KRS 164.298: Advanced practice doctoral program in nursing -- Degree -- Portrayal of

credentials -- Degree distinguished from license as licensed certified

professional midwife under KRS 314.400 to 314.414.

(1) The governing board as defined in KRS 164.00 1 of each eligible postsecondary

education institution and college as defined in KRS 164.945 that offers an advanced

practice doctoral degree in nursing shall be accredited by a national nursing

accrediting body that includes but is not limited to the Accr editation Commission

for Education in Nursing, the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing

Education Accreditation, the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia

Educational Programs, the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or

the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and with minimal education and

licensure standards for admission to and graduation from an advanced practice

doctoral program in nursing.

(2) Each university offering an advanced nursing practice doctoral progr am shall refer

to the degree as the "doctor of nursing practice," with the degree being abbreviated

as "DNP." Any advertisement about the advanced nursing practice doctoral program

shall not refer to graduates using the term "doctor." Graduates of the prog ram shall

accurately portray their academic credentials as well as their registered nurse and

advanced practice registered nurse credentials, if applicable, subject to sanction

under KRS 311.375(4).

(3) A licensed certified professional midwife as defined in KRS 314.400 shall not have

the same meaning as an advanced practice registered nurse with a designation by the

Board of Nursing as a certified nurse-midwife.