Section 105.20. Nurse practitioners.

 

(1)   Qualifications. For MA certification, a nurse practitioner shall be licensed as a registered nurse pursuant to s. 441.06 , Stats., and fulfill one of the following requirements:

(a) If practicing as a pediatric nurse practitioner, be currently certified by the American nurses' association or by the national board of pediatric nurse practitioners and associates;

(b) If practicing as any family nurse practitioner, be currently certified by the American nurses' association; or

(c) If practicing as any other primary care nurse practitioner or as a clinical nurse specialist, be currently certified by the American nurses' association, the national certification board of pediatric nurse practitioners and associates, or the nurses' association of the American college of obstetricians and gynecologists' certification corporation, or have a master's degree in nursing from a school accredited by a program designed to prepare a registered nurse for advanced clinical nurse practice.

(2)   Protocols. A written protocol covering a service or delegated medical act that may be provided and procedures that are to be followed for provision of services by nurse practitioners shall be developed and maintained by the nurse practitioner and the delegating licensed physician according to the requirements of s. N 6.03 (2) and the guidelines set forth by the board of nursing. This protocol shall include, but is not limited to, explicit agreements regarding those delegated medical acts which the nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist is delegated by the physician to provide. A protocol shall also include arrangements for communication of the physician's directions, consultation with the physician, assistance with medical emergencies, patient referrals and other provisions relating to medical procedures and treatment.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1986, No. 362 , eff. 3-1-86; r. and recr. Register, January, 1991, No. 421 , eff. 2-1-91.