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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 45 - Oklahoma Control Reporting Requirements › Section 475:45-1-6 - Failure to report

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Failure to accurately report the required information, or
						correct inaccuracies within reported information, according to the rules set
						forth in this Chapter may result in administrative action against the
						registration of the pharmacy or dispensing practitioner, including, but not
						limited to, fines not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2000) per violation.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 2218,
						eff 6-11-01; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2747, eff
						8-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 50 - Animal Control Officers › Section 475:50-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The purpose of
					this section of Title 475 is to make it possible for animal control officers to
					register with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control
					(OBNDDC), pursuant to Oklahoma State Statute, Title 63, §2-302 . This
					legislation was enacted to allow professional animal control officers who are
					employed by cities, counties, or the state, within Oklahoma, to be able to
					obtain, possess, and administer controlled dangerous substances that are
					consistent with a formulary established by OBNDDC, in the performance of their
					official duties as animal control officers , including, but not limited to, the
					tranquilization, sedation, and humane euthanasia of animals.
(b) The term "animal control officer"
					includes animal control officers and their supervisors or managers who, through
					their supervisory or managerial duties, are responsible for the supervision
					and/or management of the officer and the shelter or field services program in
					which the officer is employed.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2747, eff 8-11-07 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg
							548, eff 5-13-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 50 - Animal Control Officers › Section 475:50-1-2 - Qualifications for Registration/ Required Training

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Only animal control officers who are employed by a government
						entity (i.e., city, county, state, or federal) may apply for OBN DDC
						registration. Furthermore, as a necessary condition for registration, officers
						will have completed a certification course, meeting the curriculum established
						by the Oklahoma Animal Control Association, or equivalent curriculum that is
						approved by the OBN DDC Director. This training will include, among other
						things, the following:
(1) Rules and
					regulations covering animal control officers pertaining to controlled dangerous
					substances;
(2) Guarding against
					the diversion of controlled dangerous substances;
(3) The Uniform Controlled Dangerous
					Substances Act (Title 63 Oklahoma Statutes); and,
(4) Rules for storing and transporting
					controlled dangerous substances.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2747, eff 8-11-07 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg
							548, eff 5-13-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 50 - Animal Control Officers › Section 475:50-1-3 - Exempt from Fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Government-employed animal control officers shall be exempted
						from any fees required for OBNDDC registration. No other animal control
						officers will be allowed to register to possess controlled
						substances.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2747,
						eff 8-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 50 - Animal Control Officers › Section 475:50-1-4 - Special Conditions on Ordering Controlled Substances

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Animal control officers, although allowed
					to order controlled substances, shall only be permitted to do so on official
					city, county, state, or federal purchase orders or through credit card
					transactions on government-issued credit cards, and all orders shall be shipped
					only to the city, county, state, or federal facility. Under no circumstances
					shall an animal control officer be allowed to order controlled dangerous
					substances and cause them to be shipped to a residence, post office box (unless
					exempted by OBNDDC), or any other location except the official government
					location. The animal control officer ordering controlled substances shall not
					also be the direct receiver of the controlled substances, but shall arrange to
					have the controlled substances delivered to their supervisor or other person in
					their chain of command.
(b) Animal
					control officers are subject to any other restrictions, procedures, or policies
					established by their employing cities, counties, or the state that are not in
					direct conflict with the state law statute or OBNDDC regulations.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2747,
						eff 8-11-07; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1324, eff
						6-25-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 50 - Animal Control Officers › Section 475:50-1-5 - Special conditions for animal control officers storing controlled dangerous substances

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Animal control officers shall only store controlled dangerous
						substances at the animal control facility and in accordance with all OBNDDC and
						DEA requirements regarding security.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2747,
						eff 8-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 50 - Animal Control Officers › Section 475:50-1-6 - Special conditions for animal control officers transporting controlled dangerous substances

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Animal control officers, by the nature of their duties, must
						have access to controlled dangerous substances in the field. Therefore, animal
						control officers may transport controlled dangerous substances as long as the
						controlled dangerous substances are maintained in a secure location within the
						vehicle and in a locked box meeting specifications set forth by
						OBNDDC.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2747,
						eff 8-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 50 - Animal Control Officers › Section 475:50-1-7 - Readily retrievable records for animal control officers

