Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has signed into law two high-profile bills passed by the General Assembly. One imposes new requirements on how colleges and universities respond to student reports of sexual assault. The other allows nurse practitioners to practice independent of doctors.
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The Basics: How the nurse practitioner bill could change health care
Here’s what you need to know about the controversial proposal to give nurse practitioners more independence, a measure that both supporters and opponents say could have a major effect on health care in Connecticut.
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Play by play recap of nurse practitioner debate
The House debated a controversial measure that would allow nurse practitioners to practice independent of doctors. See how it happened.
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Senate votes to allow nurse practitioners to practice independent of doctors
The Connecticut state Senate voted 25 to 11 late Wednesday night to allow nurse practitioners to practice independent of physicians, a controversial concept that has gained traction amid growing concerns about the availability of primary care providers in the state.
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Proposal to let nurse practitioners practice independently advances
A controversial proposal that would allow nurse practitioners to practice independent of doctors cleared the legislature’s Public Health Committee Monday.