Panel warms to allowing nurse practitioners more leeway

 

If discussion at a Friday morning committee meeting is any indication, then the stage is being set for a bruising three-way debate about the scope of practice for nurse practitioners.

Proponents of granting advance practice nurses more legal authority Friday cited academic studies, professional reports and personal stories during a 3 1/2-hour meeting of the House Select Committee on Health Care Workforce Innovation.

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