# The AMA Is Fighting to Keep Nurse Practitioners Dependent on Doctors. Two States Are About to End That.

- slug: the-ama-is-fighting-to-keep-nurse-practitioners-dependent-on-doctors-two-states-are-about-to-end
- date: 2026-04-21
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

AI has made nurse practitioners far more capable. State laws still bar them from using those skills in most of the country. A licensing compact is two states from flipping that.

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