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Animal control officers must maintain thorough and readily
						retrievable records at their official place of business of all controlled
						dangerous drugs inventory and dispensations in accordance with Oklahoma
						Administrative Code, Title 475.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2747,
						eff 8-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 50 - Animal Control Officers › Section 475:50-1-8 - Inspections

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
OBNDDC or its designees has the right to inspect all records,
						inventory and check all controlled dangerous substances on hand, and require
						any special conditions as deemed necessary by OBNDDC in order to ensure public
						safety and prevent the potential diversion of controlled dangerous
						substances.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2747,
						eff 8-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 55 - Pseudoephedrine Control › Section 475:55-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Oklahoma
					Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control has been granted statutory
					authority by 63 O.S., 2-301 to "promulgate rules and regulations relating to
					the registration and control of the manufacture, distribution, dispensing,
					prescribing, administering or use for scientific purposes of controlled
					dangerous substances within this state." Furthermore, 63 O.S., 2-212 authorizes
					the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control to promulgate
					rules specifically for Schedule V pseudoephedrine products. These statutes, as
					well as the entire Oklahoma Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, O.S.
					63 Chapter 2, and the Oklahoma Administrative Code Title 475, are used as
					guiding authorities for the specific points of these rules and
					regulations.
(b) The rules of this
					Chapter specify the requirements for pseudoephedrine control in Oklahoma.
					Included in this Chapter are characteristics of exempt pseudoephedrine
					products, pharmacy requirements, dispensing pseudoephedrine products,
					thirty-day requirement, special registration for distribution centers, lawful
					possession of Schedule V pseudoephedrine products, records and invoices,
					labeling, prescriptions, distributor and warehouse storage of Schedule V
					pseudoephedrine, and criteria for exemption.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 1030,
						eff 6-16-05 (emergency); Added at 22 Ok Reg 2685, eff
						7-25-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 55 - Pseudoephedrine Control › Section 475:55-1-2 - Characteristics of exempt pseudoephedrine products [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 22 Ok Reg 1030, eff 6-16-05 (emergency) ; Added at
							22 Ok Reg 2685, eff 7-25-05 ; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1324, eff 6-25-12 ; Revoked
							at 30 Ok Reg 549, eff 5-13-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 55 - Pseudoephedrine Control › Section 475:55-1-3 - Pharmacy requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
					Schedule V pseudoephedrine substances may be sold only in licensed pharmacies
					that are registered with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
					Control. These substances, as a special class of Schedule V controlled
					substances, shall be kept in a locked environment (shelving unit, safe,
					cabinet, etc.) that is within view of the pharmacy, or behind the pharmacy
					counter. As specified in 63 OS, 2-303 (1), 2-304 (A)-4, and OAC
					475:20-1-2,
					the pharmacist and those with access to pseudoephedrine products will have an
					affirmative duty to guard against the theft and diversion of these
					products.
(b) Pharmacies that sell,
					distribute or otherwise deliver Schedule V pseudoephedrine substances must post
					a sign, provided by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, in a conspicuous area in
					or around the pharmacy, to inform persons obtaining pseudoephedrine about the
					provisions of the Oklahoma Methamphetamine Offender Registry Act, 63 O.S.
					§2-701, that prohibit any person who, after November 1, 2010, that has
					been convicted, pled guilty or no contest, or otherwise on that date was
					serving any sentence for a methamphetamine related offense, from purchasing or
					possessing a product containing any amount of pseudoephedrine. Alternatively,
					the above notification may be presented to the purchaser by electronic means. A
					purchaser must attest, by signature, in written or electronic form, that they
					are not subject to the Oklahoma Methamphetamine Offender Registry Act, as
					summarized above, prior to purchase of any pseudoephedrine products. The
					pharmacy must maintain those signatures for a period of two (2) years from the
					date of signature.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 1030,
						eff 6-16-05 (emergency); Added at 22 Ok Reg 2685, eff
						7-25-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 55 - Pseudoephedrine Control › Section 475:55-1-5 - Electronic Reporting

