Nurse practitioners are advanced practice registered professional nurses who are prepared through advanced graduate education and clinical training to provide a range of health services, including the diagnosis and management of common as well as complex medical conditions to people of all ages.
The links to the right lead to maps showing a comparison of all states and territories for the following three policy areas:
1) practice authority
2) prescriptive authority
3) nurse practitioners identified as primary care providers
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Nurse Practitioners:
Nurse Practitioner as a Primary Care Provider
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LEGEND
- PCP role recognized in policy
- PCP role not recognized in policy
Some states explicitly identify a nurse practitioner as a primary care provider. This could include primary care being defined as a population focus for a nurse practitioner. Other states do not explicitly identify nurse practitioners as primary care providers.
Policy areas for Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioner as a Primary Care Provider
Practitioner Scope of Practice
- Behavioral Health Providers
- Nurse Practitioners
- Oral Health Providers
- Pharmacists
- Physician Assistants