2011 Vermont Code
Title 26 Professions and Occupations
Chapter 28 NURSING
§ 1611 Advanced practice registered nurse licensure

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TITLE 26

Professions and Occupations

CHAPTER 28. NURSING

Subchapter III. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

§ 1611. Advanced practice registered nurse licensure

To be eligible for an APRN license, an applicant shall:

(1) have a degree or certificate from a Vermont graduate nursing program approved by the board or a graduate program approved by a state or a national accrediting agency that includes a curriculum substantially equivalent to programs approved by the board. The educational program shall meet the educational standards set by the national accrediting board and the national certifying board. Programs shall include a supervised clinical component in the role and population focus of the applicant's certification. The program shall prepare nurses to practice advanced nursing in a role as a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, certified nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric or mental health nursing and shall include, at a minimum, graduate level courses in:

(A) advanced pharmacotherapeutics;

(B) advanced patient assessment; and

(C) advanced pathophysiology;

(2) hold a degree or certificate from an accredited graduate-level educational program preparing the applicant for one of the four recognized APRN roles described in subdivision (1) of this section and have educational preparation consistent with the applicant's certification, role, population focus, and specialty practice; and

(3) hold current advanced nursing certification in a role and population focus granted by a national certifying organization recognized by the board. (Added 2011, No. 66, { 5, eff. June 1, 2011.)