Authority: IC 25-23-1-7

Affected: IC 25-23-1-1

Sec. 6. "Formal organized program of study and clinical experience or the equivalent as determined by the board" means:

1. (1) a program offered by a college or university accredited by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation that includes:

   1. (A) instruction in the biological, behavioral, medical, and nursing sciences relevant to practice as an advanced practice nurse in a specified category;
   2. (B) instruction in the legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities of advanced practice nursing; and
   3. (C) supervised clinical practice of those skills used by the advanced practice nurse in a specialty role; or
2. (2) experience obtained in collaboration with a physician, prior to the promulgation of this article, which was required by a national organization as a prerequisite for a national certifying examination used to certify a registered nurse in a specialty area.

(Indiana State Board of Nursing; 848 IAC 4-1-6; filed Jul 29, 1994, 5:00 p.m.: 17 IR 2875; readopted filed Nov 21, 2001, 10:23 a.m.: 25 IR 1329; readopted filed Jul 19, 2007, 12:54 p.m.: 20070808-IR-848070058RFA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2013, 9:22 a.m.: 20131225-IR-848130284RFA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2019, 12:21 p.m.: 20191225-IR-848190187RFA; readopted filed Jul 31, 2024, 1:06 p.m.: 20240828-IR-848230831RFA)