... and so does Minn. physician group

Proposed legislation that would allow advance practice nurses to practice independently risks patients' safety, a group of pain specialists told Minnesota state legislators earlier this week. Bills sponsored by state Sen. Kathy Sheran and state Rep. Dan Schoen would grant full practice authority to nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists. Physicians voiced their opposition to a provision in the bill that they said would allow some advanced practice nurses to perform epidurals and other pain interventions without a physician’s supervision.

Source: Minnesota Public Radio News