Nurse practitioners; autonomous practice. Lowers from five years to three years the amount of full-time clinical experience required before an advanced practice registered nurse may practice without a practice agreement and permits qualified nurse practitioners to attest that a nurse practitioner may be qualified to practice without a practice agreement. The bill permits advanced practice registered nurses to practice without a practice agreement when a patient care team physician is no longer able to serve if such advanced practice registered nurse provides evidence that he meets the requirements to practice without a practice agreement as established by the bill. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Health Professions to collect data on the implementation of the bill and make such data publicly available on its website.

Statutes affected:
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104357D: 54.1-2957, 54.1-2957.01
House: Committee substitute printed 24107300D-H1: 54.1-2957
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB971ER): 54.1-2957
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0404): 54.1-2957