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Pharmacists or other authorized persons who sell Schedule V
						pseudoephedrine products shall exercise reasonable care in assuring that the
						purchaser has not exceeded the three and six-tenths (3.6) gram limit per day,
						the seven and two-tenths (7.2) gram limit for a thirty (30) day period or the
						sixty (60) gram limit for a twelve (12) month period. The pharmacist or other
						authorized person must utilize the real-time electronic pseudoephedrine
						tracking system as set forth pursuant to 63 O.S. §2-341 and the
						Methamphetamine Registry as set forth pursuant to 63 O.S. §2-701 . The
						following provisions are necessary for compliance with this system:
(1) All pseudoephedrine transactions
					regulated by Oklahoma law must be approved through submitting the request to
					the electronic log and Methamphetamine Registry;
(2) Pseudoephedrine products regulated by
					Oklahoma law will only be sold to customers who present a valid form of
					identification and who attest that they are not subject to the Oklahoma
					Methamphetamine Offender Registry Act;
(3) The customer information must be the same
					as that on the presented identification, and shall include the following
					information (fields that are required for submitting information as required by
					Oklahoma law):
(A) Pharmacy
					identification;
(B) Identification
					number;
(C) Last name;
(D) First name;
(E) Purchase quantity (in grams);
(F) Initials of the pharmacist or other
					authorized person conducting the transaction;
(G) Product name;
(H) Form of pseudoephedrine if it is liquid
					or gel-caps;
(I) Customer's street
					address;
(J) Customer's current
					city, state, and zip code; and
(K)
					Date of birth.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 55 - Pseudoephedrine Control › Section 475:55-1-6 - Special registration for distribution centers

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Wholesale distribution centers located in Oklahoma that are
						engaged in interstate business to states in which Schedule V pseudoephedrine
						products may be sold legally can apply for and be granted a limited Schedule V
						pseudoephedrine pharmacy distributor license from the Oklahoma Bureau of
						Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control. Eligibility for this registration shall
						be subject to the applicant's meeting the following conditions:
(1) Applicant is actively engaged in the
					interstate sale of grocery or pharmaceutical items;
(2) Applicant's sales are not limited to
					pseudoephedrine items alone, or to pseudoephedrine items in conjunction with
					other items associated with the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine or other
					controlled drugs;
(3) Applicant
					does not have a history of association with the diversion of pseudoephedrine,
					or of having failed to guard against the diversion of pseudoephedrine or other
					products used in manufacturing illegal drugs;
(4) Applicant provides a list of customers,
					and they do not have a history of association with the diversion of
					pseudoephedrine, or of having failed to guard against the diversion of
					pseudoephedrine or other products used in manufacturing illegal
					drugs;
(5) Applicant meets the
					security conditions determined by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and
					Dangerous Drugs Control in 475:20 of this code. However, the security for
					pseudoephedrine shall be less restrictive than for other pharmaceutical
					Schedule V controlled drugs and shall be held to a level commensurate with the
					nature of wholesale distribution;
(6) Other conditions, as determined on a
					case-by-case basis by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
					Control.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 1030,
						eff 6-16-05 (emergency); Added at 22 Ok Reg 2685, eff
						7-25-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 55 - Pseudoephedrine Control › Section 475:55-1-7 - Lawful possession of Schedule V pseudoephedrine

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The following persons are allowed to
					lawfully possess Schedule V pseudoephedrine while in the course of legitimate
					business:
(1) Any Schedule V
					pseudoephedrine-only limited pharmaceutical distributor, or its agents,
					licensed by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
					Control;
(2) Any wholesale drug
					distributor, or its agents, licensed by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and
					Dangerous Drugs Control;
(3) Any
					manufacturer of controlled drugs, or its agents, licensed by the Oklahoma
					Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control;
(4) A pharmacy licensed by the Oklahoma State
					Board of Pharmacy; and
(5) A
					physician, certified registered nurse anesthetist, advance practice nurse,
					physician's assistant, or other person, registered with the Oklahoma Bureau of
					Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 55 - Pseudoephedrine Control › Section 475:55-1-8 - Records and invoices [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 22 Ok Reg 1030,
						eff 6-16-05 (emergency); Added at 22 Ok Reg 2685, eff 7-25-05; Amended at 24 Ok
						Reg 2749, eff 8-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 55 - Pseudoephedrine Control › Section 475:55-1-9 - Labeling

