Comments on: Is There A Nurse Practitioner In Penn Quarter? http://pqliving.com/is-there-a-nurse-practitioner-in-penn-quarter/ Downtown Washington DC/Penn Quarter news and urban commentary Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:04:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mt. Vernon Square Resident http://pqliving.com/is-there-a-nurse-practitioner-in-penn-quarter/comment-page-1/#comment-12665 Mt. Vernon Square Resident Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:13:47 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=2795#comment-12665 DC gov't. makes it very hard to open these types of clinics. I called the MVS Safeway to ask if they were administering walk-in flu shots, since they advertise that on tv and on the website. They said that they cannot because of DC's wacky laws, but that I could go to any MD or VA Safeway for the shot. They said that they were continuously lobbying DC and Congress to change the DC laws in this area, but that no changes were pending. In a nutshell, it is not illegal to offer these services, so MD and VA see the services as legal and offer them. Under DC law, even if it is not specifically illegal, there needs to be a formal declaration (via the Council or the Courts) that it is legal in order for it to be considered legal. Typical... DC gov’t. makes it very hard to open these types of clinics. I called the MVS Safeway to ask if they were administering walk-in flu shots, since they advertise that on tv and on the website. They said that they cannot because of DC’s wacky laws, but that I could go to any MD or VA Safeway for the shot. They said that they were continuously lobbying DC and Congress to change the DC laws in this area, but that no changes were pending.

In a nutshell, it is not illegal to offer these services, so MD and VA see the services as legal and offer them. Under DC law, even if it is not specifically illegal, there needs to be a formal declaration (via the Council or the Courts) that it is legal in order for it to be considered legal. Typical…

]]> By: Anonymous http://pqliving.com/is-there-a-nurse-practitioner-in-penn-quarter/comment-page-1/#comment-12661 Anonymous Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:06:08 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=2795#comment-12661 MinuteClinic has plans to open in DC but the DC Board of Nursing and DC Govt are holding back. MinuteClinic has plans to open in DC but the DC Board of Nursing and DC Govt are holding back.

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