Convenient Care Association

"For someone like myself who has a high deductible and pays for all office visits [and] meds, this is the perfect place for us to come. I would not hesitate to come back - the care was excellent."

- Aurora QuickCare Patient Survey Response, 2006.

"The American College of Nurse Practitioners supports the Convenient Care Industry as an accessible, high quality mode of healthcare delivery."

- American College of Nurse Practitioners, 2006.

"Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota found that visits to Convenient Care Clinics cost half as much as visits to physicians' offices for similar conditions."

- Time Magazine, 2006.

"A recent survey shows that 78% of adults feel strongly that retail-based health centers provide a convenient way for people to get basic medical services."

- The Wall Street Journal, 2005.

"Evidence shows that Convenient Care Clinics do not increase overall demand for medical services, but offer an alternative for consumers facing access problems within the traditional health care system."

- California HealthCare Foundation, 2006.

State-By-State Policy Guides

The Convenient Care Association is pleased to offer policy research materials to its members. Please select from the following categories:

Provider Policy Issues (e.g., state regulation of NPs)

Business Structure Policy Issues (e.g., corporate practice of medicine doctrine)

Provider Policy Issues
Please select from the following resources:

State Policy Reports
In the upcoming months, CCA will release individual State-By-State Policy Reports that describe the laws and regulations affecting NPs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. For more information about the most important laws and regulations that impact NP practice in your state, please click on the links below:

Alaska Policy Report
Arizona Policy Report
Arkansas Policy Report
California Policy Report
Colorado Policy Report
Connecticut Policy Report
Delaware Policy Report
District of Columbia Policy Report
Florida Policy Report
Georgia Policy Report
Hawaii Policy Report
Idaho Policy Report
Illinois Policy Report
Iowa Policy Report
Kentucky Policy Report
Louisiana Policy Report
Maine Policy Report
Montana Policy Report
Nebraska Policy Report
Nevada Policy Report
New Hampshire Policy Report
New Jersey Policy Report
North Dakota Policy Report
Oregon Policy Report
Pennsylvania Policy Report
Puerto Rico Policy Report
Rhode Island Policy Report
Texas Policy Report

CCA State-By-State Policy Guide to Laws Governing NP and Physician Practice:
This spreadsheet, updated in spring of 2007, provides a basic overview of some of the most important laws impacting NP practice and physician support of NP practice in all 50 states:

State-by-State Guide to Physician Support Regulations

The Pearson Report: 2007
Every year, the American Journal of Nurse Practitioners releases an updated version of "The Pearson Report". This 66-page document, released in February 2007, is an invaluable resource that provides an overview of NP practice in every state. In addition to providing an overview of regulatory issues in each state, The Pearson Report also provides NP workforce statistics, information about NP educational programs, and news about recent legislative activities:

The Pearson Report: 2007

Business Structure Policy Issues

State Policy Reports

California’s Corporate Practice of Medicine Doctrine (PDF)

Complete 50-state survey of relevant statutes (PDF)