Pillar 07
Scope of Practice
Nurse practitioners · Physician assistants · State practice acts
LowNo FAH statement, comment or letter on scope of practice exists for 2025 or 2026. There is nothing on this pillar to threaten physicians.
Last verified November 6, 2026
FAH position
No position found. FAH has no documented public position on scope of practice in 2025 or 2026. That covers nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse anesthetists, pharmacists and allied health professionals.
Where it stands
Status as of November 2026
- November 3, 2026FAH's public comments archive for January 2025 through November 2026, 49 letters, contains no scope of practice comment. The closest is the November 2025 FTC noncompete letter, which concerns employment, not practice authority. source
- November 6, 2026A fah.org site search for scope of practice returns no relevant item. The results are a 2025 POH study post, a 2024 health IT comment, a 2021 Nurses Week post and a 2019 Ways and Means letter. source
The evidence
- •FAH's November 2025 FTC letter frames physicians only as employees whose noncompetes protect hospital investments. It is the nearest FAH statement on physician practice. source
What it means for physicians
FAH has no public fight here, which is the finding. The member chains settle scope questions in their own staffing models and through state hospital associations, out of FAH's name. A physician tracking scope bills watches the state capitol and the state hospital association, not Washington.
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