1. Point: Should Medicare Allow Respiratory Therapists to Independently Practice and Bill for Educational Activities Related to COPD? Yes 
Thomas M. Fuhrman, MD, MMSc, RRT, FCCP, Robert Aranson, MD, FCCP 
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Volume 145, Issue 2, Pages (February 2014)
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2. Figure 1
Autonomy for nurse practitioners, by state. (Reprinted with permission from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.6)
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