Virginia NP scope of practice: A legislative case study

Nurse Pract. 2020 Feb;45(2):33-37. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000651120.61281.12.

Abstract

During the 2018 state legislative session, Virginia's General Assembly approved legislation supporting a transitional licensing model for NPs with at least 5 years of full-time work equivalence in their certification area. This article outlines Virginia's case as an example for NP advocates who are planning scope-of-practice legislation in other states.

MeSH terms

  • Certification / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Licensure, Nursing / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Nurse Practitioners / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Scope of Practice / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Virginia