The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
002
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ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 1611)
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§ 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 U.S. graduate program approved by a state or a national accrediting agency
that includes a curriculum substantially equivalent to Vermont 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 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; amended 2015, No. 38, § 9, eff. May 28, 2015.)