Mississippi LPNs in the Expanded Role of IV Therapy


You may click the link here, to read the Mississippi Code Part 2840 Chapter 3 from the board’s website.

Initial Certification

Prior to board certification allowing the LPN to practice in the expanded role, the
LPN must:

  1. Be currently licensed as a LPN in Mississippi or hold a temporary permit to practice as a LPN in Mississippi, or a graduate of a state approved practical nursing program that included an IV integrated curriculum after the year 2008;
  2. Submit a completed board application and pay the required nonrefundable fee to the board;
  3. Submit an official transcript of graduation from a board-approved state practical nursing program with an integrated IV curriculum, or submit official written evidence of completion of a board-approved IV therapy curriculum program.
  4. Licensed LPNs that have not graduated from an IV therapy integrated nursing program, must have one (1) year of clinical experience as a LPN within the past three (3) years if the approved IV certification educational program is completed after graduation from an approved practical nursing program.
  5. Graduates of state approved practical nursing programs that included an IV integrated curriculum after the year 2008 must submit an application for the IV therapy expanded role within one (1) year of completion of the educational program. If the application is not received in the board’s office within one year of completion of the licensed practical nurse educational program the applicant must complete a board-approved IV therapy certification educational program.

Renewal of certification

Expanded role LPNs shall renew IV certification in conjunction with renewal of the LPN license and shall submit the following:
  1. Renewal application and fee; and
  2. Documentation of completion of a minimum of ten (10) contact hours of continuing education and/or in service education in IV therapy within the previous two (2) year period.
C. Reinstatement of lapsed certification.

Expanded role LPNs may reinstate a lapsed certification upon:
  1. Documentation of a current, active LPN license; and
  2. Submission of the LPN expanded role reinstatement application and fee; and
  3. Submission of documentation of completion of a minimum of ten (10) contact hours of continuing education and/or inservice education in IV therapy within the previous two (2) year period if lapsed for less than two (2) years; or
  4. Submission of evidence of successful completion of a board-approved IV therapy update if lapsed for more than two (2) years. This update must include both theory and clinical components.
D. Fees are nonrefundable.
E. Disciplinary action.

Any expanded role LPN who is in violation of the Mississippi Nursing Practice Law and/or Rules and Regulations shall be subject to disciplinary action by the board.