Can a licensed practical nurse administer phototherapy?

The nursing laws and rules allow a competent and appropriately trained licensed practical nurse to perform phototherapy such as Type B Ultraviolet (UVB), Grenz Ray, or Psoralen and Long-Wave Ultraviolet Radiation (PUVA) under the direction of an authorized health care practitioner or under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse. This procedure requires a prescription from an authorized health care practitioner. The licensed practical nurse should use the Scope of Practice Decision Tree to determine if these activities are within the nurse's legal and individual scope of practice.