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

California: Restricted Practice, outside the Nurse Licensure Compact. California NPs generally practice under standardized procedures developed collaboratively with physicians and furnish drugs and devices under physician supervision. NPs who complete a transition to practice in California of three full-time equivalent years or 4,600 hours can be certified to practice without standardized procedures in a group setting with a physician, and usually after at least three more years in good standing, in an independent setting.

Connecticut: Full Practice, a Nurse Licensure Compact member. Connecticut requires NPs to practice in collaboration with a physician for at least three years and 2,000 hours before practicing independently. After meeting that requirement, an NP must give written notice to the Department of Public Health before practicing without a collaborative agreement.

Delaware: Full Practice, a Nurse Licensure Compact member. Delaware grants full practice and prescriptive authority to NPs when the Board of Nursing issues their advanced practice registered nurse license, and state law requires no collaborative agreement or supervised experience period after licensure.

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.