Impact of state scope-of-practice laws on nurse practitioner-provided home visits.

Geriatr Nurs

Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, CUNY School of Medicine, Townsend Harris Hall, Suite 313, 160 Covent Avenue, NY 10031, United States. Electronic address:

Published: October 2021

Millions of older Americans receive nurse practitioner (NP)-provided home based primary care (HBPC). Little is known about how state scope-of- practice (SOP) laws may impact use of NP-home visits. Using 2017 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provider Utilization and Payment Data Public Use File (PUF), we examined the impact of state SOP laws on the use of NP-home visits. The PUF file was merged with the 2017 American Community Survey to assess area-level median income. Over 4.4 million home visits were provided to 1.6 million Medicare beneficiaries. NPs represented the largest share of providers (47.5%). In states with restricted SOP laws, compared to NPs, physicians and physician assistants had higher odds of providing HBPC. In states with reduced SOP laws, compared to NPs, physicians and PAs had decreased odds of providing HBPC. Our study provides evidence that SOP restrictions are associated with decreased utilization of NP-provided HBPC.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.03.002DOI Listing

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