37th Annual APRN Legislative Update: Past, present, and future

Nurse Pract. 2025 Jan 1;50(1):15-47. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000269. Epub 2024 Dec 19.

Abstract

In this 37th installment of the Annual APRN Legislative Update-released in an anniversary year for both The Nurse Practitioner journal and for the advanced practice nursing profession-progress in terms of the advancement of APRN scope of practice over the years is reviewed. Current status of and updates to APRN practice authority and reimbursement in each US state and Washington, D.C. are reported.

MeSH terms

  • Advanced Practice Nursing* / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Forecasting
  • Humans
  • Nurse Practitioners / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Scope of Practice / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Societies, Nursing
  • United States