April 26, 2024
In Illinois, Nurse Practitioners (NPs) may need to develop a collaborative practice agreement, termed a Written Collaborative Agreement (WCA), to formalize the collaborative relationship with a physician. The Illinois State Medical Society provides guidance on this process.
Details on developing a Written Collaborative Agreement (WCA), including a template, can be found in a document available here. The document contains a section titled "SAMPLE WRITTEN COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT" which serves as a template for these agreements.
Additionally, for NPs intending to prescribe controlled substances, the state of Illinois mandates a specific process for a collaborating physician to delegate prescriptive authority. Guidance on this process is available here.
As part of this delegation, the collaborating physician must complete and submit a form, which can be accessed here.
The CPA documentation set in Arkansas includes two primary documents, for which the state has provided templates:
The template is accessible at here.
The template can be found here.
Yes, Illinois requires that a nurse practitioner with less than 4,000 hours of clinical experience must have a collaborative practice agreement with a physician licensed in Illinois. (225 ILCS 65/) Nurse Practice Act
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