50-24.1-32. Medical assistance - Services provided by physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses - Primary care provider case management program

50-24.1-32. Medical assistance - Services provided by physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses - Primary care provider case management program. 1. The medical assistance program must recognize physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses with the roles of nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife as primary care providers with the same rights and responsibilities given primary care physicians under the medical assistance program. Any care provided by the physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse with the roles of nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife as a primary care provider under the medical assistance program must be within the scope of the physician assistant's or advanced practice registered nurse's respective license. 2. The department shall eliminate the primary care provider case management program.