2006 Ohio Revised Code - [4723.48.2] 4723.482.Items and fee to be included with application; instruction in advanced pharmacology and related topics.

[§ 4723.48.2] § 4723.482. Items and fee to be included with application; instruction in advanced pharmacology and related topics.
 

(A)  An applicant shall include with the application submitted under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code all of the following: 

(1) Subject to section 4723.483 [4723.48.3] of the Revised Code, evidence of holding a current, valid certificate of authority issued under this chapter to practice as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner; 

(2) Except for a person who on May 17, 2000, was approved to prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices under section 4723.56 of the Revised Code, as that section existed on that date, evidence of successfully completing the instruction in advanced pharmacology and related topics specified in division (B) of this section; 

(3) The fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code for a certificate to prescribe; 

(4) Any additional information the board requires pursuant to rules adopted under section 4723.50 of the Revised Code. 

(B)  All of the following apply to the instruction required under division (A)(2) of this section: 

(1) The instruction must be obtained not longer than three years before the application for the certificate to prescribe is filed. 

(2) The instruction must be obtained through a course of study consisting of planned classroom and clinical study that is approved by the board of nursing in accordance with standards established in rules adopted under section 4723.50 of the Revised Code. 

(3) The content of the instruction must be specific to the applicant's nursing specialty and include all of the following: 

(a) A minimum of thirty contact hours of training in advanced pharmacology that includes pharmacokinetic principles and clinical application and the use of drugs and therapeutic devices in the prevention of illness and maintenance of health; 

(b) Training in the fiscal and ethical implications of prescribing drugs and therapeutic devices; 

(c) Training in the state and federal laws that apply to the authority to prescribe; 

(d) Any additional training required pursuant to rules adopted under section 4723.50 of the Revised Code. 
 

HISTORY: 148 v H 241. Eff 5-17-2000; 150 v S 80, § 1, eff. 4-7-05.

 

Effect of Amendments

150 v S 80, effective April 7, 2005, rewrote (A)(1) and (2).