Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: CBSA Type: Metro: CBSA Division: 15804: CBSA Division Name: Camden, NJ: CBSA Population: 5,965,343: CBSA Division Population: 1,250,679: MSA: 6162: MSA Name: Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA: PMSA: 6160: PMSA Name: Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA: City State Key: V11378: Preferred Last Line Key: V11378
HR2267 Ordering Home Health Care. Good News: U.S. Reps. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) and Greg Walden (R-OR) introduced The Home Health Planning Improvement Act (HR 2267) that will authorize nurse practitioners to order home health care services.
Nurse practitioners must be licensed by their state in order to prescribe but do not need a DEA number. A DEA number is required only to write prescriptions for controlled substances, not for medications like antibiotics.