Clinical Categories of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
Effective Sep 3, 2021Mass. Register #1451MGL c. 13, § 14 MGL c. 112, §§ 80B, 80C, 80E, 80G, 80H, and 80I St. 2012, c. 369Board of Registration in Nursing
(1) Board recognized APRN clinical categories and abbreviations include:
- (a) Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA);
- (b) Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM);
- (c) Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP);
- (d) Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS); and
- (2) Psychiatric Nurse Mental Health Clinical Specialist (PNMHCS). This category corresponds to M.G.L. c. 94C, §§ 1, 7 and 9 and M.G.L. c. 112, §§ 80E, and includes the advanced practice registered nurse clinical category Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist (PCNS).