NP · Minnesota
Supervision Agreement for Nurse Practitioners in Minnesota
No. Nurse Practitioners practice independently here. Minnesota calls it a Collaborative Agreement.
Full practice authority since 2015 for the ongoing relationship; the remaining 2,080-hour postgraduate collaborative-agreement gate (§ 148.211, subd. 1c) was repealed effective August 1, 2026 (H.F. 1794) — already in force as of this writing, so no agreement is required at any point.
What the supervision must look like
The rules the physician relationship has to follow. Each fact comes from the statute or board rule listed under sources.
Proximity
Not codified — left to the agreement
Supervision ratio
Not codified — no cap on file
Chart review
Not codified — left to the agreement
Meeting cadence
Not codified — left to the agreement
Prescriptive authority
Covered by the practice agreement · controlled substances permitted
§ 148.235, subd. 7a authorizes APRNs to prescribe/administer/dispense legend and controlled substances and order durable medical devices; subd. 7b requires individual DEA registration filed with the Board. No schedule-specific restriction found in the subdivisions reviewed.
Written agreement
Not required
Unconditional as of August 1, 2026 — before that date a collaborative agreement was required only during an initial 2,080-hour postgraduate period, never for ongoing practice; that gate is now repealed entirely.
Practice ownership (corporate practice of medicine)
Licensee-only ownership required — Professional firm under Minn. Stat. ch. 319B — NP practice rides on the 'registered nursing' eligible-owner category (§ 319B.02, subd. 19, citing §§ 148.171-148.285, which includes APRN licensure). No physician co-owner is required.
The exact 319B subdivision governing cross-profession co-ownership mechanics was not independently confirmed this research pass.
What a supervising physician costs here
Typical monthly cost in Minnesota
$500 – $600
Estimate for one Nurse Practitioner. Standard-tier state.
About Minnesota's rules
H.F. 1794 repealed the NP/CNS 2,080-hour postgraduate collaborative-agreement rule (Minn. Stat. § 148.211, subd. 1c) effective August 1, 2026 — already in force. PA remains CONDITIONAL under a separate, still-active 2,080-hour rule (§ 147A.02(c)); 2025 reform bills (H.F. 89/S.F. 1083) to loosen it are pending, not confirmed enacted.
Other clinicians in Minnesota: see the state overview.