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OH SB83
Bill
Status
6/8/2012
Primary Sponsor
Denise Driehaus
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AI Summary
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Expands prescriptive authority for clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse-midwives, and certified nurse practitioners to prescribe schedule II controlled substances in hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, federally qualified health centers, and other specified healthcare facilities, without requiring terminal condition diagnosis
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Maintains restrictions on schedule II prescriptions in office-based practices to patients with terminal conditions only, and prohibits prescriptions from convenience care clinics
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Requires advanced practice nurses obtaining prescriptive certificates to complete a minimum 45 contact hours of advanced pharmacology instruction, including 36 hours specifically on pharmacology and a new 6+ hour module on schedule II controlled substances covering indications, pain management guidelines, abuse prevention, and applicable laws
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Authorizes the Board of Nursing to discipline nurses who self-administer schedule I controlled substances, in addition to existing authority regarding unauthorized use of other dangerous drugs
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Applies new schedule II prescribing authority to current certificate holders retroactively, requiring them to complete 6 contact hours of schedule II-specific instruction by certificate renewal as a condition of eligibility
Legislative Description
To modify the authority of certain advanced practice nurses to prescribe schedule II controlled substances and to authorize the Board of Nursing to take disciplinary actions for self-administration of schedule I controlled substances.
Advance practice nurses-modify authority to prescribe drugs
Last Action
Effective Date
6/8/2012