Scope of Practice

The California Board of Registered Nurses has approved rules to allow nurse practitioners to practice without a written agreement or physician...

The California Board of Registered Nursing has released proposed regulations for two new categories of nurse practitioners with expanded scope of...

The Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act under consideration in the US House would reduce barriers to practice for nurse practitioners and...

This article provides details of nine states that have expanded scope of practice for pharmacists, including analysis of which authorities granted...

Reinstating a position that was eliminated in 2012, Canada's federal government has appointed a national chief nursing officer. The role will...

As a continuation of practices initiated during the pandemic public health emergency, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy has adopted rules allowing a...

The UK government has released guidance for healthcare professionals and their employers on who can issue statements of fitness for work, or fit...

A survey by the Alliance for Connected Care indicates that 82% of patients and almost 80% of healthcare providers support expanding nurse...

New legislation in Colorado expands optometrists' scope of practice to include some office-based surgical procedures. The expanded scope includes...

Newly signed legislation in Illinois recognizes interior design as a distinct profession in the built environment and expands the scope of...

A new law in New York permanently expands scope of practice for nurse practitioners and grants full practice authority without the need for...

Several states have expanded or are expanding the list of healthcare professionals who can provide abortion services. With the possibility of Roe...