The Collaboration Ledger · 2026-W38
DEA order against an APRN registrant lands as 20 jurisdictions stay agreement-free for NPs
One federal action this week: a DEA decision and order naming a nurse practitioner registrant. Alongside it, the standing count of places where your practice needs no written physician agreement at all.
Where nurse practitioners need no written agreement at all
20 jurisdictions require no written physician agreement for nurse practitioners. Here are the pages for eight of them.
Alaska
No written physician agreement is required for nurse practitioners here.
Arizona
No written physician agreement is required for nurse practitioners here.
Colorado
No written physician agreement is required for nurse practitioners here.
District of Columbia
No written physician agreement is required for nurse practitioners here.
Hawaii
No written physician agreement is required for nurse practitioners here.
Idaho
No written physician agreement is required for nurse practitioners here.
Iowa
No written physician agreement is required for nurse practitioners here.
Kansas
No written physician agreement is required for nurse practitioners here.
Every outside claim carries the source it was read from this week. Our own research dates are on each state page. Published 2026-09-14.