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Schedule V pseudoephedrine products shall be exempt from the
						labeling requirements of other Schedule V controlled drugs. Pseudoephedrine
						products that are obtained pursuant to a valid prescription and exempt from
						Schedule V classification must have an attached pharmacy label consistent with
						other non-scheduled drugs obtained by prescription.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 1030,
						eff 6-16-05 (emergency); Added at 22 Ok Reg 2685, eff 7-25-05; Amended at 24 Ok
						Reg 2749, eff 8-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 55 - Pseudoephedrine Control › Section 475:55-1-10 - Prescriptions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The threshold limits set forth in Oklahoma Statutes, Title 63
						§2-212 shall not apply to Schedule V pseudoephedrine products that are
						dispensed pursuant to a valid prescription.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 1030, eff 6-16-05 (emergency) ; Added at
							22 Ok Reg 2685, eff 7-25-05 ; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2749, eff 8-11-07 ; Amended
							at 30 Ok Reg 550, eff 5-13-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 55 - Pseudoephedrine Control › Section 475:55-1-11 - Distributor and Warehouse Storage of Schedule V Pseudoephedrine Products

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Scheduled pseudoephedrine products shall be stored in a locked
						area that is monitored; however, they will not be required to be kept in a
						special locked cage. Pharmaceutical distributors and warehouses are responsible
						for establishing security measures to guard against diversion as specified in
						Chapter 20 of this code.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 1030,
						eff 6-16-05 (emergency); Added at 22 Ok Reg 2685, eff
						7-25-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 475 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control › Chapter 55 - Pseudoephedrine Control › Section 475:55-1-12 - Criteria for exemption

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
					Any person may request an exemption or conditional exemption of Schedule V
					classification for a specific product. The decision of whether to grant an
					exemption shall be made by the Director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and
					Dangerous Drugs Control, who will take the following into consideration:
(1) Ease with which the product can be
					converted to methamphetamine;
(2)
					Ease with which pseudoephedrine is extracted from the substance and whether it
					forms an emulsion, salt, or other form;
(3) Whether the product contains a "molecular
					lock" that renders it incapable of being converted into
					methamphetamine;
(4) Presence of
					other ingredients that render the product less likely to be used in the
					manufacture of methamphetamine; and,
(5) Any pertinent data that can be used to
					determine the risks of the substance being used in the illegal manufacture of
					methamphetamine or any other controlled substance.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 1 - Administration › Section 485:1-1-1 - Functions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Boardis authorized to:
(1)
adopt and revise rules not
			 inconsistent with . . .
the Oklahoma Nursing Practice
			 Act
;
[59 O.S. Section 567.4(F) ]
(2) prescribe standards for education
			 programs preparing persons for licensure to practice practical nursing,
			 registered nursing, or advanced practice registered nursing; or for
			 certification as an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant;
(3) provide for surveys of such education
			 programs;
(4) approve such
			 education programs for the preparation for licensure to practice practical
			 nursing, registered nursing, or advanced practice registered nursing; or for
			 certification as an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant; as shall meet the
			 requirements of this statute and of the Board;
(5) deny, or withdraw approval of education
			 programs for failure to meet or maintain prescribed standards required by this
			 statute and by the Board;
(6)
			 examine applicants for licensure, certification, and/or recognition; and issue,
			 renew, and reinstate the licenses, certificates, and recognitionsfor duly
			 qualified applicants;
(7) establish
			 requirements for licensure to practice practical nursing, registered nursing,
			 or advanced practice registered nursing, and requirements for certification to
			 practice as an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant;
(8) conduct hearings upon charges calling for
			 disciplinary action; and
(9)
			 provide consultation, conduct conferences, forums, studies and research on
			 nursing education and practice.
(10) approve the agency's budget and
			 authorize disbursement of the funds by the Executive Director.
Amended at 8 Ok Reg 3575,
				eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2099, eff 6-11-92; Amended at 18
				Ok Reg 1745, eff 7-1-01; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1413, eff 7-1-08; Amended at 27
				Ok Reg 1024, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1615, eff
				7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 1 - Administration › Section 485:1-1-2 - Officers

