*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2339-S.SL) ***

An advanced registered nurse practitioner under his or her license may perform for compensation nursing care, as that term is usually understood, of the ill, injured, or infirm, and in the course thereof, she or he may do the following things that shall not be done by a person not so licensed, except as provided in RCW 18.79.260 and 18.79.270:

1. (1) Perform specialized and advanced levels of nursing as recognized jointly by the medical and nursing professions, as defined by the board;
2. (2) Prescribe legend drugs and Schedule V controlled substances, as defined in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, chapter 69.50 RCW, and Schedules II through IV subject to RCW 18.79.240(1) (r) or (s) within the scope of practice defined by the board;
3. (3) Perform all acts provided in RCW 18.79.260;
4. (4) Hold herself or himself out to the public or designate herself or himself as an advanced registered nurse practitioner or as a nurse practitioner.

[ 2025 c 58 s 5018; 2000 c 64 s 4; 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 425.]

Notes:

Expiration date—2025 c 58 ss 5004, 5005, 5006, 5010, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5016, 5017, 5018, 5019, 5020, 5024, 5029, 5030, 5043, 5044, 5045, 5047, 5048, 5049, 5051, 5052, 5053, and 5055: See note following RCW 18.79.040.

Explanatory note—2025 c 58: See note following RCW 1.16.050.

Severability—2000 c 64: See note following RCW 18.79.050.