[NPInfo] Who Will Be Your Doctor? Here are the requirements
forNPs in the State of New York -
Andy Craig
aec-618 at carolina.rr.com
Wed Nov 28 19:12:13 PST 2007
Actually she is an NP, and the author of a landmark study published in JAMA
a few years back demonstrating that the quality of NP care is comparable to
or better than that of physicians.
Found this at
http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2002/oct02/issue/med-columbia.htm --
"Raised in Fredonia, New York-a small, rural upstate town-by a mother who
was a teacher and a father who was a business executive, Dr. Mundinger grew
up with an implicit understanding that her career choices were either
nursing or teaching. She began her vocation as an obstetrics/gynecology
nurse in Ithaca, New York, moved into intensive care nursing, earned a
master's degree in nursing education, and was awarded a fellowship to become
a family nurse practitioner."
Andy Craig, NP
Charlotte, NC
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Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 2:24 PM
To: repyke at infionline.net; NP Info
Subject: Re: [NPInfo] Who Will Be Your Doctor? Here are the requirements
forNPs in the State of New York - which,in part may explain why Mary O'Neil
Mundinger,Dr.P.H. may believe NPs need more training!
First of all, RN Mary O'Neil Mundinger, Dr.P.H. does NOT appear to be a
NP....hmmm? Name : MUNDINGER MARY O NEIL Address : RYE NY Profession :
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSING License No: 146499 Date of Licensure : Not
on file
Additional Qualification : Not applicable in this profession
Status : REGISTERED
Registered through last day of : 03/10
2nd- at first blush, (and certainly not to defend Ms. Mundinger,RN) the
lic. requirements to hold oneself out as a NP in NY appear to be a little on
the light side? So, an academic (RN with a doctorate in Public Health such
as RN Mundinger) might objectively see some room for improvement of
standards...... License Requirements: Nurse Practitioner
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General Requirements
To use the title "Nurse Practitioner" in New York State you must be
certified.
To be certified as a nurse practitioner in New York State you must:
a.. have a currently registered New York State license as a Registered
Professional Nurse (RN); and
b.. meet education requirements
A nurse practitioner is certified to practice in a specific specialty area.
You may be certified in more than one specialty, but you must submit a
separate application and fee for each specialty and demonstrate that you
have satisfied the education requirements specific to that specialty area.
Current specialty areas are: Acute Care, Adult Health, College Health,
Community Health, Family Health, Gerontology, Holistic Nursing, Neonatology,
Obstetrics/Gynecology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Palliative Care, Perinatology,
Psychiatry, School Health, Women's Health.
You must file an application for certification and the other forms
indicated, along with the appropriate fee, to the Office of the Professions
at the address specified on each form. It is your responsibility to follow
up with anyone you have asked to send us material.
The specific requirements for certification are contained in Title 8,
Article 139, Section 6910 of New York's Education Law and Part 64 of the
Commissioner's Regulations. For additional information regarding legal
requirements for licensed professionals, see the section below on
professional conduct.
You should also read the general licensing information applicable for all
professions.
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Professional Conduct
All licensed practitioners must adhere to rules of professional conduct. The
Education Law includes definitions of professional misconduct, and the Board
of Regents has adopted rules defining unprofessional conduct for all
professions. Every licensee is also governed by a set of laws, rules, and
regulations for the practice of that specific profession.
See Title 8 of the NYS Education Law and Part 29 of the Rules of the Board
of Regents for specific information.
Print copies of the relevant sections of the NYS Education Law, Rules of the
Board of Regents, and the Commissioner's Regulations are available upon
request from opforms at mail.nysed.gov or 518-474-3817 ext. 320.
You are also encouraged to review the requirements of Public Health Law,
Article 28 - Hospitals, Section 28-03-d, Reporting Abuses of Persons
Receiving Care or Services in Residential Health Care Facilities.
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Education Requirements
To satisfy the education requirements for certification as a nurse
practitioner, you must present evidence of satisfying the requirements of A
or B or C below. Additionally, you must meet the requirements for D below.
