Maryland joins 21 states and DC

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Specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.

Maryland is the latest to join 20 states and the District of Columbia in legislating full practice independence for NP's. The state previously required NP's to enter into an "attestation agreement" with physicians as a requirement for licensure.

AANP - AANP Applauds Maryland for Right-Sizing Nurse Practitioner Regulations

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

October 2015! :yes:

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This is unfortunate. The education and training nurse practitioners receive cannot be compared to that of physicians.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Recovery.
This is unfortunate. The education and training nurse practitioners receive cannot be compared to that of physicians.

So what? No one is claiming that the education and training is equivalent. The issue is independence, not equivalence. Let the healthcare consumer decide who to see for their healthcare.

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This is unfortunate. The education and training nurse practitioners receive cannot be compared to that of physicians.

Rare to see trolling on this forum

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