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In June 2023, a Tennessee administrative law judge blocked the opening of a new hospital in Rutherford County by Vanderbilt University. The state had initially approved the hospital and granted it a certificate of need. But three existing providers intervened, claiming that there was not a need for another facility in the area. [9]
The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is an agreement that allows mutual recognition (reciprocity) of a nursing license between member U.S. states ("compact states"). Enacted into law by the participating states, the NLC allows a nurse who is a legal resident of and possesses a nursing license in a compact state (their "home state") to practice in any of the other compact states (the "remote ...
Each has its own laws, rules, and regulations that describe what nurses with a given qualification may provide. Many jurisdictions have adopted the Model Nursing Practice Act and Model Nursing Administrative Rules created by the National Council of State Nursing Boards (NCSNB). [21]
Nurse licensure is the process by which various regulatory bodies, usually a Board of Nursing, regulate the practice of nursing within its jurisdiction. The primary purpose of nurse licensure is to grant permission to practice as a nurse after verifying the applicant has met minimal competencies to safely perform nursing activities within nursing's scope of practice.
20-state lawsuit claims rule requiring more nurses will cost nursing homes $7.8B per year, lead hundreds of facilities to close. Attorney General Bird sues to block rules requiring more nursing ...
Current law only requires that nursing homes have “sufficient” staffing, leaving it up to states for interpretation. The new rules implement a minimum number of hours that staff members spend ...
State governments maintain their own health departments, and local governments (counties and municipalities) often have health departments that are branches of the state health department. State boards may have executive and police authority to enforce state health laws, with all members required to be healthcare professionals in some states.
Originally published in 1857 by A. O. P. Nicholson, Public Printer, as The Revised Code of the District of Columbia, prepared under the Authority of the Act of Congress, entitled "An act to improve the laws of the District of Columbia, and to codify the same," approved March 3, 1855.