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Election of officers.
The
			 officers of the Board shall be elected annually at the regular meeting in
			 January. The candidate receiving the plurality of votes shall be declared
			 elected and shall assume office on the first day of March following their
			 election.
(b)
Vacancies in
			 office.
(1) A vacancy occurring in the
			 office of President shall be filled by the Vice-President for the unexpired
			 term.
(2) A vacancy occurring in
			 the office of Vice-President shall be filled by appointment by the President
			 with the approval of the Board for the period of the unexpired term.
(3) A vacancy occurring in the office of the
			 Secretary shall be filled by appointment by the President with the approval of
			 the Board for the period of the unexpired term.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 1 - Administration › Section 485:1-1-3 - Staff members

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Executive
			 Director.
The Board shall appoint and employ a qualified person,
			 who shall be a registered nurse, to serve as Executive Director . . .and shall
			 define the duties.
[59 O.S. Section 567.4(E) ]
(b)
Staff.
The Board , through
			 its designee the Executive Director, may appoint and employ other qualified
			 persons to assist the Board in its function, and shall define the duties of the
			 positions.
(c)
Deputy
			 Executive Director.
When the Executive Director is out of the office, or
			 otherwise engaged, he/she shall designate a deputy director to act. If the
			 position of Executive Director is vacant or the Executive Director has been
			 unable to make the designation, the President of the Board shall designate a
			 deputy director to serve until the next meeting of the Board, at which time the
			 Board shall appoint an acting Executive Director.
Amended at 8 Ok Reg 3575,
				eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2099, eff
				6-11-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 1 - Administration › Section 485:1-1-4

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 8 Ok Reg 3575,
				eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2099, eff 6-11-92; Amended at 27
				Ok Reg 1024, eff 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 1 - Administration › Section 485:1-1-6 - Board office and written communication