1.. Completion of a nurse practitioner educational program registered by
the New York State Education Department as qualifying for certification, or
a program determined by the Department to be equivalent to a registered
program, which is designed and conducted to prepare graduates to practice as
nurse practitioners.
2.. Certification as a nurse practitioner by one of the following national
certifying organizations:
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
P.O. Box 12846
Austin, TX 78711
Phone: 512-442-4262
Web: www.aanp.org
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
800 South Frederick Avenue
Suite 104
Gaithersburg, MD 20877-4150
Phone: 301-330-2921 or 888-641-2767
Web: www.pncb.org
American Nurses Credentialing Center
ATT: Verification Specialist
PO Box 791321
Baltimore, MD 21279-1321
Phone: 800-284-2378
Web: www.nursecredentialing.org
National Certification Corporation
(Formerly NAACOG)
P.O. Box 11082
Chicago, IL 60611-0082
Phone: 312-951-0207
Web: www.nccnet.org (Certification for women's health, neonatal and
gynecologic/reproductive nurse practitioners.)
Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
125 Enterprise Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1214
Phone: 877-769-6622
Web: www.oncc.org
3.. Satisfaction of alternative certification requirements for graduates
of nurse practitioner programs prior to April 1, 1989, as follows:
a.. completion of at least a four-week long (full-time) nurse
practitioner program prior to April 1, 1989;
and either
b.. two years of experience prior to April 1, 1989, of which one year
must be after April 1, 1986, in the provision of primary health care
services in a health care facility licensed pursuant to Article 28 of the
Public Health Law or in a school health demonstration project;
or
c.. completion of a supplemental educational program culminating in the
successful completion of a comprehensive examination or clinical evaluation.
(Registered nurses should contact currently registered nurse practitioner
programs for information about admission to their programs with advanced
placement.)
AND
4.. Satisfaction of the pharmacotherapeutic requirement (for all
applicants, regardless of whether A, B, or C above was completed). You must
document:
a.. completion of not less than three semester hours, or the equivalent,
in pharmacotherapeutics to include instruction in drug management of clients
in the nurse practitioner specialty area and instruction in New York State
and Federal laws and regulations relating to prescriptions and record
keeping;
or
b.. completion of an educational program or a combination of courses
which is the substantial equivalent in content and scope to the
pharmacotherapeutics course listed above;
or
c.. satisfactory completion of an examination in pharmacotherapeutics
acceptable to the Department;
or
d.. satisfactory completion of a nationally recognized examination
acceptable for licensure in New York State as a physician assistant or for
certification as a nurse midwife.
Please Note: If you have completed a program other than a New York State
licensure-qualifying program and/or your pharmacotherapeutics course did not
include instruction in New York State and Federal laws and regulations
related to prescriptions and record keeping, you may contact the following
professional association's for required instruction:
The Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State
12 Corporate Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065
Phone: 518-348-0719
Web: www.thenpa.org
The New York State Nurses Association
11 Cornell Road
Latham, NY, 12210-1499
Phone: 518-782-9400 ext. 288
Web: www.nysna.org
Online course: New York Prescribing Information for Nurse
Practitioners
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Certification by Endorsement
If you are licensed or certified as a nurse practitioner in another state or
country, the Department may certify you upon receipt of satisfactory
evidence that you have met the substantial equivalent of the New York
requirements for certification. If you do not have the substantial
equivalent of all the New York requirements, you will be required to make up
specific deficiencies and/or pass a proficiency examination.
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Prescriptive Privilige
If you satisfy all requirements for certification as a nurse practitioner,
you will be authorized to issue prescriptions pursuant to Section 6902 (3)
(b) of the Education Law.
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Issuance of Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Number A Federal
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Number is required to prescribe and
dispense narcotic and dangerous drugs. Controlled Substance Prescription
Forms may be obtained from:
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Nurse Practitioner Certification in Additional Specialty Areas of Practice
If you are certified as a nurse practitioner in one specialty area, you may
be certified in one or more additional specialties by submitting evidence
satisfactory to the Department that the criteria for initial certification
in the additional specialty or specialties has been met, or that you have
met the following alternative education and experience requirements by
September 15, 2007. Applications to meet alternative education requirements
must be submitted no later than September 15, 2006 in order to qualify. The
window of opportunity to obtain a second specialty by the alternative
criteria option will formally end on September 15, 2007.
