COVID News – California to loosen nursing student rules in response to coronavirus crisis

California Department of Consumer Affairs Director Kimberly Kirchmeyer announced the emergency waiver Friday night, saying the state expects the change will help 9,000 nursing students meet their clinical training requirements. Nursing schools had for weeks pleaded with state officials to reduce the number of hours their students are required to train in hospitals after many clinical rotations were canceled

COVID News – HHS Sends Letter, Guidance to States Encouraging State Licensing Waivers, Relaxation of Scope of Practice Requirements

On March 24, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar sent a  letter and  guidance to governors outlining the steps he would like to see states take to “extend the capacity of the health care workforce” to properly manage the growing crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. These recommendations include temporarily waiving licensing