Advanced practice registered nurses; feasibility of temporary or provisional licensure, report.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary text does not provide specific details about eligibility standards, supervision parameters, or duration of temporary status.

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Temporary Licensure Study

This bill directs two medical boards to study if temporary or provisional licenses should be given to advanced practice registered nurses.

What This Bill Does

• Directs the Boards of Medicine and Nursing to assess the feasibility of implementing a pathway for temporary or provisional licensure for individuals seeking to become advanced practice registered nurses.
• Requires these boards to consider eligibility standards, parameters for supervision and practice, and the duration of the temporary or provisional status.
• Asks the boards to develop recommendations necessary to protect patient health and safety during this period.
• Needs the boards to report their findings and recommendations by November 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

• Advanced practice registered nurses seeking licensure
• Boards of Medicine and Nursing

Terms To Know

advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)

A type of nurse with extra training to do more medical tasks, like prescribing medicine.

licensure

Getting a special paper that says you are allowed to work in your job.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what the boards will decide.
• It is unclear if this study will lead to changes in licensing rules.

Official Summary Text

Boards of Medicine and Nursing; advanced practice registered nurses; feasibility of temporary or provisional licensure; report.
Directs the Boards of Medicine and Nursing to assess the feasibility of implementing a temporary or provisional licensure pathway for advanced practice registered nurses.

Current Bill Text

A BILL to direct the Boards of Medicine and Nursing to assess the feasibility of implementing a temporary or provisional licensure pathway for advanced practice registered nurses; report.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.
§ 1.
That the Board
s
of
Medicine and
Nursing
(the Boards)
shall
jointly
assess the feasibility of implementing a pathway to temporary or provisional licensure for
individuals seeking licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse pursuant to the provisions of §
54.1-2957
of the Code of Virginia. As part of
their assessment, the Boards shall consider eligibility standards, parameters for supervision and prac
tice, and the duration of the
temporary or
provisional status. The Board
s
shall develop recommendations for any provisions necessary to protect patient health and safety during
such
temporary or provisional licensing period.
The Boards shall report their findings and recommendations
to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health a
nd Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2026.