New Jersey
Nurse Practitioner Collaboration
What are the requirements for terminating a collaborative agreement in New Jersey?
Chris Turitzin
Updated
May 8, 2026
In New Jersey, the requirements for terminating a collaborative agreement are not specified in statute or rule. The governing provisions on APN–physician collaboration and the prescriptive-authority joint protocol detail how collaboration operates and what protocols must contain, but they do not prescribe termination steps12.
That said, the joint protocol must be in writing, signed by both parties, kept at each practice site, updated to reflect practice changes, and reviewed at least annually2. Annual review and updates are also required by statute3.
If a joint protocol ends, an APN may not prescribe medications or devices until another compliant joint protocol is in place, because prescriptive authority requires a joint protocol4.
Citations
- N.J. Administrative Code §13:37-8.1 (a)
- N.J. Administrative Code §13:37-8.1 (b)(1-5)
- N.J. Statutes §45:11-49 (b)(6)
- N.J. Statutes §45:11-49 (b)(1)
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