nurse ...

Federal policy makers are examining regulations that require more-stringent supervision, or that limit providers from practicing at the top of their license. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

Removing barriers to PA Practice does not increase medical malpractice payments over 10 year period (2010-2019). Removing restrictive laws and regulations to PA scope of practice improves access to ...

The Federal Trade Commission’s involvement in state scope-of-practice laws for non-physicians is frustrating many physician leaders, who say the regulatory agency does not have the clinical expertise ...

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology is among the organizations pushing state legislatures remove barriers on certified nurse anesthetists’ scope of practice, saying the move would ...

Around the country, the collective voice of eight directors of health workforce research centers came together to call for a reforming of laws and regulations that limit the practice of health ...

As the med spa industry expands, physician supervision and compliance with regulatory requirements have become central concerns for state regulators, as well as businesses. As noted in our previous ...

In recent years, debates over scopes of practice and titles have intensified among associations representing physicians, advanced practice providers and other healthcare professionals. For three ...

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology is one of the chief organizations pushing state legislatures to remove barriers on certified nurse anesthetists’ scope of practice. Here are four ...

States that give dental hygienists more autonomy and expand their scope of practice may have fewer preventable nontraumatic dental visits at emergency rooms, according to a study published March 5 in ...