Action:
Elimination of separate license for prescriptive authority
General Information
Action Summary |
The Boards of Nursing and Medicine intend to eliminate the requirement for a separate license for a nurse practitioner to have prescriptive authority. It is likely that Chapter 40, Regulations for Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners, will be repealed and the necessary provisions incorporated into a new Part in Chapter 30, Regulations Governing the Licensure of Nurse Practitioners. The goal is to reduce the financial and logistical burden on nurse practitioners who must now maintain a separate license in order to prescribe. |
Chapters Affected |
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VAC |
Chapter Name |
Action Type |
Primary |
18 VAC 90-40 |
Regulations for Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners |
Amend Existing Regulation
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Other chapters |
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18 VAC 90 - 30 |
Regulations Governing the Licensure of Nurse Practitioners |
Amend Existing Regulation
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Exempt from APA |
No, this action is subject to the Administrative Process Act and the standard
executive branch review process.
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RIS Project |
Yes [005352] |
Note |
This action is not intended to satisfy the requirement that an entire regulation be reviewed every 4 years.
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Stages
Stages associated with this regulatory action.
Stage ID |
Stage Type |
Status |
8137
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NOIRA
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Stage complete. Comment period ended 8/22/2018. |
8458
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Proposed
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Secretary of Health and Human Resources review in progress. |
Contact Information
Name / Title:
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Jay P. Douglas, R.N.
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Executive Director
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Address:
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9960 Mayland Drive
Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23233-1463
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Email Address:
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jay.douglas@dhp.virginia.gov
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Phone:
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(804)367-4520
FAX: (804)527-4455
TDD: ()-
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This person is the primary contact for this chapter.