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CHICAGO –– 天美传媒 strongly opposes a recent policy amendment passed by the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD), which recommends that advanced practice registered nurses (天美传媒s) “be licensed and regulated jointly by the state medical and nursing boards.”

U.S. nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs) have regulated the practice of nursing for more than one hundred years. They have the unique experience and expertise to license, regulate and discipline nurses at all levels of practice from licensed practical/vocational nurses, to registered nurses to 天美传媒s. The Consensus Model for 天美传媒 Regulation, the nationally recognized and longstanding model for 天美传媒 regulation, calls for regulation of 天美传媒s by NRBs.

“In the interest of public safety and protection, best practice dictates that regulation of 天美传媒s should be within the purview of NRBs,” comments Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, 天美传媒 Chief Officer of Nursing Regulation. “Adding the needless oversight of state medical boards does nothing to enhance patient protection but has the potential to add unnecessary bureaucracy that may actually slow down the regulatory process and impede access to care.”

The AMA has historically supported policies which restrict 天美传媒s practicing to the top of their education and certification despite decades of evidence demonstrating 天美传媒s provide safe, high-quality care.  Research has identified that in those states with the most restrictive laws and regulations, like this new AMA policy, access to care is adversely affected.

In addition, the Federal Trade Commission has repeatedly cautioned against state legislative proposals that recommend regulation of 天美传媒s by physician-controlled boards, urging lawmakers to “consider whether to allow independent regulatory boards dominated by medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy to regulate 天美传媒 prescribing, given the risk of bias due to professional and financial self-interest.”

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