C3.  LPN Scopes of Practice

Scope of Practice

State

Tubes

Dressings

Nursing Care Planning

Supervisors

IV meds

Cancer agents

Central lines

Blood

Hyperal

Venus blood draw

Arterial blood draws

Insert IV

Insertion

Maintenance

Changes

Reinforcement

Documentation

Assessment

Data collection

Observation

Verbal and phone orders

Documentation co-signed

Teaching

Standardized Procedures/ Expanded practice

Restrictive

Specific

Other Procedures

Alabama

RN, MD

x

    

Alaska

x

x

x

x

no

RN, MD, Dentist

x

    

Arizona

x

x

x

x

  
   

Arkansas

x*

no

RN, MD, Dentist, APN
   

California

x*

x

x*

x

x

x

x

RN, MD

4

4

Colorado

x*

no

x*

no

x

x

no

x

x

RN,MD,APN,Dentist, Podiatrist

x

3

3

Connecticut

x*

x*
 
   

Delaware

x

x*

x

x

  
 

1

Florida

x

RN,MD,DO, Podiatrist,dentist
 

1

Georgia

x

x

x

  
 

1

Hawaii

x

x

  
 

1

Idaho

x

no

x*

x

x

x*

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

RN,MD,Dentist

x

2

4

Illinois

x

no

x

no

x

x

x

x

x

RN,MD,Dentist

x

3

3

Indiana

RN,MD,Dentist,Chiropractor,

Optometrist,Podiatrist

1

1

Iowa

x*

no

x

x*

x

x*

x

x

x

  

x

4

4

Kansas

x*

no

no

no

x*

x*

x*

x

RN

3

4

Kentucky

x*
 
   

Louisiana

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

RN,MD,Optometrist,Dentist,

Psychologist

x

1

2

Maine

x*

no

x

x*

x*

x

x

no

x

x

  

3

3

Maryland

x

x*
 
   

Massachusetts

x

x

x

x

  

x
 

2

Michigan

x*

no
 
 

1

Minnesota

x
 
 

1

Mississippi

x*

no

x*

no

x

x

x

RN,MD,Dentist

3

3

Missouri

x*

RN,MD
 

2

Montana

x

no

no

no

no

x

x

x

x

x

RN,MD,Dentist, OD,Podiatrist

x

2

2

Nebraska

x*

no

no

no

no

x*

no

x

x

x

x

RN

x

4

3

Nevada

x*

no

no

no

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

  

x

3

3

New Hampshire

x*

x

x

RN,MD,ARNP,Dentist
 

2

New Jersey

x

x

x

  
 

2

New Mexico

x

x

x
 
 

2

New York

x*

no

x*

x

x

  

x
 

2

North Carolina

x

x*

x

x

  

x
 

1

North Dakota

x

x

x

  

x
 

1

Ohio

x*

x

x

RN,MD,Dentist,Optometrist,Podiatrist

x
   

Oklahoma

x
 
 

1

Oregon

x

x

  

x
   

Pennsylvania

x*

no

no

x

x
 

x

3

3

Rhode Island

x
 
   

South Carolina

x*

x*

x*

x/*

x*

x*

x

x

  

4

5

South Dakota

x

no

x*

no

x

x

x

RN,MD

no

x

3

3

Tennessee

x

x

  
 

1

Texas

x*

x*

x*

x*

x

x

x

  

2

2

Utah

x*

x

x

RN,MD
 

2

Vermont

x

x

RN,MD,APRN,Dentist
 

1

Virginia

x*
 
 

1

Washington

x*

x*

x*

x*

x*

x

x

x

  

3

3

Washington, D.C.

x

x*

x

x

x

  
 

2

West Virginia

x*

x

x

  

x

x
 

1

Wisconsin

x

x

RN,MD,Podiatrist,Dentist,Optometrist

x
 

1

Wyoming

x*

x

x

RN,MD,Dentist
 

1

* with additional education
x = written
Y = verbal
non-specific-specific =1-5
unrestrictive-restrictive=1-5 (with 1 being the least and 5 being the most)