Medicine without doctors? State laws are changing who treats patients. – Indianapolis Business Journal

In 1994, five states allowed nurse practitioners full practice authority—meaning they didn't need physician supervision to test, treat and prescribe. Today, 27 states and Washington, D.C., do.

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