Instructions
During this course, you will be developing an Individual Professional Practice Document (IPPD) that will identify the regulations, requirements, certification, and rules of the state in which you plan to practice as an APRN upon graduation. As you complete certain modules, you will be asked to add to the IPPD, so it is essential that you keep it handy and edit along the way as you receive feedback from your faculty. Adding to the document with each assignment will produce a complete document by the end of the course. For this assignment, use the
Individual Professional Practice Document (Word)
. Please only submit Week 1 information.
Identify the following:
- Your name
- APRN specialty foci
- State you plan to practice as an APRN
- The state’s definition of a Nurse Practitioner. See Appendix 1A in Buppert text.
- Buppert, C. (2021). Nurse practitioner’s business practice and legal guide (7th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
- The title allowed by that state. See Appendix 1B in Buppert text.
Using the Map feature on the
NCSBN APRN Consensus Model
link, write a summary of how the state you plan to practice in is meeting the components of the consensus model. Refer to the
Nurse Practice Act
for details related to the state.
If you live close to the border of another state and plan to practice or already practice in that state, it is strongly recommended that you have a separate document for that state as well. Not all states have the same regulations and requirements.
Individual Professional Practice Document
Week 1: NP Definition and Consensus Model
Student Name:
APRN Specialty:
If you live on the border of other states that you plan to practice in or if you already practice in multiple states, it is highly recommended that you complete this information for each state, as state regulations vary greatly, and you need to know what each state’s regulations are. This will help you immensely as you approach graduation.
State in which you will be practicing as an APRN:
State’s definition of Nurse Practitioner:
Title/Initials allowed to use according to state regulations:
Board of Nursing hyperlink:
Using the Map feature on the
NCSBN Consensus Model State Alignment
, write a summary of how the state in which you plan to practice is meeting the components of the Consensus Model:
Week 5: Scope of Practice
Using the interactive map, click on the state you expect to practice in as an APRN and click on the link for the state’s Nurse Practice Act. This document is located on each State Board of Nursing site and will identify the regulations for the NP scope of practice for that state. In addition, Appendix 2A in the Buppert textbook will provide you with further information.
1. Please review the Nurse Practice Act and provide a summary of the scope of practice for NPs in the state where you intend to practice.
2. Please provide the hyperlink used to obtain this information:
Using the interactive map feature, click on the state(s) you expect to practice in as an APRN and access the Nurse Practice Act for that state. Review the information related to the state’s physician collaboration/supervision requirement, if applicable. Do not address prescriptive practices in this assignment. You are addressing the regulations related to practice in the advanced role. In addition, see Appendix 2B in the Buppert textbook.
3. Provide a summary of any restrictions of practice and supervisory/collaborative practice agreements that are required related to the scope of practice.
4. Provide the hyperlink used to obtain this information.
5. Identify the Regulatory Agency for NP Practice. See Appendix 3A in the Buppert textbook.
6. Provide information related to qualifications and licensing for APRNs:
7. Identify the NP qualification requirements (do not address prescriptive authority yet) for the state(s) in which you plan to practice as an APRN. These are accessible by clicking on the interactive U.S. map. In addition, see Appendix 3B in the Buppert textbook.
8. Provide the hyperlink used to obtain this information.
9. Identify the APRN licensing requirements for the state(s) where you intend to practice.
10. Provide the hyperlink used to obtain this information.
Week 6: Prescriptive Authority
Please add the following information to the Individualized Professional Practice Document in the Week 6 area. Using the interactive map, click on the state(s) where you plan to practice and become familiar with that state’s regulations related to NP prescriptive authority. In some states, prescriptive authority is explained in the BON and the Department of Public Health (DPH) site, so you may need to search the DPH website as well. In addition, you can access some of this information in your Buppert textbook in Appendix 3B. You will also need to become familiar with the federal DEA regulations for your state to be licensed to prescribed narcotics. This is found in the interactive map and Appendix 5A in the Buppert textbook.
1. What are the prescriptive authority requirements for the state(s) in which you intend to practice?
a. Is there an MD collaborative or supervisory regulation related to non-controlled substances or controlled substances.
b. Are there any restrictions for NP prescriptive practice?
2. Provide the state prescriptive authority regulations hyperlink:
3. What are the federal DEA requirements?
a. Are there any MD collaborative/supervisory regulations related to narcotic prescribing?
b. Are there any restrictions to prescribing narcotics?
c. Opioid restrictions?
d. Narcan authority?
e. Does the state utilize a system-wide drug monitoring program to assist with prevention of over-prescribing?
