1/ @AmerMedicalAssn led a sign-on letter with over 100 national specialty and state medical societies submitted to @DeptVetAffairs in opposition to its recent Interim Final Rule (IFR), “Authority of VA Professionals to Practice Health Care.” 
2/ The @DeptVetAffairs IFR permits virtually all VHA-employed non-physician practitioners (NPPs) to practice without the clinical supervision of physicians and without regard to state scope of practice law.
3/ The IFR establishes the VA’s authority to allow virtually all NPPs to practice without the clinical supervision of a physician. In doing so, the IFR preempts state license, registration, certification, supervision, or other requirements.
4/ The letter:
•Strongly opposes the IFR
•Urges VA to rescind it and consider policy alternatives that prioritize physician led team-based care
•States the IFR is unlawful rulemaking because VA did not follow Administrative Procedures Act requirements
tinyurl.com/yxtdtjxa
•Strongly opposes the IFR
•Urges VA to rescind it and consider policy alternatives that prioritize physician led team-based care
•States the IFR is unlawful rulemaking because VA did not follow Administrative Procedures Act requirements
tinyurl.com/yxtdtjxa
5/ “The IFR does not adequately account for the differences in education and training that exist between physicians and NPPs and thus, does not sufficiently address the lower standard of care that will ultimately be provided to veterans.”
#StopScopeCreep
#StopScopeCreep
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