Advanced Practice

The Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification Application Packet is now available for download below. Alternatively, you may request an application packet to be mailed to you by calling Cristina Oates at (602) 771-7805 or via e-mail at coates@azbn.gov 

• Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification Application
• Board Approved Specialty Certification Areas and Examinations

Certification Requirements

Nurse Practitioners

• Arizona Revised Statutue § 32-1601(15)
• Arizona Administrative Code R4-19-504

Clinical Nurse Specialist

• Arizona Revised Statutue § 32-1601(5)
• Arizona Administrative Code R4-19-511

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

• Arizona Administrative Code R4-19-513

National Certification

Temporary Certification

• Arizona Revised Statutue § 32-1632.01

Prescribing and Dispensing Authority

• Arizona Administrative Code R4-19-507

Dispensing

• Arizona Administrative Code R4-19-508

Advisory Opinions

• Nurse Practitioner Description of Roles and Functions
• Epidural Analgesia by Nurse Anesthetist

Unprofessional Conduct

• Arizona Revised Statutue § 32-1601(16)
• Arizona Administrative Code R4-19-403

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