Can nurse practitioners practice independently in Massachusetts

The state currently had an emergency executive order.Can nurse practitioners practice independently in pennsylvania.Currently, 17 states and district of columbia have enacted similar laws permitting nurse practitioners to work independently.Although nps have advanced training, many states still require they have a supervision agreement with a physician.For an np to have prescriptive authority in massachusetts he/she must sign a collaborative agreement specifying the np's scope of practice.

Nps are recognized in state policy as primary care providers.Massachusetts is the 23rd state to allow nps to practice independently.The nurse practitioner's charts must be reviewed at least once every three months in regards to prescribing but no specific quantity of chart reviews is required.A version of this article was first published january 6, 2021, by hcpro's credentialing resource center, a sibling publication to healthleaders.Massachusetts now permanently empowers nurse practitioners to practice to the independently and to the full extent of their education and training after two years of supervised practice with a physician, and lifts similar scope of practice restrictions for nurse anesthetists and psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialists.