30 Miss. Code. R. 2840-1.3 - Monitored Practice Hours

A. The APRN may not practice at a site until the APRN has satisfied the monitored practice hours requirement.

1) Monitored practice hour means an hour practiced as an APRN with a qualifying provider.

(a) A qualifying provider includes:

1. Licensed physician,

2. Licensed dentist, and/or

3. APRN who has a minimum of three (3) years active practice experience and similar educational preparation.

(b) The qualifying provider must be of compatible practice with the APRN.

2) Persons with less than one (1) year (2,000 hours) of experience working as an RN prior to completion of an accredited APRN education program must complete two- thousand (2,000) monitored practice hours.

3) Persons with one (1) year (2,000 hours) or greater experience working as an RN prior to completion of an accredited APRN education program must complete one- thousand (1,000) monitored practice hours.

4) Clinical hours earned during an accredited APRN educational program may be applied to the monitored practice hour requirement, provided that national certification is obtained in the specialty area within two (2) years of the date of program completion.

B. The APRN shall submit official evidence of completion of monitored practice hours to the Board within thirty (30) days of completion.

C. The APRN that has a minimum of one (1) year active practice experience in another jurisdiction may be deemed to have satisfied this requirement.

Notes

30 Miss. Code. R. 2840-1.3

Miss. Code Ann. § 73-15-17 (1972, as amended).

Adopted 7/29/2017 Amended 8/22/2019 Amended 9/17/2021 Amended 7/11/2024