Massachusetts Law About Nurse Practitioners
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Massachusetts Laws
MGL c. 112, s.80E. Nurse practitioners may issue written prescriptions and order tests.
MGL c.176R. Consumer Choice of Nurse Practitioner Services. Recognizes nurse practitioners as primary care providers.
Massachusetts Regulations
244 CMR 4 Massachusetts Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing in the Expanded Role.
Other Web Sources
Supervising Nurse Practitioners with Prescriptive Authority, Harvard Risk Management Foundation. Provides guidance on the requirements of the supervising physician/nurse-practitioner relationship.
Print Sources
Massachusetts Nursing Law Update, NBI, 2002.
Nursing Malpractice, 3rd ed., Lawyers and Judges Pub. Co., 2007.