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
			 central office of the Oklahoma Board of Nursing is located in Oklahoma City,
			 Oklahoma. The central office will be open during regular business hours as
			 determined by the Board, except Saturday and Sunday and any legal holiday
			 established by the statute or proclamation of the Governor.
(b) Every communication in writing to the
			 Board shall be sent to the Board's central office. The filing date is the date
			 the Board receives the document in the office, not the date it is mailed or
			 postmarked.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1745,
				eff 7-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 485:10-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act
				requires any person who practices or offers to practice practical nursing,
				registered nursing, or advanced practice registered nursing, to be licensed and
				to submit sufficient evidence of qualification so to practice and shall be
				licensed and recognized as provided.
(b) The Oklahoma Board of Nursing is
				established by the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act for the implementation of the
				statute by carrying on the licensing, certification, and educational functions
				for advanced unlicensed assisting, practical nursing, registered nursing and
				advanced practice registered nursing.
Amended at 8 Ok Reg
				  3579, eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2103, eff 6-11-92; Amended
				  at 29 Ok Reg 1615, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 485:10-1-3 - Fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Fee schedule.
(1)
Initial applications.
The
				following fees shall be charged by the Board of Nursing for initial
				applications:
(A) Registered Nurse/Licensed
				Practical Nurse
(i) Licensure examination fee
				- $85.00
(ii) Endorsement fee -
				$85.00
(iii) Education equivalence
				evaluation fee - $40.00
(iv) Cost
				of national examination
(v) R.N.
				examination challenge of results fee - $200.00
(vi) LPN examination challenge of results fee
				- $125.00
(vii) Examination review
				fee - $90.00
(viii) Temporary
				license fee - $10.00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 3 - Regulations for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-3-1 - Approval of nursing education programs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Purpose of approval.
The purposes of approval of nursing education
				programs are:
(1) to provide standards for
				legally recognizing new and established nursing education programs;
(2) to ensure graduates are eligible to take
				the licensing examination;
(3) to
				ensure that graduates are prepared for safe, current, and appropriate scope of
				practice relative to type of nursing education program and state laws governing
				nursing.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 3 - Regulations for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-3-2 - Establishment of new nursing education programs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Step I. Initial application.
An institution wishing to establish a new nursing education program shall:
(1) Advise the Board of its intent in writing
				and seek Board consultation in the initial planning.
(2) Submit the Step I Initial Application to
				the Board office at least eight weeks prior to a regularly-scheduled Board
				meeting, which provides the following information for the Board's
				consideration:
(A) mission and organization
				of the educational institution;
(B)
				accreditation status of the educational institution;
(C) type of nursing program to be
				established;
(D) relationship of
				nursing program to the educational institution;
(E) documentation of the rationale for the
				establishment of the nursing program in Oklahoma;
(F) tentative time-table for program
				development and implementation;
(G)
				source of potential qualified Nurse Administrator and faculty, with projected
				times of employment;
(H) tentative
				budget plans including evidence of financial resources adequate for developing,
				implementing, and continuing the nursing program;
(I) source of anticipated student
				population;
(J) description of
				support staff for the proposed program;
(K) description of physical
				facilities;
(L) description of
				available clinical resources with letters from clinical resources supporting
				development of a new program in nursing.
(3) Submit an application signed by the
				controlling institution's administrative official with evidence that the
				institution is authorized to offer educational programs in Oklahoma. Regional
				accreditation is recommended for institutions offering programs in nursing
				education.
(4) Be advised by the
				Board in writing of its decision to:
(A)
				approve proceeding with development of the program-Step II; or
(B) defer approval pending a visit to the
				institution and/or receipt of further information; or
(C) deny approval specifying reasons for
				denial.
(5) Submit an
				application limited to fifteen (15), single-sided pages, with at least a one
				inch margin, no less than 1.5 line spacing and no less than an 11 point font
				size.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 3 - Regulations for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-3-3 - Closing of nursing education programs

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(a)
Methods.
(1) When the decision
				to close a nursing education program has been made, the program shall advise
				the Board and submit a written plan for the discontinuation of the program. The
				closure may be accomplished in one of two ways:
(A) students may be transferred to another
				approved nursing education program; or
(B) the nursing education program may close
				gradually by discontinuing student admissions and officially closing the
				nursing education program on the date that the last student completes the
				program.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 3 - Regulations for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-3-4 - Change of ownership

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If an institution operating a nursing education program
				  should change ownership, the program automatically is removed from the list of
				  Approved Nursing Education Programs until the new governing body has given to
				  the Board, in writing, assurance that the minimum standards will be
				  maintained.
Amended at 8 Ok Reg
				  3579, eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2103, eff
				  6-11-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 3 - Regulations for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-3-5 - Reports to the Board

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The following reports shall be submitted by nursing
				  education programs with the Board taking action as appropriate.
(1)
Faculty qualification
				report.
A Faculty Qualification Record is submitted for the Nurse
				Administrator, on a form provided by the Board within thirty days of day of
				appointment, a change in title or status of position, and any time that an
				advanced degree is attained. The Faculty Qualification Record may be submitted
				electronically to a designated email address.
(2)
Enrollment and annual
				reports.
Enrollment and annual reports are submitted in formats
				requested by the Board.
(3)
Special reports.
Special reports to the Board include but are not
				limited to:
(A) notification in writing of
				administrative changes relating to and affecting the program within thirty days
				of the change, to include a change in Nurse Administrator;
(B) requests in writing to obtain approval
				prior to implementation for:
(i) major
				curriculum changes that alter the length of the program, substantially change
				the objectives, or reflect a significant philosophical or conceptual shift.
				Board staff may approve minor changes including but not limited to such matters
				as reorganizing existing course offerings, transferring existing objectives or
				content from one course to another, or alterations in the leveling of course
				objectives.
(ii) extended, distance
				learning, or off-campus offerings, when any nursing course is offered;
(iii) a significant change in
				instructional format;
(iv) a pilot
				or experimental program.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 3 - Regulations for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-3-6 - Nursing education program visits

