1999 Minnesota Statutes

     148.284 Certification of advanced practice registered 
  nurses. 

    (a) No person shall practice advanced practice registered 
 nursing or use any title, abbreviation, or other designation 
 tending to imply that the person is an advanced practice 
 registered nurse, clinical nurse specialist, nurse anesthetist, 
 nurse-midwife, or nurse practitioner unless the person is 
 certified for such advanced practice registered nursing by a 
 national nurse certification organization. 

    (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an advanced practice 
 registered nurse who is within six months after completion of an 
 advanced practice registered nurse course of study and is 
 awaiting certification.  

    (c) An advanced practice registered nurse who has completed 
 a formal course of study as an advanced practice registered 
 nurse and has been certified by a national nurse certification 
 organization prior to January 1, 1999, may continue to practice 
 in the field of nursing in which the advanced practice 
 registered nurse is practicing as of July 1, 1999, regardless of 
 the type of certification held if the advanced practice 
 registered nurse is not eligible for the proper certification. 

    HIST: 1999 c 172 s 14