Health and Human Resources
Department of Health Professions
Board of Nursing
Mandate 879
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Mandate Title:
Autonomous practice for nurse practitioners
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Purpose of legislation
Eliminates the requirement for a practice agreement with a patient care team physician for a licensed nurse practitioner who has completed the equivalent of at least five years of full-time clinical experience and submitted an attestation from his patient care team physician.
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| Legislation mandating a change | Chap 776 (2018) | ||
| VAC chapters to be amended |
18 vac 90 - 30 : Regulations Governing the Licensure of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
18 vac 90 - 40 : Regulations for Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
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| Deadline for the regulation to become effective | 1/19/2019 | ||
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