Nursing Statutes, Rules & Resources

The Vermont State Board of Nursing, together with the Secretary of State’s Office of Professional Regulation (OPR), provide governance, oversight and enforcement for your profession. This section contains detailed information regarding applicable statutes and rules as well as additional resources.

Statutes & Rules

• Nursing Statutes
• Statutes Governing all Professions
• Mandatory Reporting Statute
• Administrative Rules
• Rule Governing the Prescribing of Opioids for Chronic Pain
• Emergency Rules for Remote Hearings
• Nurse Licensure Compact
• Nurse Licensure Compact Rules
• Administrative Rules for Assessment of Professional Credentials Obtained Outside the United States
• Licensing Requirements for IV Therapy

Resources

• ACT 75 - Statute Regarding Controlled Substance Prescriptions (Effective July 1, 2013)
• ANA-VT – American Nurses Association Vermont
• CGFNS – Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
• HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• NCSBN – National Council of State Boards of Nursing
• Non-Discrimination Policy
• Nursys.com
• Nursys E-Notify - Enroll into Nursys e-Notify® and receive licensure status updates, track license verifications for endorsement and create and manage multiple license expiration reminders.
• Office of Health Care Ombudsman
• Pearson Vue Testing Service
• Vermont Agency of Human Services – Division of Licensing and Protection
• Vermont Board of Education School Nurse Information
• Vermont School Health Services Manual
• VNIP – Vermont Nurses in Partnership
• American Nurses Association (ANA)
• ANA Code of Ethics for Nursing
• Department of Health Resources for Health Professionals
• Department of Health News Release related to Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine

Foreign-trained nurses must review the Administrative Rules for Assessment of Professional Credentials Obtained Outside the United States. Rule 4-1 states that qualifications obtained in a country or jurisdiction other than the United States must be evaluated by a CES that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluations Services (NACES) NACES | Credentials Evaluations Provided by NACES Members or the Association of International Credential Evaluators , Inc. (AICE) Evaluation Service Providers - Association of International Credential Evaluators. Inc. (aice-eval.org). Examples of approved CES services for foreign-trained nurses include but are not limited to the following:

• CGFNS – Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
• Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.
• SpanTran

APRN Resources

• APRN Collaborative Agreement
• APRN Attestation of Completion of Transition to Practice
• VNPA - Vermont Nurse Practitioners Association
• DEA Registration
• APRN Specialties and Approved Certification Organizations
• New opioid overutilization policies, Effective January 1, 2019. CMS Tip Sheet and Prescriber's Guide:
• CMS Tip Sheet
• Prescriber's Guide

Scope of Practice Decision Trees

• APRN/RN/LPN Scope of Practice plus Decision Tree
• Role of LPNs in Patient Assessment and Triage
• LNA Scope of Practice with Decision Tree

Delegation

• Role of the Nurse in Delegating Nursing Interventions plus Decision Tree

Professional Standards and Practice

• Abandonment
• Fitness for Work
• Licensing Requirements for Nurses Performing Telehealth Nursing to Vermonters from Outside Vermont
• Role of the RN in Obtaining Informed Consent for a Treatment or Procedure

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