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(a)
Survey visit.
Each nursing education program being surveyed shall:
(1) Be surveyed:
(A) prior to receiving Full Approval;
(B) within three (3) years after
				receiving initial Full Approval; and
(C) at least every five (5) years thereafter
				unless the program has current accreditation by a national nursing accrediting
				agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(D) Special and focused survey visits may be
				directed by the Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 3 - Regulations for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-3-7 - Appeal of decision of the Board

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Any nursing education program deeming itself aggrieved by a
				  decision of the Board shall have the right of appeal as provided in The
				  Administrative Procedures Act.
Amended at 8 Ok Reg
				  3579, eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2103, eff
				  6-11-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 5 - Minimum Standards for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-5-1 - Philosophy and objectives [REVOKED]

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Revoked at 8 Ok Reg
				  3579, eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Revoked at 9 Ok Reg 2103, eff
				  6-11-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 5 - Minimum Standards for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-5-2 - Administration and organization

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The nursing education program shall:
(1) be an integral part of an educational
				institution authorized by the state to confer credentials in nursing.
(2) be an integral part of a
				governing academic institution that is accredited by an accrediting agency that
				is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, if the nursing education
				program is accredited.
(3) provide
				evidence of current accreditation by a national nursing accrediting agency
				recognized by the United States Department of Education or be approved by the
				Board as stated in OAC
				485:10-3-1.
(4) have comparable status with other
				programs in the institution and relationships shall be clearly delineated.
(5) be organized with the lines of
				authority, responsibility, and channels of communication clearly defined.
(6) be organized to assure faculty
				involvement in determining nursing program policies and procedures and faculty
				responsibility for planning, implementing, and evaluating the curriculum.
(7) have policies and procedures
				in written form, congruent with those of the controlling institution which are
				reviewed periodically.
(8) have a
				mission and philosophy consistent with the controlling institution's mission
				and philosophy and with the law governing the practice of nursing.
Amended at 8 Ok Reg
				  3579, eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2103, eff 6-11-92; Amended
				  at 19 Ok Reg 1461, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1345, eff
				  7-1-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 5 - Minimum Standards for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-5-3 - Faculty [AMENDED AND RENUMBERED TO 485:10-5-5.2]

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Amended and renumbered
				  to 485:10-5-5.1 at 8 Ok Reg 3579, eff 9-20-91 through 3-25-92
				  (emergency)1; Amended and renumbered to 485:10-5-5.2
				  at 10 Ok Reg 1536, eff 4-26-93
1This emergency action
				  (amending 485:10-5-3 and renumbering it to 485:10-5-5.1) was terminated upon
				  the Governor's 3-26-92 disapproval of a proposed permanent action that was
				  intended to supersede the emergency action, as set forth in 75 O.S.,
				  §303.2. Upon termination of an emergency action amending and renumbering a
				  Section, the text of the Section that was renumbered reverts back to the text
				  that was effective prior to the emergency action, and the new Section is no
				  longer effective. Therefore, on 3-26-92, the text of 485:10-5-3 reverted back
				  to the text as it existed prior to being amended and renumbered by emergency
				  action on 9-20-91, and remained as such until it was amended and renumbered to
				  a different number (485:10-5-5.2) by permanent action on 4-26-93. [See also
				  Editor's Note at 485:10-5-5.1.]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 5 - Minimum Standards for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-5-3.1 - Nursing administrator [TERMINATED]

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Added at 8 Ok Reg 3579,
				  eff 9-20-91 through 3-25-92
				  (emergency)1
1This emergency action was
				  terminated upon the Governor's 3-26-92 disapproval of a proposed permanent
				  action that was intended to supersede the emergency action, as set forth in 75
				  O.S., §303.2. Upon termination of an emergency action enacting a new
				  Section, that Section is no longer effective. Therefore, on 3-26-92, this
				  Section (485:10-5-3.1) was no longer
				  effective.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 5 - Minimum Standards for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-5-3.2 - Nursing administrator for nursing education programs

