These are Nurse Practitioner (NP) Scope of Practice by State Maps displaying each state's Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice. Two key components of Scope of Practice are Practice Autonomy and Prescriptive Authority. Practice Autonomy is the degree of independence that a Nurse Practitioner may practice, and Prescriptive Authority is the degree of independence in writing drug prescriptions.
This table lists Nurse Practitioner levels Scope of Practice independence in decreasing order:
Details of Nurse Practitioner degree of practice independence varies by state. Click on a state to visit a summary of licensing and contact information for that state.