State practice environment
LEARNING RESOURCES
· American Association of Nurse Practitioners. (2020). State practice environment Links to an external site. . https://www.aanp.org/advocacy/state/state-practice-environment
· On the map on the webpage, click on your state and review. After you complete the PMHNP Program, pass the certification exam, and get a job, you will need to revisit this website to apply for the privilege to practice as an APRN with your state Board of Nursing.
· American Psychiatric Association. (2020). Telepsychiatry Links to an external site. . https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/telepsychiatry
· Buppert, C. (2021). Nurse practitioner’s business practice and legal guide (7th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
· Chapter 1, “What Is a Nurse Practitioner?”
· Chapter 2, “Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice”
· Chapter 3, “State Regulation of the Nurse Practitioner Practice”
· Chapter 4, “Federal Regulation of the Nurse Practitioner Profession”
· Chapter 5, “Prescribing”
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020). Using telehealth to expand access to essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic Links to an external site. . https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/telehealth.html
· Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2019). National provider identifier standard (NPI) Links to an external site. . https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Administrative-Simplification/NationalProvIdentStand
· The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification Standard. The NPI is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions.
· Drug Enforcement Administration Diversion Control Division. (2020). Registration Links to an external site. . https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugreg/index.html
· This site contains information about applying for your DEA registration number. This number is required for writing prescriptions.
· After completing PMHNP Program and passing the PMHNP certification exam, complete the DEA application to request prescriptive privileges. Your DEA number will be renewable every five years.
· National Panel for Psychiatric Mental Health NP Competencies. (2003). Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner competenciesLinks to an external site. . National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF). https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/imported/PMHNPcomps03.pdf
· Stewart, J. G., & DeNisco, S. M. (2019). Role development for the nurse practitioner (2nd ed.) . Jones & Bartlett Learning.
· Chapter 1, “Historical Perspectives: The Art and Science of Nurse Practitionering”
· Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies
· Nurse Practitioners’ Unique Role
· Chapter 13, “Quality, Safety, and Prescriptive Authority”
· Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2020). Become a buprenorphine waivered practitioner Links to an external site. . https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/buprenorphine-waiver-management/apply-for-practitioner-waiver
· This site contains information about applying for a practitioner waiver to prescribe or dispense buprenorphine under the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000).
· After you obtain a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) number and completed 24-hour medication-assisted treatment (MAT) waiver training, you may apply to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) for MAT waiver to be able to prescribe Schedule III, IV, or V opioid drugs for the maintenance and detoxification treatment of opioid use disorders relapse prevention.
· Zakhari, R. (2021). The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner certification review manual. Springer Publishing Company.
· Chapter 2, “The Role of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Regulations and Scope of Practice”
· Chapter 3, “Theoretical Foundations of Care and Nonpharmacological Therapies”
