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- Prescriptive Authority for NP's Rule under Review
- Required notice of Address changes and Practice setting changes
- NCSBN Model APRN Rules and APRN Concensus Statement
- National Certification: Your Responses sought
June 23, 2008 OSBN Advanced Practice Update
- Dealing with patient records
- Official removal of NP formulary/description of categories for prescribing
Formulary Draft Rules
The passage of SB 1062 directed the Board to remove from rule the requirement for a specific prescribing formulary based on Drug Facts and Comparisons. At the April 10, 2008 meeting the Board approved draft amendments to Division 56 which would remove these references and replace sections of rule with general prescribing principles.
The Board was asked several questions to direct drafting of final rules. Final rules are scheduled to be adopted on June 12, 2008. The Board directed that:
- FDA approval be retained as a requirement for prescribing
- Exceptions to FDA approval be added to include expanded access and IRB authorized clinical trials
- General exceptions based upon federal prohibitions be referenced but not exhaustively listed
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Orphan drugs should be listed as specifically permitted for prescribing
Draft rules may be accessed on the Board's website at http://www.oregon.gov/OSBN/.
Tamper Proof Prescriptions
The Oregon State Board of Pharmacy has published new criteria which defines “tamper proof” prescriptions for the purpose of new federal regulations. The state of Oregon does not define a specific vendor which must be used. More information regarding this issue may be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/Pharmacy/TamperProofRx.shtml.
Continuing Education and Pain Management CE
The
Board continues to receive many inquiries regarding the one time pain
management CE requirement for all nurses as well as the CNS and NP specific
continuing education requirements for renewal. Links to the Board's information
regarding pain management CE may be found at:
http://www.oregon.gov/OSBN/pain_management.shtml
Links
to a form which may be used to track CE for Nurse Practitioners and Clinical
Nurse Specialists may be located at:
http://www.oregon.gov/OSBN/advanced_practice_FAQs.shtml
Did you
know the state board of nursing has their own web site? http://www.osbn.state.or.us/