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(a) The nursing education program leading to
				registered nurse licensure shall be administered by a Registered Nurse
				currently licensed in Oklahoma with the following qualifications:
(1) a minimum of a graduate degree in
				nursing, preferably an earned doctorate from a regionally accredited
				institution;
(2) present evidence
				of a minimum of two (2) years full-time equivalent practice as a Registered
				Nurse in a clinical setting preceding the first date of first employment as a
				nursing faculty member, PROVIDED: any person employed in the administrator
				position on September 1, 2016, is deemed to meet this requirement; and
(3) one year teaching experience
				as a full-time nursing faculty member in a nursing education program leading to
				registered nurse licensure.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 5 - Minimum Standards for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-5-4 - Resources, facilities, and services

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The following items shall be adequate to meet the nursing
				  education program outcomes;
(1)
				Financial support with a plan for sustainability for faculty;
(2) Other necessary personnel, equipment,
				supplies, learning resources and services necessary to fulfill the program
				mission, goals and expected outcomes. Adequacy of resources is reviewed
				periodically and modified as needed, as defined in the systematic program
				evaluation plan.
(3) Academic
				support services are sufficient to ensure program quality and are evaluated on
				a regular basis to meet program and student needs.
(4) Adequate facilities, including
				classrooms, conference rooms, clinical skills laboratories, simulation
				laboratories and offices shall be available to meet the needs of the nursing
				education program.
(5) Library
				space shall be adequate for size of nursing education program.
(6) Learning resources and technology are
				selected with faculty input and are comprehensive, current, and
				accessible.
(7) Clinical skills
				laboratory equipment and supplies are appropriate to current practice ,
				accessible to students and faculty, and appropriate for the level of nursing
				education, so that students will have adequate opportunity to practice
				psychomotor skills.
Amended at 8 Ok Reg
				  3579, eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2103, eff 6-11-92; Amended
				  at 18 Ok Reg 2707, eff 7-1-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1461, eff 7-1-02; Amended
				  at 24 Ok Reg 1439, eff 7-1-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 5 - Minimum Standards for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-5-4.1 - Clinical learning experiences

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To ensure adequate clinical learning experiences, nursing
				  education programs shall:
(1) Provide
				an adequate amount and variety of clinical learning experience, planned by the
				faculty, to prepare students for practice at the appropriate educational level
				and to meet program outcomes.
(2)
				Utilize clinical facilities providing a safe environment for students' learning
				experiences needed to meet the objectives of the rotation. Clinical facilities
				are acceptable to the Board for students' clinical learning and are approved by
				accreditation, evaluation or licensing bodies as appropriate.
(3) Utilize written criteria for the
				selection of clinical facilities with evaluation of the quality of the learning
				experiences provided by the facility on a regular basis.
(4) Develop, maintain, and annually review,
				mutually with cooperating agencies, written clinical agreements specifying
				respective responsibilities, including provisions for continuing use by
				currently enrolled students, and include provisions for termination of
				agreement.
(5) Maintain a maximum
				ratio of faculty to students in clinical areas involving direct care of
				patients or clients defensible in light of safety, learning objectives,
				students' level, patient acuity and program outcomes.
(6) Utilize consistently with Board policy,
				clinical preceptors for supervision of students in community health,
				leadership/ management, independent study, elective courses, home health and
				selected hospitals and long-term care facility experiences. Preceptors, when
				utilized, are academically qualified, oriented, mentored and monitored, and
				have clearly documented roles and responsibilities.
(7) Provide evidence that clinical skills
				laboratory experiences, which may include simulated patient care experiences,
				are developed, implemented, and evaluated by the faculty to facilitate student
				preparation for clinical learning experiences.
(8) Substitute, if desire to utilize
				Simulated Patient Care Experiences (SPCE), up to 30% SPCE for clinical hours
				for each clinical course for nursing education programs on full approval status
				with 300 total program clinical hours or up to 50% SPCE for clinical hours for
				each clinical course for nursing education programs on full approval status
				with 600 total program clinical hours, provided at least one individual within
				the nursing education program is simulation-certified . Programs not on full
				approval status must obtain Board approval to substitute SPCE for clinical
				course hours.