1.
What is the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation?
a.
The Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation,
Certification &
Education
(APRN Consensus Model) is a uniform model of
regulation for the future of advanced practice nursing that is designed to align the
interrelationships among licensure, accreditation, certification,
and
education
(LACE).
2.
What are the 4 key components of the APRN Consensus Model?
a.
LACE
i.
Licensure
ii.
Accreditation
iii.
Certification
iv.
Education
3.
The targeted completion date for adoption of the Consensus Model was 2015. Did we
meet the targeted completion date? If not, how close are we to getting a Consensus Model
for APRN Regulation in the United States?
a.
The Consensus Model provides guidance for states to adopt uniformity in the
regulation of APRN roles. The target date to complete that work is 2015.
i.
Today, many states have adopted portions of the Model elements but there
still may be variation from state to state. APRNs moving from state to
state need to ask themselves,
ii.
As long as regulatory requirements differ from state to state, each state
border represents an obstacle to portability—potentially preventing access
to professionals and access to care. The
Consensus Model for APRN
Regulation
has the potential to harness this power by outlining regulatory
requirements in licensure, accreditation, certification and education that
should be adopted by every state.
4.
What is your overall opinion of the Consensus Model?
a.
I think that the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation is especially important
because there does need to be a uniform model of regulation for all states for
practicing APRNs. The 4 components are great because they all really tie together,
you cannot have one without the other. I like that in 2015 they set out to adopt a
uniform regulation for APRN and from what I have read, today, many of the states
have adopted the elements of the Consensus model. There still is variation from
state to state, but it seems to me like they are moving in the right direction.
