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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 10 - Advanced Unlicensed Assistant › Section 485:10-10-8.1 - Reinstatement of certification

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(a) The
				certification of the Advanced Unlicensed Assistant is lapsed if not renewed by
				expiration date thereof.
(b) A
				completed application for reinstatement must be submitted to the Board office
				with the required fee. If the application is not completed within one (1) year,
				a new application and new fee will be required.
(c) The applicant must submit an application
				containing such information as the Board may prescribe.
(d) The application for reinstatement must be
				accompanied by one of the following:
(1)
				verification of employment as an AUA in an acute care setting for a minimum of
				12 months within the previous 24 months; or
(2) verification of successful completion of
				twelve hours of clinical inservice appropriate to the AUA role within the
				previous 24 months; or
(3)
				rewriting the certification examination with a passing score, both the written
				and core skills portions of the exam; or
(4) verification of initial certification as
				an AUA within the 24 months immediately prior to reinstatement of AUA
				certification.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 10 - Advanced Unlicensed Assistant › Section 485:10-10-8.2 - Inactive status

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Any Advanced Unlicensed Assistant (AUA) who desires to retire
				  from the practice of advanced unlicensed assistant practice shall:
(1) submit a written request to be placed on
				the Inactive List.
(2) be granted
				the date of the transfer to inactive status the same as the date of approval by
				the Board. The Board may delegate approval of the certificate holder's request
				to be placed on inactive status to the Board Staff.
(3) remain on the Inactive List unless
				otherwise indicated without the payment of the renewal fee.
(4) submit an application for return to
				active status containing such information as the Board may prescribe
				accompanied by the appropriate fee. If the application is not completed within
				one (1) year, a new application and new fee will be required.
(5) have an application to return to active
				status for a certificate that has been placed on Inactive Status by Order of
				the Board shall be considered by the Board.
(6) In addition to meeting other requirements
				to return to active status as established by the Board in these Rules, if the
				certification has been on the Inactive List, the application for reinstatement
				must be accompanied by one of the following:
(A) verification of employment as an AUA in
				an acute care setting for a minimum of 12 months within the previous 24 months;
				or
(B) verification of successful
				completion of twelve hours of clinical in service appropriate to the AUA role
				within the previous 24 months; or
(C) rewriting the certification examination
				with a passing score, both the written and core skills portions of the exam; or
(D) verification of initial
				certification as an AUA within the 24 months immediately prior to reinstatement
				of AUA certification.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 10 - Advanced Unlicensed Assistant › Section 485:10-10-9 - Records

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(a) The following records shall be maintained
				and submitted to the Board by approved training programs:
(1) curriculum plan and revisions;
				and
(2) verification of program
				completion for graduates of the program, in a format so designated by the
				Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 10 - Advanced Unlicensed Assistant › Section 485:10-10-10 - Disciplinary action

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(a) The Board may
				deny, revoke, suspend the certificate to practice as an Advanced Unlicensed
				Assistant and/or otherwise discipline the holder of a certificate upon proof
				that the individual is guilty of any offense prohibited in 59 O.S. §567.8
				.
(b) Nothing contained in these
				rules shall require a licensed nurse to delegate to an Advanced Unlicensed
				Assistant the performance of any core skill.
Added at 14 Ok Reg 1980,
				  eff 5-27-97; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1615, eff 7-12-12; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1415,
				  eff 7-1-08; 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 10 - Advanced Unlicensed Assistant › Section 485:10-10-11 - Change of name and address

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Each Advanced Unlicensed Assistant with a change of name
				  and/or address shall:
(1) Provide
				certified evidence (a copy of marriage license or court action) to the Board
				regarding any change of name of the certificant within 30 days of the
				change.
(2) Submit a fee as
				established by the Board, to accompany the change of name request.
(3) Submit any change of address in writing
				to the Board within 30 days of the change.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 11 - Disciplinary Action › Section 485:10-11-1 - Denial, revocation or suspension of license or certificate

