California Nurse Practitioner Collaborative Agreement Templates

In California, the collaborative practice agreement between a Nurse Practitioner (NP) and a physician must include "standardized procedures," which are agreements on the scope of practice and protocols for patient care. These procedures are crucial for NPs to legally collaborate with physicians within the state.

The California Board of Registered Nursing offers a template for these standardized procedures, which can serve as a guideline for creating a collaborative practice agreement.

California Standardized Procedures Template

‍The template is accessible at here.

California Example Collaborative Practice Agreements

There are numerous publicly available examples of standardized procedures from various medical specialties across California, providing insight into how different organizations implement these agreements:

California Psychiatry Standardized Procedures Example (San Francisco)

‍A Standardized Procedures Example is available from the City and County of San Francisco here.

California Psychiatry Standardized Procedures Example (Los Angeles)

‍The City of Los Angeles has uploaded an Standardized Procedures example for a psychiatric nurse practitioner here.

California Urgent Care Standardized Procedures Example

‍An urgent care in California has uploaded a Standardized Procedures Example here.

Is a collaborative practice agreement required in California?

Yes, California requires that a nurse practitioner must have a collaborative practice agreement (known as Standardized Procedures) with a physician licensed in California. CA Board of Nursing Standardized Procedure Guidelines

Starting in 2023, NPs in California can apply for designation to practice without standardized procedures. CA Assembly Bill 890