Workforce/Access Shortage

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...

Kentucky's Education Professional Standards Board has approved an emergency regulation to allow colleges or universities to partner with school...

A new law in Illinois will allow mental health professionals who have been out of practice for less than five years to temporarily reactivate...

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

Several states have recently made changes or rejected changes to scope of practice laws fro nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and...

A Kaiser Health News report details expanded scope of practice for pharmacists across the US. At least 12 states have authorized pharmacists to...

According to an Association of American Medical Colleges report, the US faces a projected shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians within 12...

The governor of North Carolina has issued an executive order to allow licensing boards to continue to modify or waive requirements to allow...

The Minnesota Senate has passed a bill to allow Minnesota to join the Nurse Licensure Compact, which would allow Minnesota nurses in good standing...

Legislation under consideration in the Maryland House and Senate would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain professional and occupational...

Expanded scope of practice for pharmacists in Florida allows qualified pharmacists to test, screen, and treat minor health conditions and to...