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(a)
Causes.
Causes for denial,
				revocation or suspension of license or certificate as a Registered Nurse,
				Licensed Practical Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and/or
				Authorization for Prescriptive Authority or Authority to Order, Select, Obtain,
				and Administer Drugs, or as an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant are as defined in
				59 O.S. Section 567.8.
(b)
Definitions.
The following definitions relate to the causes for
				disciplinary action as specified in the statutes.
(1) The terms "deceit or material
				misrepresentation" in procuring or attempting to procure a license,
				certificate, prescriptive authority recognition, and/or authorization to order,
				select, obtain and administer drugs shall include but not be limited to the
				following :
(A) false representation of facts
				in connection with an application for licensure, certification, prescriptive
				authority recognition, and/or authorization to order, select, obtain and
				administer drugs and/or renewal of any of the above;
(B) engaging in conduct that violates the
				security of the licensure/certification examination or the integrity of the
				examination results, including, but not limited to the following:
(i) Copying, disseminating or receiving any
				portion of an examination;
(ii)
				Having unauthorized possession of any portion of a future, current or
				previously administered examination;
(iii) Violating the standards and/or rules of
				test administration;
(iv)
				Permitting an impersonator to take the examination on one's behalf;
(v) Impersonating an examinee;
(vi) Possessing unauthorized items and/or
				materials during the examination;
(vii) Any other conduct that violates the
				security or integrity of the examination.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 11 - Disciplinary Action › Section 485:10-11-4 - Licensure or certification of individuals with criminal history

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(a) This section establishes the criteria utilized by the Board in determining the effect of criminal history on eligibility for nursing licensure or Advanced Unlicensed Assistant (AUA) certification and implements the requirements of Oklahoma Statutes Title 59  Sections  567.1.
et seq
. and 4000.1 (2022). This section applies to:
(1) all currently licensed nurses and holders of an AUA certificate;
(2) all individuals seeking to obtain a nursing license or AUA certificate; and
(3) all individuals seeking a determination of their eligibility for nursing licensure or AUA certification.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 11 - Disciplinary Action › Section 485:10-11-4 - Licensure or certification of individuals with criminal history

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(a) This section
				establishes the criteria utilized by the Board in determining the effect of
				criminal history on eligibility for nursing licensure or Advanced Unlicensed
				Assistant (AUA) certification and implements the requirements of Oklahoma
				Statutes Title 59 Sections
				567.1.
et seq
.
				and 4000.1 (2022). This section applies to:
(1) all currently licensed nurses and holders
				of an AUA certificate;
(2) all
				individuals seeking to obtain a nursing license or AUA certificate;
				and
(3) all individuals seeking a
				determination of their eligibility for nursing licensure or AUA
				certification.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 12 - Corrective Action › Section 485:10-12-1 - Purpose

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The rules of this Subchapter have been adopted for the
				  purpose of complying with the provisions of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.
				  [59 O.S. §
									567.8a ] This
				  Subchapter governs the imposition of Corrective Action in lieu of disciplinary
				  action. A Corrective Action imposed under this Subchapter is not a disciplinary
				  action, a negative action or an adverse action under the Oklahoma Nursing
				  Practice Act.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 12 - Corrective Action › Section 485:10-12-2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this Subchapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Corrective Action"
means an administrative
				  penalty and/or remedial education that is not considered a disciplinary action,
				  an adverse action or a negative action or finding imposed on an individual who
				  is licensed or regulated under the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act. The Board may
				  consider a Corrective Action in an individual's subsequent violation(s) of the
				  Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act, Board Rules or Corrective Action
				  Order(s).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 12 - Corrective Action › Section 485:10-12-3 - Imposition of Corrective Action

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(a) A
				Corrective Action may be issued for any of the following violations:
(1) practice without current
				licensure/certification/recognition in accordance with time parameters
				identified in the Board's Violation Guidelines,
(2) initial failure to provide the Board with
				complete and accurate answers on any licensure application,
(3) failure of an Advanced Practice
				Registered Nurse to obtain prescriptive authority recognition in an additional
				role and population focus area, where the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
				otherwise meets all requirements for the prescriptive authority
				recognition,
(4) other violations
				of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act and/or Board Rules that are appropriate
				for resolution at the remediation level of education and/or an administrative
				penalty, in accordance with the Board's Violation Guidelines.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 12 - Corrective Action › Section 485:10-12-4 - Corrective Action Procedure

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(a) If the
				Executive Director determines that an individual has committed a violation for
				which a Corrective Action may be imposed, the Executive Director may give him
				or her written notice of the determination and recommendation for Corrective
				Action. The notice may be given by certified mail sent to the individual's
				address on file. The notice must:
(1) Include
				a brief summary of the alleged violation;
(2) State the recommended Corrective Action;
				and
(3) Inform the individual of
				his or her options in responding to the notice.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 13 - Requirements for Employment › Section 485:10-13-1 - Conditions of employment

