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Wisconsin joins the growing list of states granting Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (“APRNs”) full practice authority. Passed in early August 2025, the APRN Modernization Act (the “Act”) will take effect on September 1, 2026, and the license of qualified advanced practice nurses will no longer require that they practice in a collaborative arrangement with... READ MORE

On August 7, 2025, the Wisconsin State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 257, known as the “APRN Modernization Act.” This legislation, approved by Governor Evers, creates a new advanced nursing licensure category for “advanced practice registered nurses” (“APRNs”) and, for the first time, allows qualifying APRNs to practice independently without the need for a collaborative... READ MORE