Debate Heats Up as California Considers Allowing NPs and Pharmacists to Do More

Debate heats up as California considers allowing NPs and pharmacists to do more

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One bill would allow nurse practitioners to approve treatment plans for patients on home health services without having to secure a physician's approval. Another would allow optometrists to prescribe more kinds of drugs and order more tests. The bill …
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Communities still struggling with fallout from AB 109, officials say

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During from the 1960s to the 1980s, the state experienced an increase in crime, but, by the late 1980s and 1990s, initiatives and legislation that took a tough stand on crime led to a growth in the state's prison population, said Kim Raney, Covina …
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