2010 Ohio Revised Code
Title [47] XLVII OCCUPATIONS - PROFESSIONS
Chapter 4730: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
4730.40 Physician-delegated prescriptive authority formulary.

4730.40 Physician-delegated prescriptive authority formulary.

(A) Subject to divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the formulary established by the state medical board in rules adopted under section 4730.39 of the Revised Code listing the drugs and therapeutic devices by class and specific nomenclature that a supervising physician may include in the physician-delegated prescriptive authority granted to a physician assistant who holds a certificate to prescribe issued under this chapter may include any or all of the following drugs:

(1) Schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances;

(2) Drugs that under state or federal law may be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription by a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code;

(3) Any drug that is not a dangerous drug, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.

(B) The formulary established in the board’s rules shall not include, and shall specify that it does not include, the following:

(1) Any schedule II controlled substance;

(2) Any drug or device used to perform or induce an abortion.

(C) When adopting rules establishing the initial formulary, the board shall include provisions ensuring that a physician assistant who holds a certificate to prescribe issued under this chapter may be granted physician-delegated prescriptive authority for all drugs and therapeutic devices that may be prescribed on the effective date of the rules by a holder of a certificate to prescribe issued by the board of nursing under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code, with the exception of schedule II controlled substances. To the extent permitted by division (A) of this section, the initial formulary may include additional drugs or therapeutic devices.

Effective Date: 05-17-2006