<P> In most jurisdictions, health care professions with scope of practice laws and regulations include any profession within health care that requires a license to practice such as physicians, surgeon's assistant, nurses, dietitians, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists and dentists among many others . </P> <P> Governing, licensing, and law enforcement bodies are often at the sub-national (e.g. state or province) level, but federal guidelines / regulations also often exist . For example, in the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the Department of Transportation has a national scope of practice for emergency medical services . </P> <P> Scope of practice can be easily identified by three categories . If requirements for practicing a skill or profession satisfy all three requirements then it is within that persons scope of practice: </P> <Ol> <Li> Education and training--Has the person been educated academically or on - the - job and have documentation proving education to do the item in question? </Li> <Li> Governing body--Does your state, district, province or federal government that oversees the skill or profession allow (or not explicitly disallow) the item in question? </Li> <Li> Institution--Does the institution allow a person or their profession to do the item in question? </Li> </Ol>

Who delivers healthcare and how do they define their scope of practice