ADVANCED PRACTITIONER NURSE

Nurse Practitioner Act: New Jersey versus New Hampshire

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Nurse Practitioner Act: New Jersey versus New Hampshire

New Hampshire

All ARNPs are regulated under the Nurse Practice Act, RSA 326-B, Chapter 600,

“Advanced Nursing Practice.” Prescriptive privilege is granted in the Nurse

Practice Act. An advanced registered nurse practitioners shall have plenary

authority to prescribe medications from the officials formulary established by the

joint health council within the scope of the ARNP's practice. The Joint Health

Council decides on or makes additions to the ARNP formulary and determines

protocol guidelines. The Council shall consist of seven members: one who is the

chair of the BON, another member of the BON, the chair of the board of

registration in medicine, two physicians currently licensed to practice medicine,

the chair of the board of pharmacy and another member of the board of

pharmacy.

The BON, under the Nurse Practice Act (NRS 632) and regulations (NAC 632)

defines the scope of practice, education and other requirements for the

recognition of the advanced practitioner of nursing (APN), certified registered

nurse anesthetist, and clinical nurse specialist. Only APNs may prescribe

controlled substances; prescription authority for APNs must be obtained jointly

from the Board of Nursing and the Board of Pharmacy. APNs must obtain a

certificate from the BON and BOP to prescribe. The board of Pharmacy shall

adopt regulations setting forth the maximum amounts of any controlled

substance, poison, dangerous drug and devices which an advanced practitioner of

nursing who holds a certificate from the board may dispense, the conditions

under which they must be stored, transported and safeguarded, and the records

which the nurse shall keep.

Second license with joint regulation of advanced practice. The Board of ARNP

consists of five ARNPs, five MDs, one consumer and one pharmacists. ARNPs

must submit one Integrated Practice Agreement with a physician and proof of

liability insurance prior to commencing practice; ARNPs without a

master/doctorate degree and at least 2,000 hours of physician supervised practice

must also ...