Bill Text: OR SB136 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to prescription drugs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-06 - Effective date, January 1, 2014. [SB136 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-SB136-Enrolled.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session Enrolled Senate Bill 136 Sponsored by Senator MONNES ANDERSON (Presession filed.) CHAPTER ................ AN ACT Relating to prescription drugs. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. { + Section 2 of this 2013 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 678.245 to 678.285. + } SECTION 2. { + (1)(a) Subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection, the Oregon State Board of Nursing may authorize a certified registered nurse anesthetist to prescribe prescription drugs, including prescriptions for controlled substances listed in Schedules II, III, III N, IV and V. (b) A certified registered nurse anesthetist may prescribe prescription drugs under paragraph (a) of this subsection only: (A) For a supply of not more than 10 days with no refills; and (B) For an individual for whom the certified registered nurse anesthetist has, at the time of the prescription, established a client or patient record. (2) For the purpose of authorizing certified registered nurse anesthetists to prescribe prescription drugs, the board shall adopt rules establishing: (a) That the scope of practice of a certified registered nurse anesthetist includes the authority to prescribe prescription drugs. (b) Educational requirements for certified registered nurse anesthetists applying for the authority to prescribe prescription drugs. Educational requirements adopted under this subsection must include: (A) At least 45 contact hours in pharmacology; and (B) Clinical education in pharmacotherapeutics, including management of patients that is congruent with the specialty role sought. (c) The form and manner of applying for and renewing the authority to prescribe prescription drugs. (d) Application and renewal fees. (e) Record keeping requirements for certified registered nurse anesthetists who prescribe prescription drugs that are the same as the record keeping requirements for pharmacies licensed under ORS chapter 689. (3) In accordance with ORS chapter 183, the board may deny, suspend or revoke the authority to prescribe prescription drugs under this section if the board finds that a certified registered nurse anesthetist has abused the authority. + } SECTION 3. { + Nothing in section 2 of this 2013 Act affects the authority of a certified registered nurse anesthetist, as Enrolled Senate Bill 136 (SB 136-A) Page 1 defined in ORS 678.245, to select, order and administer controlled substances in connection with the delivery of anesthesia services. A certified registered nurse anesthetist may obtain and renew certification with the Oregon State Board of Nursing without prescriptive authority. + } ---------- Passed by Senate April 24, 2013 ............................................................. Robert Taylor, Secretary of Senate ............................................................. Peter Courtney, President of Senate Passed by House May 22, 2013 ............................................................. Tina Kotek, Speaker of House Enrolled Senate Bill 136 (SB 136-A) Page 2 Received by Governor: ......M.,............., 2013 Approved: ......M.,............., 2013 ............................................................. John Kitzhaber, Governor Filed in Office of Secretary of State: ......M.,............., 2013 ............................................................. Kate Brown, Secretary of State Enrolled Senate Bill 136 (SB 136-A) Page 3