164.298 Advanced practice doctoral program in nursing -- Degree -- Portrayal of
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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 164.001 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 Accreditation 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 program 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 program 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.