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Winter 2016 • Kentucky
Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Physicians
Certification
American Nurses
Credentialing Center
(AANC)
Or
Am Academy of
Nurse Practitioners
(AANP)
National Commission On
Certification of Physician
Assistants
Licensure
KY Board of Nursing
KY Bd of Medical Licensure
KY Bd of Medical Licensure
Recertification
Every 5 yr exam or
1000 hours practice
Exam q 6 yrs
CME 100 hrs q 3 yrs
60 hrs q 3 yrs
References
1. PA vs NP vs Physician; Stephen Pasquin PAC; http://ww.thepalife.com
2. Physicians, NPs and Pas: Where’s This All Going?; Leigh Page, Oct 29, 2014;
http://www.medscape.com
3. A Tale of Two Professions; Albert Simon; www.napr.org
4. PA Prescribing; kbml.ky.gov
5. NP Prescribing; kbn.ky.gov
6. Salary Survey Results (2015); theclinicaladvisor.com
7. Henry Kaiser Family Foundation; State Health Force, Oct 2015.
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