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{{Short description|What a healthcare practitioner is permitted to undertake}}{{Medical law sidebar}} '''Scope of practice''' describes the activities and duties that a healthcare professional is permitted to undertake.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-12-28 |title=What doctors wish patients knew about scope of practice |url=https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/what-doctors-wish-patients-knew-about-scope-practice |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=American Medical Association |language=en}}</ref> The limits on the actions of these practitioners are set by the terms of their professional license and what the law allows. Each jurisdiction can have laws, licensing bodies, and regulations that describe requirements for education and training, and define scope of practice. Governing, licensing, and law enforcement bodies are often at the sub-national (e.g. state or province) level, but national guidelines and regulations also often exist. For example, in the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the Department of Transportation has a [https://www.ems.gov/national-ems-scope-of-practice-model/ national scope of practice] for emergency medical services.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=National EMS Scope of Practice Model |url=https://www.ems.gov/national-ems-scope-of-practice-model/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=EMS.gov |language=en}}</ref> == By country == === United States === In the United States, scope of practice law is determined by the states' legislatures and regulatory boards.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2017-10-14 |title=Nursing Scope of Practice {{!}} American Nurses Association |url=https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/scope-of-practice/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=ANA |language=en}}</ref> According to the [[National Conference of State Legislatures]], non-physician health care providers are providing increasing levels of service to patients, especially in [[Rural area|rural]] and other underserved communities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scope of Practice Policy |url=https://www.ncsl.org/scope-of-practice-policy |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=www.ncsl.org}}</ref> == By profession == === Nursing & advanced practice nurses (APNs) === The [[American Medical Association]] (AMA), an [[advocacy group]] for [[Physician|physicians]], claims that increasing the scope of [[Advanced practice nurse|APNs]] does not increase access to care and can be dangerous because the responsibilities afforded to the professionals exceed the tasks that they can safely perform given their training, which is lower relative to physicians.<ref name=":0" /> However, according to the [[American Nurses Association]], it is important that nurses, including APNs, can practice to the fullest extent of their abilities and training; they claim that there is a growing body of evidence to support APNs caring for patients with broader scopes.<ref name=":2" /> === Emergency medical services === In the United States, the National Scope of Practice Model is designed to standardize and improve EMS provider education. It provides four levels of provider: Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced EMT (AEMT), and Paramedic.<ref name=":1" /> ==See also== *[[Healthcare provider requisites|Health care professional requisites]] *[[Medical prescription#Standing orders|Standing orders]] - scopes of practice are often defined in physicians' standing orders == References == <references/> [[Category:Medical regulation]] [[Category:Nursing regulation]] {{med-stub}}
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