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bucolic_frolic

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4. Thanks for the additional background. Google AI was a bit scant on much of that.

Reply to tulipsandroses (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:40 PM

Jun 30

I asked "What is a psychiatric nurse practitioner?"

When I stated it is a hierarchy, I was thinking of the pecking order in terms of what stands up in court. Psychiatrists' opinions trump all the rest. (I think, or have read.)

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Mental health care may be harder to obtain after HHS rule reversal- Trigger warning! This discusses suicide and overdose [View all] tulipsandroses Jun 30 OP

I had to look up psychiatric nurse practitioner. bucolic_frolic Jun 30 #1

I'm a psych NP. The role of a psychologist is not the same as the role of a psychiatrist or psychiatric NP tulipsandroses Jun 30 #3

Thanks for the additional background. Google AI was a bit scant on much of that. bucolic_frolic Jun 30 #4

They are truly shameless! SheltieLover Jun 30 #2

If I'm understanding this correctly: Mike 03 Jun 30 #5

Unfortunately, the rule wasn't scheduled to start until 1/1/2025. Not sure why it took 16 years after enactment of law Silent Type Jun 30 #6