The Â鶹´«Ã½ (ACS) supports the directive that surgery should be performed by surgeons. Decades of efforts by non-physician health care providers to expand their scope of practice further into medicine continue to be considered in many state legislatures. The Â鶹´«Ã½remains committed to working with our partners in the surgical community to ensure that patients receive surgical care by surgeons.
Â鶹´«Ã½Statement on Scope of Practice
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