scope of practice

Each year, one of the more-heated health care issues in Tallahassee surrounds “scope of practice” --- or what services providers can legally offer. But…

A state senator Thursday proposed a bill that would allow optometrists to perform surgical procedures, rekindling a long-running political battle between…

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...

Health care companies struggling to do business in Florida led the most talked-about news of 2015 here at Health News Florida.Florida-based home-health…

Health care providers around Florida are continuing a push for laws that would expand the roles of nurse practitioners and physicians assistants.Florida…

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...

Critics of a legislative plan that would increase the authority of Florida’s nurse practitioners pushed back Monday, wondering if the massive bill would…

A former nurse anesthetist says it would be a disaster if the state approves legislation lifting physician oversight of nurse practitioners, according to…

A Florida House committee will take up a bill Monday that would give nurse practitioners more independence and authority to provide medical services…