Mitigating Health Workforce Barriers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
In an effort to help states manage the unprecedented demand for health care workers in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) …
Teledentistry: Connecting Rural Communities to Dental Care
Rural Americans are more likely to experience tooth decay and twice as likely to lose their adult teeth as their …
States Continue to Enact Legislation to Address Health Care Workforce Shortages
Access to health care remains a challenge for many Americans, especially those living in rural and underserved communities. As state …
Utilizing Addiction Counselors to Improve Access to Behavioral Health Services
Lack of access to behavioral health providers in rural areas continues to affect millions of Americans. State policymakers continue to …
Behavioral Health Professions Now Featured on Scope of Practice Policy Website
As health provider workforce shortages continue to affect rural and underserved areas in the wake of the opioid crisis, state …
Scope of Practice Bills Introduced During the 2018 Session
State legislators have introduced more than 80 bills so far this year relating to scope of practice for nurse practitioners, …
Scope of Practice Policy Celebrates 1 Year
February marks the one year anniversary of the ScopeofPracticePolicy.org website, an important national resource for state policymakers about scope of …
Two Dozen Scope of Practice Laws Enacted in 2017
ScopeofPracticePolicy.org tracked a total of 139 bills during the 2017 legislative session. Thirty-seven bills were enacted into law from 24 …
Dental Hygienists and Dental Hygiene Therapists in Maine
In 2016, Maine enacted a new Dental Practice Act establishing the scope of practice for dental hygienists and dental therapists. …
Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Provision of Medication-Assisted Treatment
A provision of the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S. Code ยง 823(g)(2)) allows qualified physicians to request a waiver …