Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Archives

Medical Laboratory Scientists, Educators speak out against CMS position on nursing degrees

By Robert Herriman

On Apr. 1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in a policy memorandum stated the following: A bachelor’s degree in nursing meets the requirement of having earned a bachelor’s...

ASCP says a nursing degree is not equivalent to a biological sciences degree

By Staff

On April 1, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in a Memorandum that an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in nursing is equivalent to an associate’s or bachelor’s degree,...