Annual Report and Long-Range Plan | Fiscal Year 2022-23 38 Table 5: Upgrade Applications Received and Issued Health care practitioners may choose to upgrade a license to show greater qualifications after their initial license is issued. An upgraded license can serve the public better by offering additional professional options. During FY 2022-23, MQA issued 26,655 upgraded health care practitioner licenses. PROFESSION UPGRADE TYPE UPGRADE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UPGRADE LICENSES ISSUED CHIROPRACTIC MEDICINE Chiropractic Physician Acupuncture Added 34 29 CLINICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL Clinical Laboratory Personnel Addition of Specialties or Level Upgrade 581 351 DENTISTRY Dentist Sedation Permit Issued 94 76 MASSAGE THERAPY Massage Therapist Colonic Irrigation Apprenticeship 6 2 Massage Therapist Colonic Irrigation Certification 8 6 NURSING Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Upgrade to Autonomous Practice APRN 3,227 2,800 Licensed Practical Nurse Nurse Licensure Compact Multistate License 1,608 1,294 Registered Nurse Nurse Licensure Compact Multistate License 11,683 9,908 OPTICIANRY Optician Upgrade to Certified 47 49 PHARMACY Pharmacist Certified To Administer Immunizations 745 734 Pharmacist Collaborative Practice Certification 82 54 Pharmacist Test and Treat Certification 3,133 2,953 Registered Pharmacy Technician Certified to Administer Immunizations 8,382 7,911 PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE Physical Therapist Dry Needling Added 320 320 RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY Radiologic Technology Additional Certification 187 168 TOTAL 30,137 26,655
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