2014 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 45 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Section 45:9-27.19 - Ordering of medication; conditions.

45:9-27.19 Ordering of medication; conditions.

10. A physician assistant treating a patient in an inpatient or outpatient setting may order or prescribe medications, subject to the following conditions:

a.controlled dangerous substances may be ordered or prescribed if:

(1)a supervising physician has authorized a physician assistant to order or prescribe Schedule II, III, IV or V controlled dangerous substances in order to:

(a)continue or reissue an order or prescription for a controlled dangerous substance issued by the supervising physician;

(b)otherwise adjust the dosage of an order or prescription for a controlled dangerous substance originally ordered or prescribed by the supervising physician, provided there is prior consultation with the supervising physician;

(c)initiate an order or prescription for a controlled dangerous substance for a patient, provided there is prior consultation with the supervising physician if the order or prescription is not pursuant to subparagraph (d) of this paragraph; or

(d)initiate an order or prescription for a controlled dangerous substance as part of a treatment plan for a patient with a terminal illness, which for the purposes of this subparagraph means a medical condition that results in a patient's life expectancy being 12 months or less as determined by the supervising physician;

(2)the physician assistant has registered with and obtained authorization to order or prescribe controlled dangerous substances from the appropriate State and federal agencies; and

(3)the physician assistant complies with all requirements which the board shall establish by regulation for the administration of controlled dangerous substances pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1991, c.378 (C.45:9-27.24) and applicable requirements with respect to educational programs approved by the board pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1991, c.378 (C.45:9-27.26) and continuing professional education programs approved pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1991, c.378 (C.45:9-27.25);

b.the order or prescription is administered in accordance with protocols or specific physician direction pursuant to subsection b. of section 7 of P.L.1991, c.378 (C.45:9-27.16);

c.the prescription states whether it is written pursuant to protocol or specific physician direction; and

d.the physician assistant signs his own name, prints his name and license number and prints the supervising physician's name, and in the case of an order or prescription for a controlled dangerous substance, prints the physician assistant's Drug Enforcement Administration registration number.

L.1991,c.378,s.10; amended 1998, c.125, s.3; 2005, c.48.