In November 2013, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez launched a campaign to recruit nurse practitioners (NPs) to her state as part of an effort to deal with a shortage of primary care physicians. In New Mexico, NPs are allowed independent practice and prescriptive authority; Gov. Martinez highlighted neighboring states with more restrictive scope of practice laws, including Texas.
Forging Texas: A Guidebook for Legislators
We are forging the future of Texas, and we are forging it together. Its shape and its substance are up to us. Will it be a Texas that encourages entrepreneurship? Will it be a Texas that attracts new businesses and startups through low taxes and more reasonable regulations? Will it be a Texas that places...