38-2305.

Approved nurse practitioner program, defined.

Approved nurse practitioner program means a program which:

(1) Is a graduate-level program accredited by a national accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education;

(2) Includes, but is not limited to, instruction in biological, behavioral, and health sciences relevant to practice as a nurse practitioner in a specific clinical area; and

(3) For the specialties of women's health and neonatal, grants a post-master certificate, master's degree, or doctoral degree for all applicants who graduated on or after July 1, 2007, and for all other specialties, grants a post-master certificate, master's degree, or doctoral degree for all applicants who graduated on or after July 19, 1996.