Identify regulatory agencies that regulate health and the health care system within the US, create a table listing your 5 regulatory agencies and address the following:
- Describe the agency, level of regulatory authority (local, state, federal), scope of regulatory authority, and role within the US healthcare system.
- Address relevance of the organization or the organization’s authority to the APRN/DNP graduate.
- Describe relevance to specialty area, area of practice, or setting of practice. For an example, mental health.
- In the table, write the 3 criteria above and respond to them.
- Incorporate at least 3 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
