AAO: Keep safety standards high in scope-of-practice expansions

The American Academy of Ophthalmology agrees with a joint federal report’s recommendations on scope of practice, the organization announced in a press release.
The report, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Labor, made several recommendations regarding cost savings and delivery of care.
It discusses scope-of-practice restrictions and recommends laws and regulations that allow for expanded scope of practice in order to allow competition and greater access to care but warns against expanding if health

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