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
003
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HEALTH CARE SERVICES
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 7151)
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§ 7151. Advanced practice registered nurse; scope of practice
Except to the extent prohibited under federal law for purposes of federal financial
participation, a nursing home shall permit a licensed advanced practice registered
nurse providing services at the nursing home to perform all services within the advanced
practice registered nurse’s scope of practice, including:
(1) when providing primary care services, serving as the primary care provider of record;
(2) performing acts of medical diagnosis, including ordering and interpreting diagnostic
tests and procedures;
(3) prescribing medications;
(4) prescribing medical, therapeutic, and corrective measures;
(5) initiating written and verbal orders to other health care providers; and
(6) managing and evaluating care. (Added 2017, No. 48, § 34, eff. May 23, 2017.)