Specialist shortages are prompting non-physicians to seek greater medical independence in an effort to close the gap, according to a Courier-Journal report.
In Kentucky, nurse anesthetists were granted greater medical authority following a decision from Gov. Steve Beshear to exempt certain medical facilities from the CMS requirement that CRNAs have physician supervision when administering anesthesia.
A 2011 law, meanwhile, granted optometrists the authority to perform certain procedures that were previously performed only by ophthalmologists, including laser procedures sometimes needed after cataract surgery.
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In Kentucky, nurse anesthetists were granted greater medical authority following a decision from Gov. Steve Beshear to exempt certain medical facilities from the CMS requirement that CRNAs have physician supervision when administering anesthesia.
A 2011 law, meanwhile, granted optometrists the authority to perform certain procedures that were previously performed only by ophthalmologists, including laser procedures sometimes needed after cataract surgery.
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