Rebekah Bernard MD and Niran Al-Agba MD | 12/8/2024

In the last episode, you heard some of my testimony at the Texas Interim Legislature hearing on Scope of Practice. Today you’re going to hear from a nurse practitioner, Holly Jeffries, who is practicing in rural Texas.

Her testimony was particularly impactful and really quite persuasive to legislators. I think it’s important to understand the NP point of view and also learn the concerns of legislators by listening to their line of questioning.

Referenced in the podcast:
Facts about NP primary care numbers (HRSA shows much fewer doing primary care than AANP represents): https://youtu.be/AqyUdQZ-9fY

Supervising physicians sued without ever seeing or being consulted on a patient: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/990494?form=fpf
https://youtu.be/GlfPSnHgC1A
https://www.jucm.com/supervising-doctors-may-be-held-liable-in-malpractice-suits/
https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/acep/106708

Increasing rates of malpractice and adverse reports for NPs:
https://youtu.be/EOeGhR2uUSU

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