State-by-State: Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioner

Full Practice

NPs can prescribe, diagnose, and treat patients without physician oversight in the following states:

  • Alask
  • Arizon
  • Colorad
  • Connecticu
  • District of Columbi
  • Hawai
  • Idah
  • Iow
  • Main
  • Marylan
  • Minnesot
  • Montan
  • Nebrask
  • Nevad
  • New Hampshir
  • New Mexic
  • North Dakot
  • Orego
  • Rhode Islan
  • Vermon
  • Washingto
  • Wyomin

Reduced

NPs can diagnose and treat patients, but need physician oversight to prescribe medications in the following states:

  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Delaware
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maryland
  • Mississippi
  • Nebraska
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • South Dakota
  • Utah
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin

Restricted practic

NPs need physician oversight to prescribe, diagnose, and treat patients in the following states:

  • California
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Missouri
  • North Carolina
  • Oklahoma
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Virgini

Source

American Association of Nurse Practitioner

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Phone Number: 1-855-461-7466

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