Section 17-5912. USE OF TITLES OR ABBREVIATIONS

 

5912.1Only a person certified by the Board to practice as a nurse-practitioner may use the title or abbreviation "Nurse-Practitioner," "Certified Nurse-Practitioner," or "C.N.P.".

 

5912.2A nurse-practitioner may place the title or abbreviations in § 5912.1 after his or her name, alone or in combination with other letters or words identifying categories of specialization, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

(a)Adult Nurse-Practitioner;

 

(b)Pediatric Nurse-Practitioner;

 

(c)Family Nurse-Practitioner;

 

(d)Gerontologic Nurse-Practitioner;

 

(e)Neonatal Nurse-Practitioner;

 

(f)School Nurse-Practitioner; and

 

(g)Psychiatric Nurse-Practitioner.

 

5912.3A speciality area of nursing practice shall be declared, and the specialty title to be utilized shall be the title which is granted by a nationally recognized accrediting body or the title of the specialty area of nursing practice in which the nurse practitioner has received postgraduate educational preparation.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 3505, 3512 (May 12, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 11751 (December 27, 2002).