Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Many Independent Florida NPs Working Outside of Primary Care

The American Medical Association (AMA) frequently cautions against certain expanded scope-of-practice allowances for nurse practitioners (NPs) in everyday patient care. In a new post, AMA points to a study in Family Practice that examined whether NPs in Florida are practicing within the state’s requirement, which stipulates that autonomous NPs must work within primary care. Since the passage of an expanded scope-of-practice rule in 2020, Florida has allowed NPs who complete at least 3,000 clinical practice …

Mississippi’s Expanded Scope of Practice Bill Will Not Move Forward

In Mississippi, the House of Representatives passed a bill in February that would have allowed advanced practice nurses (APRNs) to treat patients without a collaboration agreement with a physician after accruing 8,000 hours of experience. However, the bill and another similar bill ultimately didn’t reach a vote before the legislative session ended earlier this month. The American Medical Association and the Mississippi State Medical Association lobbied against this expansion in scope of practice for APRNs …

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