Requiring MD supervision of nurse anesthetists does not make patients safe
A recent study conducted by a Virginia-based research group has found that certain restrictions relating to the practice of [...]
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“Conscience clause” opt-out for licensees hits rougher road
A “conscience clause” rule proposal has unexpectedly and suddenly become controversial, some Arkansas [...]
Tribe bypasses state licensing to set up own dental therapist law
Recent efforts within the Washington State Native American community to change the scope of practice for dental therapists [...]
Prince death highlights lax discipline of Minnesota overprescribing
The home state of late pop music icon Prince has had serious issues with properly disciplining physicians who overprescribe [...]
VA plans use of RNs to fill MDs’ roles
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will cope with physician shortages by significantly broadening the scope of [...]
New York de-authorizes chiropractors for DOT physical exams
As of June 1, Chiropractors in New York are no longer in the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners and are no [...]
Cost savings not resulting from nurse practitioner expansion
A recent study from the University of California San Francisco suggests that the expansion of nurse practitioners’ [...]
Online renewal systems alleged to raise identity fraud risk
Security of licensing data has become an issue with Indiana’s nursing board, which uses an online system for renewing [...]
Stopping leakage of “engineer” title into non-licensed fields
Over the last five years, there have been 800 complaints on the misuse of the word “engineer” in Texas, [...]