4. Provide the federal DEA hyperlink:
Week 10: Networking
State/Local ARPN Networking website:
Purpose, resources, and fees:
Professional APRN Networking website:
Purpose, resources, and fees:
Week 12: NPI Number and Certification
1. Which Board certification you will be taking?
2. What are the eligibility requirements and what documents do you need to register for the exam?
3. What are the testing parameters: location, paper or computer testing, number of questions, test blueprint?
4. What is your NPI number?
APRNConsensus Model by State
Key
C = written collaborative agreement
C* = collaborative agreement (not written)
Updated December 2021
S = supervised
S* = certain sites only
C+ = collaborative agreement in certain sites only
**= APRN Compact state
Board
Total
Points
APRN
Title Roles License Education Certification
Independent Practice Independent Prescribing
CRNA CNM CNS CNP CRNA CNM CNS CNP
Alabama 13
APN:
0
4
Approval to
practice: 0 4 4
S
0
C
0 1 0
NS
0
C
0
NS
0
C
0
Alaska 28 4 4
4
4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1
American
Samoa 15
ARN: 0 NA, NM,
NP: 3
3
NA, NM,
NP: 3
NA, NM, NP:
3
C
0
C
1
NS
0
C
1
NS
0
C
0
NS
0
C
1
Arizona 24 4 4
Certification: 0
4 4
S*
1 1 1 1
S*
1 1
S*
1 1
Arkansas 25 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1
C
0
C
0
C
0 1
California 16 4 4
Certificate to
practice: 0 4
CNP, CNM,
CRNA: 3 1
C
0
NS
0
C
0
NS
0
C
0
NS
0
C
0
Colorado 24 4 4
APN registry:
0
4 4
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Connecticut 28 4 4
4
4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Delaware **
28 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
District of
Columbia 24 4 4
Certificate:
0 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Florida 22 4 4 4 4 4
C
0 1 0
C
0
C
0 1 0
C
0
Georgia 16 4 4
Authorization to
practice: 0 4 4
S
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
S
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
Guam 28 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hawaii 28 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Board
Total
Points
APRN
Title Roles License Education Certification
Independent Practice Independent Prescribing
CRNA CNM CNS CNP CRNA CNM CNS CNP
Idaho
28
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Illinois
23
4
4
4
4
4
C+
0
1
1
1
C+
0
C+
0
C+
0
C+ 0
Indiana
18
4
4
4
4
CRNA, CNM:
2
S
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
S
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
Iowa
24
ARNP: 0
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Kansas
17
4
4
4
4
0
1
C
0
C
0
C
0
NS
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
Kentucky
24
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
Louisiana
20
4
4
4
4
4
S
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
S
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
Maine
25
4
4
4
4
4
S
0
1
1
1
NP
0
1
NS
0
1
Maryland
22
4
4
Certification: 0
4
4
1
1
1
1
NS
0
1
NS
0
1
Massachusetts
24
4
4
Authorization
to practice:
0
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Michigan
17
4
4
Certification:
0
4
4
S*
1
C
0
C
0
C
0
S
0
C*
0
C*
0
C*
0
Minnesota
28
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Mississippi
14
4
CRNA,
CNM,
CNP: 3
Certificate of
recognition:
0
4
CRNA,
CNM,
CNP: 3
C
0
C
0
NS
0
C
0
NS
0
C
0
NS
0
C
0
Missouri
16
4
4
Document of
recognition:
0
4
4
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
Montana
28
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nebraska
25
4
4
4
4
4
1
C
0
1
1
1
C
0
NS
0
1
Board
Total
Points
APRN
Title Roles License Education Certification
Independent Practice Independent Prescribing
CRNA CNM CNS CNP CRNA CNM CNS CNP
Nevada 28 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
New
Hampshire 21 3
CRNA,
CNM,
CNP: 3
CRNA,
CNM,
CNP: 3
CRNA,
CNM,
CNP: 3
CRNA,
CNM,
CNP: 3 1 1
NS
0 1 1 1
NS
0 1
New Jersey 13
APN:
0 4
Certification:
1 4 4
S
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
NS
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
New Mexico 28 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
New York 9
NP: 0 NP, NM,
CNS: 3
Certificate: 2 CNM, NP:
2 0
NS
0
C
0
NS
0
C*
0
NS
0
C
0
NS
0
C*
0
North
Carolina 18 4 4
Approval to
practice: 0 4 4 1
C
0 1
C
0
NS
0
C
0
NS
0
C
0
North
Dakota**
28 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Northern
Mariana
Islands 28 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ohio 20 4 4 4 4 4
S
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
S
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
Oklahoma 24 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1
S
0
S
0
S
0
S
0
Oregon 28
4 4 4 4 4
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Pennsylvania
10
No term:
0
Board
certification:
0
CNS,
CRNP:
CRNA
CNS,
CRNP:
CRNA
NS
0
NS
0
NS
0
C
0
NS
0
NS
0
NS
0
C
0
Rhode Island 28
4 4 4 4 4
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 3 3
Board
Total
Points
APRN
Title Roles License Education Certification
Independent Practice Independent Prescribing
CRNA CNM CNS CNP CRNA CNM CNS CNP
South
Carolina
20
4 4 4 4 4 C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
South Dakota 26
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
C
0
1
1
1
NS
0
1
Tennessee 12 APN: 0 4 Certificate: 0 4 4 C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
Texas
20
4 4 4 4 4 C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
Utah
28
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Vermont
28
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Virgin
Islands
20
4
4
4
4
4
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
Virginia
24
4 4 4
4 4 S
0
1
C
0
1
S
0
1
C
0
1
Washington
24
ARNP: 0 4 4 4 4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
West
Virginia
28
4 4 4 4 4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wisconsin
19
APN: 0 4 4 4 4
1
C
0
1
1
C
0
C
0
C
0
C
0
Wyoming
28
4 4 4 4 4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1