New York is the latest in a growing number of states giving direct access to nurse practitioners thanks to legislation eliminating hurdles for patients who need primary care
“New York has taken a critical step forward in our country, increasing access to vital health care services,” said April N. Kapu, president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners . “New Yorkers will now have full and direct access to the comprehensive care NPs provide.”
Nurse practitioners are educated to perform myriad primary care functions, diagnose, prescribe medications and conduct physical exams, but state scope-of-practice laws often prevent them from such care unless they have an agreement with an overseeing physician.
As retail clinics like those run by CVS Health’s MinuteClinic business have proliferated while hospitals and health systems embrace a team-based approach to medical care delivery, patients have become more familiar with nurse practitioners as an option to a busy doctor’s office and quick access to treat routine maladies.
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