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Board explains new transition-to-practice attestation: hours-only verification, liability shield for attestors
Summary
BRN staff told the nurse-practitioner advisory committee that recent statutory changes require attestations that verify completion of hours but do not require attestors to verify clinical competence; attestors receive broad liability protection unless an attestation was fraudulent.
Board of Registered Nursing staff briefed the Nurse Practitioner Advisory Committee on Sept. 24 about new statutory requirements for transition-to-practice attestations that accompany certification for advanced practice nurse categories known in the discussion as “103” and “104.” The board said the law allows an attester — a licensed physician or a 103/104 certified nurse practitioner — to “only attest to the completion of the transition to practice” and not to verify clinical competence.
Executive Officer Loretta Melby displayed the statutory language and explained the practical effects: applicants may meet the transition-to-practice requirement by documenting a minimum of three full-time equivalent years of practice…
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