KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has been working with Department of Commerce and Insurance to “remove regulatory barriers” that will allow physicians from other states to work in Missouri.
Parson made the announcement in a press conference on Monday. Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance Director Chlora Lindley-Myers said during the press conference that removing the "barrier of government licensure issues" will increase the state's ability to meet the needs of its patients being tested and treated for COVID-19.
Nurses, according to Lindley-Myers, are not included in that move. The Nurses Licensure Compact allows for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to practice in person and through telehealth in their home state and "all 32 NLC states with one multi-state licensure."
Lindley-Myers also said that effective immediately, the regulation that required collaborating physicians and advanced practicing nurses to be within 75 miles of each other has been waived.
The governor has held near-daily press conferences since the coronavirus outbreak began to increase throughout the state.
