Table 2.
Overall scope of practice categorization by state
| Overall Scope of Practice Category | Description | Region | State | Year Full Practice Authority Passed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newly adapted full practice authority | Full practice authority passed between 2011 and 2016 | Midwest | North Dakota | 2011 |
| Minnesota | 2015 | |||
| Nebraska | 2015 | |||
| Northeast | Connecticut | 2014 | ||
| Rhode Island | 2013 | |||
| Vermont | 2011 | |||
| South | Maryland | 2015 | ||
| West | Nevada | 2013 | ||
| Mid-range adapted full practice authority | Full practice authority passed 2000–2010 | West | Colorado | 2009 |
| Hawaii | 2010 | |||
| Idaho | 2004 | |||
| Washington | 2000 | |||
| Long-term full practice authority | Full practice authority (pre-2000) | Midwest | Iowa | n/a |
| Northeast | Maine | |||
| New Hampshire | ||||
| South | Dist. of Columbia | |||
| West | Alaska | |||
| Arizona | ||||
| Montana | ||||
| New Mexico | ||||
| Oregon | ||||
| Wyoming | ||||
| Long-term reduced/restricted practice | Reduced/restricted practice >15 years(pre-2000) | Midwest | Illinois Indiana | n/a |
| Kansas | ||||
| Michigan | ||||
| Missouri | ||||
| Ohio | ||||
| South Dakota | ||||
| Wisconsin | ||||
| Northeast | Massachusetts | |||
| New Jersey | ||||
| New York | ||||
| Pennsylvania | ||||
| South | Alabama | |||
| Arkansas | ||||
| Delaware | ||||
| Florida | ||||
| Georgia | ||||
| Kentucky | ||||
| Louisiana | ||||
| Mississippi | ||||
| North Carolina | ||||
| Oklahoma | ||||
| South Carolina | ||||
| Tennessee | ||||
| Texas | ||||
| Virginia | ||||
| West Virginia | ||||
| West | California | |||
| Utah | ||||
| More restrictions | Scope of practice became more restricted between 1994 and 2016 | n/a | n/a |