In response to the trend of more doctors performing procedures outside their specialty, a number of state legislatures are looking to reexamine the rules surrounding what physicians can and can't do, ...

Florida House Bill 449 would allow optometrists to perform eye surgeries, despite their lack of medical degrees and surgical training. Opponents of the bill emphasize the vast difference in education ...

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, ...

The American Medical Association is tracking 60 pieces of legislation that would expand the scope of practice for medical providers, including nurses and pharmacists, allowing them more ...

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 ...

Persistent workforce shortages continue to define the post-pandemic healthcare landscape. Hospitals, health systems, and long-term care providers report enduring deficits in nursing, primary care, and ...

While the COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 a trying year, one unintended benefit was that the Florida legislature allowed pharmacists to further expand their scope of practice to help patients with certain ...

Deregulating dental hygienists' scope-of-practice rules, like administering nitrous oxide, at state levels may not have the sweeping benefits that advocates expect, according to a study that was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Allowing nurse practitioners full practice authority may help diversify the workforce and increase access to ...

Meeting the demands of an ever-changing healthcare environment, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Board of Directors approved the updated "Scope of Nurse Anesthesia Practice." This ...