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House approves change letting licensure board vary physician–nurse practitioner supervisory ratios
Summary
The House passed HB 25, allowing the Division of Licensure to consider physician-to-nurse-practitioner supervisory ratios on a case-by-case basis and adding an amendment that the supervised ratio be "not to exceed 6." Supporters said it would increase access in rural areas; opponents pressed for clearer statutory guidelines.
The Utah House passed House Bill 25 on the first day of the 1991 session, approving changes to the nurse prescriptive practice framework that give the Division of Licensure flexibility to set physician-to-nurse-practitioner supervisory arrangements based on local circumstances.
Sponsor Representative Paula F. Julander said the bill removes a fixed statutory ratio and permits the licensure division to evaluate collaborative practices ‘‘on a case-by-case basis’’ — for instance, allowing different arrangements in rural areas where physicians…
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