Organizations must enlist and authorize advanced practice professionals (APP) for practice according to all applicable requirements, their available resources, and their medical staff’s comfort level. Once an organization has decided to move forward with development of an APP authorization process, it’s time to determine appropriate eligibility requirements and parameters for practice within the facility. Each professional group will have different education, training, and certification norms.

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Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent headlines from across the country:

• Physicians who spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation may put their medical license at risk
• Former physician sentenced to prison for prescribing pain pills
• Pharmacist arrested for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards
• Oklahoma expedites some medical licenses in response to COVID-19 surge
• ER physician removed from hospital for selling mask opt-out letters