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Conditions of employment require:
(1) Any person who practices or offers to
				practice nursing or represents himself or herself as a licensed nurse,
				(excluding federal employment) to possess a valid Oklahoma license.
(2) Any individual offering to practice
				advanced practice registered nursing as an CNP, CNS, CNM, CRNA, to possess a
				valid Oklahoma license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse issued by the
				Board.
(3) A valid temporary
				license in lieu of a full certificate of licensure.
(4) Any person employed as a Nurse
				Administrator, as defined in these rules, to possess a valid license to
				practice nursing in Oklahoma, except as otherwise provided by law.
(5) If the term "doctor" is used by a
				licensed nurse holding the appropriate educational credentials, such usage must
				be in accordance with 59 O.S. Supp. 2009, §725.1, et seq.
Amended at 8 Ok Reg
				  3579, eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2103, eff 6-11-92; Amended
				  at 12 Ok Reg 1463, eff 5-25-95; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1439, eff 7-1-07; 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 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 13 - Requirements for Employment › Section 485:10-13-2

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Amended at 8 Ok Reg
				  3579, eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2103, eff 6-11-92; Amended
				  at 21 Ok Reg 1415, eff 7-1-04; 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 13 - Requirements for Employment › Section 485:10-13-3

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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 15 - Requirements for Practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › Section 485:10-15-1 - Practice as a Certified Nurse-Midwife [AMENDED AND RENUMBERED TO 485:10-15-8]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended and renumbered
				  to 485:10-15-8 at 8 Ok Reg 3579, eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Amended and
				  renumbered to 485:10-15-8 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 15 - Requirements for Practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › Section 485:10-15-2 - Certified Nurse-Midwife Advisory Committee appointment [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
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 15 - Requirements for Practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › Section 485:10-15-3 - Functions of the Certified Nurse-Midwife Advisory Committee [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
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 15 - Requirements for Practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › Section 485:10-15-4 - Application

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(a)
An applicant for licensure as an
				Advanced Practice Registered Nurse must:
(1) Hold a current license to practice as a
				Registered Nurse in Oklahoma;
(2)
				Cause submission of an official transcript verifying completion of an advanced
				practice registered nursing education program in one of the four advanced
				practice registered nurse roles (CNP, CNM, CNS, and CRNA) and a specialty area
				recognized by the Board. The transcript must be obtained from an entity
				approved and recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a primary source
				for providing education transcripts. Effective January 1, 2016, the applicant
				shall have completed an accredited graduate level advanced practice registered
				nursing education program in at least one of the following population foci:
				family/individual across the lifespan, adult-gerontology (acute and/or
				primary), neonatal, pediatrics (acute and/or primary), women's health/gender
				related, or psychiatric/mental health;
(3) submit evidence of current national
				certification consistent with educational preparation and by a national
				certifying body recognized by the Board; and
(4) submit a completed application for
				licensure containing such information as the Board may prescribe and the
				required fee. If the application is not completed within one (1) year, a new
				application and new fee will be required.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 15 - Requirements for Practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › Section 485:10-15-4.1 - Temporary recognition [REVOKED]

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Added at 12 Ok Reg 1463,
				  eff 5-25-95; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1453, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1415,
				  eff 7-1-08; Revoked 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 15 - Requirements for Practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › Section 485:10-15-5 - Renewal, reinstatement and inactive status of licensure

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(a)
Renewal.
Advanced Practice
				Registered Nurse renewal shall:
(1) be
				concurrent with the two-year licensure renewal for Registered Nurse.
(2) include a statement that the nurse's
				national certification is current and that certification will be maintained
				during the period of licensure renewal.
(3) include submission of a copy of a current
				national certification document to the Board with the renewal form, if
				requested.
(4) include submission
				of an application containing such information as the Board may
				prescribe.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 15 - Requirements for Practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › Section 485:10-15-6 - Practice as a Certified Nurse Practitioner

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(a)
Educational preparation.
Successful completion of an education program shall establish eligibility to
				take the recognized nurse practitioner certification examination in a specialty
				area. The education program shall:
(1)
				Prepare nurse practitioners in a graduate-level nursing program accredited by
				or holding preliminary approval or candidacy status with the Accreditation
				Commission for Education in Nursing , the Commission on Collegiate Nursing
				Education , or the Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation; or
(2) Meet the following requirements:
(A) be based on measurable objectives that
				relate directly to the scope of practice for the specialty area;
(B) include theoretical and clinical content
				directed to the objectives;
(C) be
				equivalent to at least one academic year. A preceptorship which is part of the
				formal program shall be included as part of the academic year;
(D) be university-based or
				university-affiliated with oversight by a nursing program accredited by an
				approved national nursing accrediting agency.
(3) Effective January 1, 2016, all applicants
				for initial licensure or licensure by endorsement as a Certified Nurse
				Practitioner must hold a graduate level degree from an advanced practice
				education program accredited by or holding preliminary approval or candidacy
				status with the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing , the
				Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education , or the Commission for Nursing
				Education Accreditation.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 15 - Requirements for Practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › Section 485:10-15-7 - Practice as a Clinical Nurse Specialist Educational preparation

