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North Carolina: Restricted Practice, a Nurse Licensure Compact member. North Carolina requires NPs to practice under physician supervision.

Illinois: Reduced Practice, outside the Nurse Licensure Compact. Illinois requires NPs to have a written collaborative agreement until they obtain full practice authority, except when they practice under clinical privileges in a hospital, hospital affiliate or ambulatory surgical treatment center. Full practice authority requires a notarized attestation of at least 4,000 hours of clinical experience after first attaining national certification and at least 250 hours of continuing education or training.

Wisconsin: Reduced Practice, a Nurse Licensure Compact member. Wisconsin NPs must practice in collaboration with a physician or dentist until the Board of Nursing verifies that they qualify for independent practice. Qualifying requires, among other things, 3,840 clinical hours in their role while working with a physician or dentist and at least 24 months since they began that practice.

Georgia: Restricted Practice, a Nurse Licensure Compact member. Georgia requires NPs to practice under physician supervision with a protocol agreement.