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Nurse practitioner licensing in New York
Read from NYSED Office of the Professions. Last verified 2026-09-15.
The sequence
| Step | What it involves |
|---|---|
| RN license | Held by compact privilege where the nurse compact reaches the state, otherwise filed separately. |
| APRN license or recognition | Filed with the NYSED Office of the Professions, including national certification evidence. |
| Prescriptive authority | Separate grant in most states, with its own application and its own renewal date. |
| Collaborative or supervisory agreement | Executed with a named physician and filed or held on record before the first prescription. |
| Controlled substance registration | State registration where required, then the DEA registration tied to the practice address. |
What the numbers say
- New York is not a Nurse Licensure Compact state for practice privileges in the way prescribers usually assume; the RN license is filed with the state.
- National certification does not by itself satisfy the state's NP requirements.
- NPs with fewer than 3,600 practice hours require a written collaborative agreement.
Source: NYSED Office of the Professions. Last verified 2026-09-15. Where a national summary and a board disagree, we publish the board.