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Louisiana: Reduced Practice, a Nurse Licensure Compact member. Louisiana NPs must have a collaborative practice agreement.

Iowa: Full Practice, a Nurse Licensure Compact member. Iowa NPs have independent practice and prescriptive authority.

Maine: Full Practice, a Nurse Licensure Compact member. Maine NPs may prescribe from licensure, including controlled substances in schedules II through V, but must practice for at least 24 months under the supervision of a licensed physician or a supervising NP, or be employed by a clinic or hospital whose medical director is a licensed physician, before practicing independently. A 2026 law replaces this requirement once the Board of Nursing adopts new practice standards by rule, so confirm the current requirement with the Board.

New Jersey: Reduced Practice, a Nurse Licensure Compact member. New Jersey generally requires NPs to have joint protocols with a collaborating physician in order to prescribe or order medications and devices. Under a 2026 law, NPs in a qualifying population focus with more than 5,000 hours of advanced practice who provide primary or behavioral health care, and do not provide general obstetrics or elective aesthetic or cosmetic services, may practice and prescribe without a joint protocol.

New Mexico: Full Practice, a Nurse Licensure Compact member. New Mexico grants full practice authority to NPs.