NDWS: Scope of Practice Regulations Data for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Benjamin McMichael, The University of Alabama School of Law; Ulrike Muench, University of California, San Francisco; Donovan Maust, University of Michigan; Joanne Spetz, University of California, San Francisco

Version:  View help for Version V1

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Project Citation: 

McMichael, Benjamin, Muench, Ulrike, Maust, Donovan, and Spetz, Joanne. NDWS: Scope of Practice Regulations Data for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-10-21. https://doi.org/10.3886/E239045V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This is a state-level dataset with variables that capture the following scope of practice information for nurse practitioners and physician assistants: a) practice authority, b) prescriptive authority, and c) full practice authority, including ability to prescribe controlled substances without physician oversight. 
Development of this data set was funded by the National Institutes on Aging of the NIH to accompany survey data from the National Dementia Workforce Study.

Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources National Institute on Aging (U54AG084520)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms state regulations; nurse practitioners; physician assistants; authority; workforce; healthcare; aging population; dementia
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/2024 – 12/31/2024 (2024)
Universe:  View help for Universe Nurse practitioners and physician assistants who practice in the United States
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes  The data was assembled using a systematic legal research process, focusing specifically on state statutes and administrative regulations.

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source State statutes and regulations
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) other
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation States
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit State

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V1 [2025-10-21]

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