In early May, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law that expands pharmacists’ scope of practice. Tennessee pharmacists can now prescribe flu and COVID-19 antivirals after a positive test, flu ...

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 ...

In the wake of heightened attention on certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) scope-of-practice in California, the state's Department of Public Health has penned a letter to general acute care ...

Two hospitals in California in recent months have been cited by state inspectors for allowing certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) to practice beyond their scope, leading to one hospital ...

Thomas W. Elwood ( [email protected]) is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Allied Health, a publication of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions in Washington, D.C., and an ...

Allowing autonomy for advanced practice practitioners continues to be contested state by state. At the beginning of this year, the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants ...

The authors compare advanced practice providers’ education, training, scope of practice, and quality of care with that of physicians. A framework is essential to promote team-based primary care. Nurse ...

Maryland's main physician group is working to modify a new state law that expands the scope of practice for audiologists. "Occasionally, these things happen," Gene Ransom III, president of MedChi, the ...

After a brief month or two of respite for physician associates (PAs), this week the controversial profession is front and centre of headlines again. Somewhat remarkably, the RCGP decidedly put its ...