The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 26 : Professions and Occupations
Chapter 028 : Nursing
Subchapter 002 : Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 1616)-
§ 1616. Nurse practitioner and nurse midwife signature authority
Whenever any provision of Vermont statute or rule or any form provided to any person in this State requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or other endorsement by a physician, such statute, rule, or form shall be deemed to include a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or other endorsement by an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licensed pursuant to this chapter and certified as a nurse practitioner or a nurse midwife; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to expand the scope of practice of APRNs. (Added 2011, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
