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Laws & Regulations

Nurse Practitioner practice in Virginia is regulated by the Board of Nursing and the Board of Medicine under a Committee of the Joint Boards.

The following document can be found on the Board of Nursing Laws & Regulations page:

  • NP Licensure regulations
  • NP Prescriptive Authority regulations
  • Drug Laws for practitioners

Regulatory Boards




Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners
250 West Main Street, Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 977-3716

(434) 979-2439 fax

General VCNP Information:  vcnp@vcnp.net