HAR §16-89-119. Prescriptive authority eligibility requirements

(a) The requirements for prescriptive authority are as follows: 16-89-119 89-47 (1) A completed application for prescriptive authority provided by the board and submitted with all appropriate documents and required fees; (2) Proof of a current, unencumbered license as a registered nurse in this State and in all other states in which the nurse has a current and active license; (3) Proof of a current, unencumbered license as an advanced practice registered nurse in this State and in all other states in which the nurse has a current and active license as an advanced practice registered nurse or similar designation; (4) Proof of a current, unencumbered certification for specialized and advanced nursing practice from a national certifying body recognized by the board; (5) Proof of successful completion of an accredited graduate-level nursing program with a significant educational and practical concentration on the direct care of patients, recognized by the board, leading to a graduate-level degree as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, a nurse midwife, a clinical nurse specialist, or a nurse practitioner. A graduate-level degree in nursing education or nursing administration does not qualify an applicant for prescriptive authority. (6) Proof of successful completion of at least thirty contact hours, as part of a graduate-level nursing degree program from an accredited, board-recognized college or university, of advanced pharmacology education, including advanced pharmacotherapeutics that is integrated into the curriculum, within the three-year time period immediately preceding the date of application. If completed more than the three-year time period, then one of the following shall be completed within the three-year time period immediately preceding the date of application for initial prescriptive authority: (A) At least thirty contact hours of advanced pharmacology, including advanced pharmacotherapeutics, from an accredited, board-recognized college or university; or (B) At least thirty contact hours of continuing education ("CE") approved by board-recognized national certifying bodies in advanced pharmacology, including advanced pharmacotherapeutics related to the applicant's scope of nursing practice specialty; and (7) Payment of a non-refundable application fee. §16-89-119 89-48 Upon satisfying all requirements in chapter 457, HRS, and this chapter, and payment of required fees, the board shall grant prescriptive authority to the APRN. (b) Nothing in this section shall preclude a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse, or an APRN from carrying out the prescribed medical orders of a licensed dentist, physician, osteopath, or podiatrist licensed in accordance with chapter 448, 453, or 463E, HRS, or the orders of a licensed APRN granted prescriptive authority in accordance with this chapter. (c) Nothing in this chapter shall require a certified registered nurse anesthetist to have prescriptive authority under this chapter in order to provide anesthesia care. [Eff 12/27/10; am and comp 3/28/13; am and comp 10/27/18] (Auth: HRS §§26-9(k), 436B-4, 436B-7) (Imp: HRS §457-8.6)