Contact Your Legislator in Support of Parity in Practice and Payment!

Unnecessary practice restrictions and disparate insurance reimbursement rates for clinicians limit access to care for Virginians, particularly those in rural and underserved areas. It’s essential that we acknowledge the capabilities of all qualified clinicians to foster efficient and effective patient care and promote a collaborative and equitable healthcare environment in which licensing and regulatory authority belongs to the experts in each discipline. To accomplish this, clinicians must be licensed to practice to the full extent of their education and training, and accountable to the Board of Nursing, rather than a Joint Board. Furthermore, hospitals must be empowered to grant practice privileges to clinicians and seek equitable reimbursement for their services. Parity in practice and payment will help Virginia recruit and retain highly skilled clinicians and improve access to care in health professional shortage areas, and we call upon policymakers to act.