Bill Text: OR SB136 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relating to prescription drugs.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-06 - Effective date, January 1, 2014. [SB136 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB136-Amended.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

SA to SB 136

LC 1415/SB 136-7

                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 136

         By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES

                            April 22

  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after 'drugs' insert a
period and delete the rest of the line.
  Delete lines 4 through 31 and delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  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 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. + } ' .
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