Researchers say reforming state and local rules for advanced practice providers can boost productivity, lower cost of care, and improve access to healthcare services. Expanding the scope of practice ...

State legislators should carefully consider proposals that limit the scope of practice for advanced practice registered nurses, as limiting their range of independent practice can reduce competition, ...

Federal regulators say a bill in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives that would allow nurse practitioners to practice independently and write prescriptions would spur competition, improve access ...

With clinical staffing woes an ongoing concern, new Senate legislation seeks to expand the ability of advanced practice nurses (APRNs) to provide care with less oversight from physicians. Sen. Jeff ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has just released a controversial proposal that would give full practice authority to advanced practice nurses (APRNs) who work at the VA. Under the new rule, ...

Our health care system needs to incorporate Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) more effectively, and they should be allowed to practice within the scope of their training and education. But ...

The Mississippi House has passed a bill that will allow advanced practice nurses to treat patients outside of a collaboration agreement with a physician after accruing 8,000 hours of experience, the ...

Regulatory guidance from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“IDFPR”) clarifies that med spas ...