scope of practice

The Florida Senate is moving closer to the House when it comes to letting nurse practitioners work independently of doctors. The Senate’s Appropriations…

Florida has joined a multi-state nursing compact making it easier for nurses from other states to practice here. And some highly trained nurses and…

Florida lawmakers are bracing for budget holes despite figures showing the state could end up with another year of surplus. Alternative healthcare…

A plan to expand the powers of advanced registered nurses hasn’t yet caught on in the legislature, but eased out of a House Health panel Wednesday. The…

The nation’s health care delivery system is undergoing major changes, and the lines between what different healthcare providers do is beginning to blur.…

A decades-long fight between optometrists and ophthalmologists could be resolved this year. The legislature is considering a bill that would allow…

Some Florida healthcare providers are pushing lawmakers to make changes that would allow them to offer more services to patients. But other physician…

An almost 40-year old scuffle between two kinds of eye care professionals could be coming close to an end. But, as Sascha Cordner reports, despite passage…