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Click the "Apply Now" button below to begin the online application process for Authorization to Prescribe (Prescriptive Authority).
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You will need to submit an application for a Nurse Practitioner license in order to apply for Authorization to Prescribe (Prescriptive Authority).
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This application is a PDF form that will need to be printed, filled out and sent to:
Virginia Board of Nursing
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, Virginia 23233-1463
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Instructions/Applications
Virginia Board of Nursing
Jay P. Douglas, MSM, RN, CSAC, FRE, Executive Director
Louise Hershkowitz. CRNA, MSHA, President