Legislation and regulation

Current Projects

• Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice Laws and Their Effect on Pediatric Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition (ACSC)-Related Emergency Department Visits
  This project aims to identify trends and predictors of pediatric ambulatory care sensitive conditions as they relate to patients in urban and rural settings whose nurse practitioners are allowed full practice under the license authority of the state board of nursing. Trends will be compared to those in jurisdictions that do not allow full practice of nurse practitioners.
  Research center: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Healthcare access, Legislation and regulation, Nurses and nurse practitioners