California legislators look to nonphysicians to address primary care gaps in the
state, but physician organizations and others oppose the proposed solution.
Jennifer Lubell, August 26, 2013
Washington A bill moving through the
California Legislature that aims to boost the primary care work force by
allowing some nurse practitioners to practice independently has run into
resistance from physician and nursing organizations alike, who oppose the
current measure for opposite reasons.
Despite some recent revisions to narrow the circumstances in
which nurse practitioners could set up shop on their own, the physician
organizations insisted that the bill doesn’t go far enough to protect patient
safety or encourage needed collaboration with doctors. Other key groups in the
state withdrew their support on the basis that the newly amended version would
heighten the liability risk for nurse practitioners.
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