Set to take effect April 1, new rules will require provinces and territories to allow NPs to bill public healthcare plans for ‘physicians-equivalent services’ covered by the Canada Health Act.
Earlier this year, the federal agency approved the sale of gene-edited pigs as food. The pigs are resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus, called PRRSV-resistant pigs.
The college argues governments and advocacy organizations should stop roping family doctors with NPs and pharmacists under catch-all terms like ‘primary care provider.’
The program is planned to accommodate both new initiatives like AI-driven healthcare tools that are still being developed, and established platforms with an already significant user-base.
