(1) The National Board for the nursing profession may endorse the registration of a registered health practitioner whose name is included in the Register of Nurses as being qualified to practise as a nurse practitioner if the practitioner--(a) holds either of the following qualifications relevant to the endorsement--(i) an approved qualification;(ii) another qualification that, in the Board's opinion, is substantially equivalent to, or based on similar competencies to, an approved qualification; and(b) complies with any approved registration standard relevant to the endorsement.
(2) An endorsement under subsection (1) must state--(a) that the registered health practitioner is entitled to use the title "nurse practitioner"; and(b) any conditions applicable to the practice by the registered health practitioner as a nurse practitioner.