N.J. Assemblywoman Quijano Measure Permitting Physician Assistants to Sign Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Receives Final Passage
June 20, 2019
June 20, 2019
TRENTON, New Jersey, June 20 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news:
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- Would Mandate Continuing Education Credits for Licensure
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In an effort to further empower patients with respect to their healthcare, a bill that would allow physician assistants to sign, modify, or revoke Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) forms in the same manner as physicians and advanced practice nurses (APNs) passed . . .
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- Would Mandate Continuing Education Credits for Licensure
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In an effort to further empower patients with respect to their healthcare, a bill that would allow physician assistants to sign, modify, or revoke Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) forms in the same manner as physicians and advanced practice nurses (APNs) passed . . .