Title 26, Title 26: Professions and Occupations

§ 1577. Fees Applicants and persons regulated under this chapter shall pay the following fees: (Added 1979, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 44; 1993, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1995, No. 47, § 23; 1997, No. 59, § 54, eff. June 30, 1997; 2001, No. …

§ 1582. Regulatory authority; unprofessional conduct (a) The Board may deny an application for licensure, renewal, or reinstatement; revoke or suspend any license to practice issued by it; or discipline or in other ways condition the practice of an applicant or licensee upon due …

§ 1583. Exemptions This chapter does not prohibit: (1) Rendering assistance in the case of an emergency or disaster. (2) The practice of nursing that is incidental to their program of study by persons enrolled in approved nursing education programs approved by the Board. (3) The …

§ 1584. Prohibitions; offenses (a) It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person, including any corporation, association, or individual, to: (1) sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing degree, diploma, certificate of registration, license, or any other related…

§ 1585. Professional corporations; registered or licensed practical nursing A person licensed to practice registered or licensed practical nursing under this chapter may own shares in a professional corporation created under 11 V.S.A. chapter 4 that provides professional services…

§ 1611. Advanced practice registered nurse licensure To be eligible for an APRN license, an applicant shall: (1) Have a degree or certificate from a Vermont graduate nursing program approved by the Board or a U.S. graduate program approved by a state or a national accrediting age…

§ 1611a. Fee waiver; pro bono practice (a) An advanced practice registered nurse who holds an unrestricted license in all jurisdictions in which the nurse is currently licensed, who certifies to the Board that he or she will limit his or her practice in Vermont to providing pro b…

§ 1613. Transition to practice (a)(1) An APRN with fewer than 24 months and 2,400 hours of licensed active advanced nursing practice in an initial role and population focus or fewer than 12 months and 1,600 hours for any additional role and population focus shall have a formal ag…

§ 1614. APRN renewal An APRN license renewal application shall include: (1) documentation of completion of the APRN practice requirement; (2) possession of a current certification by a national APRN specialty certifying organization; and (3) a current collaborative provider agree…

§ 1615. Advanced practice registered nurses; regulatory authority; unprofessional conduct (a) In addition to the provisions of 3 V.S.A. § 129a and section 1582 of this chapter, the Board may deny an application for licensure, renewal, or reinstatement or may revoke, suspend, or o…

§ 1615a. APRN subcommittee (a) The Board shall appoint a subcommittee to study and report to the Board on matters relating to advanced practice registered nurse practice. (b) The subcommittee shall be composed of at least five members. (1) The majority shall be advanced practice …

§ 1616. Nurse practitioner and nurse midwife signature authority Whenever any provision of Vermont statute or rule or any form provided to any person in this State requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or other endorsement by a physician, such statu…

§ 1622. Registered nurse licensure by endorsement (a) Except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, to be eligible for licensure as a registered nurse by endorsement, an applicant shall: (1) hold a current license to practice registered nursing in anoth…

§ 1623. Licensure for registered nurses educated outside the United States To be eligible for licensure under this chapter, a registered nurse applicant who was educated outside the United States shall: (1) hold a current registered nurse license from a country outside the United…

§ 1624. Registered nurse license renewal To renew a license, a registered nurse shall meet continued competency requirements set by the Board by rule. (Added 2015, No. 38, § 11, eff. May 28, 2015; amended 2023, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. June 6, 2024.)

§ 1625. Practical nurse licensure by examination To be eligible for licensure as a practical nurse by examination, an applicant shall: (1) complete an approved U.S. practical nursing education program meeting requirements set by the Board by rule or completion of equivalent study…

§ 1626. Practical nurse licensure by endorsement To be eligible for licensure as a practical nurse by endorsement, an applicant shall: (1) hold a current license to practice practical nursing in another U.S. jurisdiction based on education in a nursing program acceptable to the B…

§ 1627. Licensure for practical nurses educated outside the United States To be eligible for licensure under this chapter, a practical nurse applicant who was educated outside the United States shall: (1) hold a current practical nurse license from a country outside the United St…

§ 1628. Practical nurse license renewal To renew a license, a practical nurse shall meet continued competency requirements set by the Board by rule. (Added 2015, No. 38, § 11, eff. May 28, 2015; amended 2023, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. June 6, 2024.)

