A nurse practitioner is suing over state rules that require oversight from a doctor for her to run her practice.
Jamie Gallagher says in a lawsuit filed in Wake County Superior Court that the requirement for her to have a contract with a doctor in order to practice violates her rights and is an unnecessary expense.
Gallagher founded Peri & Pause, a menopause and perimenopause care clinic with offices in Wake County. The lawsuit says she is required by state law to have a supervision contract with a doctor — which, in her case, costs $16,500 a year — who does not oversee her day-to-day work…