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The federal government should play a strong role in protecting patients’ rights to direct their care and make other decisions.

The federal government and states should encourage advance care planning.

States should set strong licensing standards for all health care providers.

States should require all health professionals to maintain competency in their respective professions.

States should mandate public disclosure of disciplinary actions taken by health regulatory boards and make this information easily accessible to consumers.

Current federal regulations and policies should be interpreted to allow Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) to fully

Higher levels of government should provide adequate resources when mandating functions to lower levels of government.