Can a nurse practitioner treat without a supervising physician in Connecticut?
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Short answer
Only after the first three years — an APRN must collaborate with a licensed physician for three years after licensure, under an agreed relationship covering consultation, referral, coverage and patient disclosure; the cited rules add nothing after that.
An advanced practice registered nurse having been issued a license pursuant to section 20-94a shall, for the first three years after having been issued such license, collaborate with a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state. In all settings, such advanced practice registered nurse may, in collaboration with a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, prescribe, dispense and administer medical therapeutics and corrective measures.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-87a(b)(2)(A) · verified Sep 3, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
The rest of what Connecticut says on this
Collaboration means a mutually agreed upon relationship between such advanced practice registered nurse and a physician who is educated, trained or has relevant experience that is related to the work of such advanced practice registered nurse. The collaboration shall address a reasonable and appropriate level of consultation and referral, coverage for the patient in the absence of such advanced practice registered nurse, a method to review patient outcomes and a method of disclosure of the relationship to the patient.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-87a(b)(2)(A) (definition of collaboration) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The practice of nursing by a registered nurse is defined as the process of diagnosing human responses to actual or potential health problems, providing supportive and restorative care, health counseling and teaching, case finding and referral, collaborating in the implementation of the total health care regimen, and executing the medical regimen under the direction of a licensed physician, dentist or advanced practice registered nurse.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-87a(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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