{"data":{"id":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-1616","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"26 V.S.A. § 1616","heading":"Nurse practitioner and nurse midwife signature authority","body":"Whenever any provision of Vermont statute or rule or any form provided to any person in this State requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or other endorsement by a physician, such statute, rule, or form shall be deemed to include a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or other endorsement by an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licensed pursuant to this chapter and certified as a nurse practitioner or a nurse midwife; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to expand the scope of practice of APRNs.","path":["Title 26: Professions and Occupations","Chapter 028: Nursing","Subchapter 002: ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/028/01616","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:07Z","sha256":"af29b0fc4af04041dcc81c0e980aaeb5ad7eb3e19aa71b80f6292b2a9facc092","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-1615a","next":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-1621"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}