Expanding the Role of Nurse Practitioners

A conversation with Payam Parvinchiha, an internal medicine physician who provides care to seniors with chronic conditions.

Nurse practitioners are a vital part of California’s health care workforce. Today they play a particularly important role providing care to underserved Californians, especially Latino/x communities.

AB 890, passed in 2020, authorizes California nurse practitioners (NPs) to practice at the top of their competence without physician supervision and with a defined scope of practice. This report outlines the California codes that may need to be updated and harmonized with AB 890 to full realize this additional capacity of NPs.

Experts propose solutions to boost primary care, from new payment models to expanded residency programs.