Nurse Practitioner State-Required Collaborative Practice Agreements: A Cross-Sectional Case Study in Florida

Licensing laws in 21 states require that nurse practitioners (NPs) maintain collaborative practice agreements (CPAs) with physicians. Terms, and some of the costs of CPAs, including charges by participating physicians in Florida, are described. Findings suggest requirements for CPAs in Florida often...

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Published inNursing economic Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 185 - 193
Main Authors Ritter, Ashley Z, Bowles, Kathryn H, O'Sullivan, Ann L, Gilman, Daniel J, Fairman, Julie A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pitman Jannetti Publications, Inc 01.07.2020
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc
Subjects
Accountants
Agreements
Case reports
Case studies
Collaboration
Contracts
Costs
Data collection
Health care costs
Health care industry
Licenses
Medical practice
Nurse practitioners
Nursing licensure
Physicians
Primary care
Safety regulations
Scope of practice
Shortages
State laws
Supervision
Florida
Pennsylvania
United States > US
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Summary:Licensing laws in 21 states require that nurse practitioners (NPs) maintain collaborative practice agreements (CPAs) with physicians. Terms, and some of the costs of CPAs, including charges by participating physicians in Florida, are described. Findings suggest requirements for CPAs in Florida often result in agreements conferring few or no benefits. Such contracts add costs to the delivery of health care and restrict market competition between providers, without providing demonstrable health or safety benefits to healthcare consumers.
ISSN:0746-1739
2995-4053