1.. Alternative education requirements. The Department may accept 60
contact hours of continuing education in the specialty area of practice in
which certification is sought. It may be obtained through the completion of
any combination of the following:
1.. Academic courses or continuing education programs approved by the
Department or by a nursing or medical organization or accrediting agency
acceptable to the Department.
2.. Evidence of preparation for the specialty by service as a presenter
or lecturer in an academic or continuing education program, or by the
publication in a professional journal of clinical information related to the
specialty. Credit for such services or publication may not exceed 30 contact
hours.
3.. Up to 12 contact hours of independent study in an academic course or
continuing education program may be accepted.
NOTE: One contact hour includes at least 50 minutes of study and one
academic semester hour equals 15 contact hours and one academic quarter hour
equals 12.5 contact hours.
2.. Alternative experience. The Department may accept either:
1.. 1000 hours of clinical practice after April 1, 1986 in the specialty
for which additional certification is sought, in a health care facility
licensed pursuant to Article 28 of the Public Health Law or in a school
health demonstration project,
or
2.. 300 hours of clinical practice as part of a clinical practicum
affiliated with a nurse practitioner program registered by the Department,
or accredited by an accrediting agency acceptable to the Department.
Evidence of completion of educational programs, experience and examinations
submitted to meet alternative criteria for certification as a nurse
practitioner must be satisfactory to the Department, and the overall
preparation of the applicant must be comparable by assessment and
substantially equivalent to the preparation provided through a registered or
approved program. The Department may require verification of the content and
completion of the program or experience and of the satisfactory performance
of the applicant by the person or institution conducting the program or in
which the experience was acquired.
You must submit a separate application and $80 certification and
registration fee for each specialty area for which you are seeking
certification.
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Practice Agreements and Practice Protocols
You must establish a practice protocol from the approved list prior to
beginning practice and maintain it in the practice settings for you and your
collaborating physician where it will be available to the State Education
Department for inspection. You must submit Form 4NP-Verification of Practice
Protocol to the Office of the Professions no later than 90 days after
beginning practice.
Practice agreements must include provisions for referral and consultation,
coverage for emergency absences of either the nurse practitioner or
collaborating physician, resolution of disagreements between the nurse
practitioner and collaborating physician regarding matters of diagnosis and
treatment, and the review of patient records at least every three months by
the collaborating physician; and may include such other provisions as
determined by the nurse practitioner and collaborating physician to be
appropriate.
Practice protocols must identify the area of practice to be performed by the
nurse practitioner in collaboration with the physician and reflect accepted
standards of nursing and medical practice. Protocols shall include
provisions for case management, including diagnosis, treatment, and
appropriate recordkeeping by the nurse practitioner; and may include other
provisions determined to be appropriate by the nurse practitioner and
collaborating physician.
Questions about practice agreements and practice protocols should be
referred to the State Board for Nursing at 518-474-3817 ext. 120, Fax:
518-474-3706, or e-mail: nursebd at mail.nysed.gov.
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License Statistics
New York State Nursing Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years
Profession Title 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Registered Professional Nurse 8,598 9,311 10,582 11,576 13,609
Licensed Practical Nurse 3,055 3,657 4,027 4,068 4,494
Nurse Practitioner 937 784 825 700 884
Name : MUNDINGER MARY O NEIL
Address : RYE NY
Profession : REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSING
License No: 146499
Date of Licensure : Not on file
Additional Qualification : Not applicable in this profession
Status : REGISTERED
Registered through last day of : 03/10
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From: <repyke at infionline.net>
To: "NP Info" <npinfo at nurse.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 3:26 AM
Subject: [NPInfo] Who Will Be Your Doctor?
> Who Will Be Your Doctor?
> In the future, indeed now, it may well be a nurse with a doctoral
> degree. Click the link below to read the full story:
>
http://www.forbes.com/2007/11/27/nurses-doctors-practice-oped-cx_mom_1128nur
ses.html?partner=alerts
>
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