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Alabama: Reduced Practice, a Nurse Licensure Compact member. Alabama requires NPs to practice under a collaborative practice agreement with a physician. For NPs with less than two years (4,000 hours) of collaborative practice experience since initial certification or in the collaborating physician's specialty, the collaborating physician or an approved covering physician must be present for at least 10 percent of scheduled hours, although certain settings and limited protocols are exempt.

Arizona: Full Practice, a Nurse Licensure Compact member. Arizona grants full practice authority to NPs. After certification by the Board of Nursing, they can diagnose and treat patients, and prescribe once the Board grants prescribing and dispensing authority, all without physician supervision, a collaborative agreement or a transition period.

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

Nebraska: Full Practice, a Nurse Licensure Compact member. Nebraska NPs have full practice authority after a transition period.

New Hampshire: Full Practice, a Nurse Licensure Compact member. New Hampshire NPs can practice independently.