Chapter 186

2008 -- S 2479 SUBSTITUTE A

Enacted 07/02/08

A N A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - NURSES

Introduced By: Senators Doyle, McBurney, Tassoni, and Connors

Date Introduced: February 13, 2008

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 5-34-39 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-34 entitled "Nurses" is

hereby amended to read as follows:

5-34-39. Process for prescriptive privileges of certified registered nurse practitioner.

-- (a) Prescriptive privileges for the certified registered nurse practitioner:

      (1) Shall be granted under the governance and supervision of the department, board of

nurse registration and nurse education; and

      (2) Shall include prescription of legend medications and prescription of controlled

substances from schedules II, III, IV and V that are established in regulation; and

      (3) Must not include controlled substances from Schedule I.

(b) A certified registered nurse practitioner (R.N.P.) as stated in section 5-34-3 is

permitted to prescribe in accordance with annually updated guidelines, written in collaboration

with the medical director or physician consultant of their individual establishments.

(c) (b) To qualify for prescriptive privileges an applicant must submit on forms provided

by the board of nurse registration and nursing education, verified by oath, that the applicant has

evidence of completion of thirty (30) hours of education in pharmacology within the three (3)

year period immediately prior to date of application. To maintain prescriptive privileges the

certified registered nurse practitioner (R.N.P.) must submit upon request of the board of nurse

registration and nursing education evidence of thirty (30) hours continuing education in

pharmacology every six (6) years.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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