Bill lifting rules on nurses could make NC health care cheaper. Will it pass this year?
Will Doran, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Mar. 13—RALEIGH — A bipartisan group of state lawmakers has teamed up with advocates for nurses, rural communities and regulatory reform to file a bill they say will make health care both cheaper and more widely available in North Carolina.
It's the 2021 version of the SAVE Act, which has been filed in past years and defeated by opposition from groups representing doctors. The bill would allow specially trained nurses to perform more medical duties, without having to be supervised by a doctor.