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

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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-Engrossed.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 1415

                           A-Engrossed

                         Senate Bill 136
                 Ordered by the Senate April 22
           Including Senate Amendments dated April 22

Sponsored by Senator MONNES ANDERSON (Presession filed.)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.

  Provides that Oregon State Board of Nursing may authorize
certified registered nurse anesthetists to   { - write
prescriptions and dispense - }   { + prescribe + } prescription
drugs { +  under specified circumstances + }.

                        A BILL FOR 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
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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