§ 1629. Fee waiver; pro bono practice (a) A nurse who holds an unrestricted license in all jurisdictions in which the nurse is currently licensed, who certifies to the Board that he or she will limit his or her practice in Vermont to providing pro bono services at a free or reduc…

§ 1641. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “Medication nursing assistant” means a licensed nursing assistant who: (A) is under the supervision of a nurse holding a currently valid endorsement authorizing the delegation to the nursing assistant of tasks of medication admi…

§ 1642. Nursing assistant licensure by examination The Board may issue a license to practice as a nursing assistant to an applicant who: (1) is no less than 16 years of age; (2) has completed an approved nursing assistant education program; and (3) has successfully completed the …

§ 1643. Nursing assistant licensure by endorsement (a) The Board may issue a license to practice as a nursing assistant to an applicant who: (1) is licensed or registered in another U.S. jurisdiction; and (2) has met the practice requirements set by the Board by rule. (b) Except …

§ 1644. Prohibitions; offenses (a) A person shall not use any letters, words, or insignia in connection with the person’s name that indicate or imply that the person is a nursing assistant unless the person is licensed in accordance with this subchapter. (b) A person shall not pr…

§ 1645. Renewal (a) To renew a license, a nursing assistant shall meet ongoing practice requirements set by the Board by rule. (b) The Board shall credit as ongoing practice those activities, regardless of title or obligation to hold a license, that reasonably tend to reinforce t…

§ 1646. Exemptions (a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit other licensed or certified professionals from carrying on in the usual manner any of the functions of their professions. (b) This subchapter does not prohibit the performance of nursing or nursing-r…

§ 1647. Nurse Licensure Compact; adoption This subchapter is the Vermont adoption of the Nurse Licensure Compact as amended by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. The form, format, and text of the Compact have been conformed to the conventions of the Vermont Statutes…

§ 1647a. Findings and declaration of purpose (a) The party states find that: (1) The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance with and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state nurse licensure laws. (2) Violations of nurse licens…

§ 1647b. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “Adverse action” means any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a state’s laws that is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a nurse, including actions against an individual’s lice…

§ 1647c. General provisions and jurisdiction (a) A multistate license to practice registered or licensed practical or vocational nursing issued by a home state to a resident in that state will be recognized by each party state as authorizing a nurse to practice as an RN or LPN/VN…

§ 1647d. Applications for licensure in a party state (a) Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a li…

§ 1647e. Additional authority invested in party state licensing boards (a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a licensing board shall have the authority to: (1) Take adverse action against a nurse’s multistate licensure privilege to practice within that party…

§ 1647f. Coordinated licensure information system (a) All party states shall participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all licensed RNs and LPNs/VNs. This system will include information on the licensure and disciplinary history of each nurse, as submitted by p…

§ 1647g. Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators; establishment (a) The party states hereby create and establish a joint public entity known as the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators. (1) The Commission is an instrumentality of…

§ 1647h. Rulemaking (a) The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment and shall have the same fo…

§ 1647i. Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement (a) Oversight. (1) Each party state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate this Compact’s purposes and intent. (2) The Commission shall be entitled to receive service of proce…

§ 1647j. Effective date, withdrawal, and amendment (a) This Compact shall become effective and binding on the earlier of the date of legislative enactment of this Compact into law by not fewer than 26 states or December 31, 2018. All party states to this Compact that also were pa…

§ 1647k. Construction and severability This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the consti…

§ 1648. Administration of the Nurse Licensure Compact (a) The Vermont State Board of Nursing shall have the power to: (1) oversee the administration and enforcement of the Nurse Licensure Compact within the State of Vermont; (2) recover from a nurse practicing under the provision…