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Successful completion of an education program shall
				  establish eligibility to take the recognized Clinical Nurse Specialist
				  certification examination in a specialty area. The education program shall
				  prepare Clinical Nurse Specialists in a graduate-level advanced practice
				  education program accredited by or holding preliminary approval or candidacy
				  status with the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing , the
				  Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education , or the Commission for Nursing
				  Education Accreditation.
Added at 8 Ok Reg 3579,
				  eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2103, eff 6-11-92; Amended at 19 Ok
				  Reg 1465, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1345, eff 7-1-05; Amended at 23 Ok
				  Reg 1453, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1415, eff 7-1-08; 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 15 - Requirements for Practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › Section 485:10-15-8 - Practice as a Certified Nurse-Midwife

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(a)
Educational preparation.
An applicant for licensure as a Certified
				Nurse-Midwife must provide evidence of Successful completion of a nurse
				midwifery program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery
				Education. Effective January 1, 2016, an applicant for initial licensure or
				licensure by endorsement as a Certified Nurse-Midwife must hold a graduate
				level degree from an advanced practice education program accredited by the
				Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education.
(b)
Certification.
The applicant
				for licensure as a Certified Nurse-Midwife must hold current certification for
				the practice of nurse-midwifery from the American Midwifery Certification Board
				(AMCB).
Amended and renumbered
				  from 485:10-15-1 at 8 Ok Reg 3579, eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Amended and
				  renumbered from 485:10-15-1 at 9 Ok Reg 2103, eff 6-11-92; Amended at 25 Ok Reg
				  1415, eff 7-1-08; 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 15 - Requirements for Practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › Section 485:10-15-9 - Practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Educational preparation.
An
				applicant for licensure as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist must
				provide evidence of successful completion of a nurse anesthesia education
				program accredited by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists' Council
				on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. Effective January 1,
				2016, the applicant for initial licensure or licensure by endorsement as a
				Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist must hold a graduate-level degree from a
				program preparing the graduate for certification as a nurse anesthetist
				accredited by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists' Council on
				Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs.
(b)
Certification.
The applicant
				for initial licensure or licensure by endorsement as a Certified Registered
				Nurse Anesthetist must hold current certification as a nurse anesthetist
				through the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse
				Anesthetists.
Added at Ok Reg 3579,
				  eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2103, eff 6-11-92; Amended at 12 Ok
				  Reg 1463, eff 5-25-95; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1006, eff 7-1-03; Amended at 25 Ok
				  Reg 1415, eff 7-1-08; 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 15 - Requirements for Practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › Section 485:10-15-9.1

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Added 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 15 - Requirements for Practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › Section 485:10-15-10 - Change of name and address

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with a change of name
				  and/or address shall:
(1) Provide
				certified evidence (a copy of marriage license or court action) to the Board
				regarding any change of name of the licensee within 30 days of the
				change.
(2) Submit a fee as
				established by the Board, to accompany the change of name request.
(3) Submit any change of address in writing
				to the Board within 30 days of the change.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 16 - Requirements for Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses › Section 485:10-16-2 - Provision

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Board of Pharmacy, pharmacies, and registered pharmacists
				  may access the Board of Nursing's website for the formulary and the licensure
				  and recognition status of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses recognized for
				  prescriptive authority.
Added at 14 Ok Reg 1980,
				  eff 5-27-97; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1453, eff 7-1-06; 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 16 - Requirements for Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses › Section 485:10-16-3 - Initial application

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The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse applicant for
				  prescriptive authority shall:
(1) hold
				current Registered Nurse and Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse
				Midwife, or Clinical Nurse Specialist licenses in Oklahoma;
(2) submit a completed application for each
				type of recognition and advanced practice specialty certification held
				containing such information as the Board may prescribe and the required fee. If
				the application is not completed within one (1) year, a new application and new
				fee will be required;
(3) submit a
				written statement from an Oklahoma-licensed physician supervising prescriptive
				authority which identifies a mechanism for:
(A) appropriate referral, consultation, and
				collaboration between the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and physician
				supervising prescriptive authority;
(B) availability of communication between the
				Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and physician supervising prescriptive
				authority through direct contact, telecommunications, or other appropriate
				electronic means for consultation, assistance with medical emergencies or
				patient referral;
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 16 - Requirements for Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses › Section 485:10-16-3.1 - Endorsement

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In addition to meeting statutory requirements for endorsement
				  of prescriptive authority, an applicant for prescriptive authority recognition
				  by endorsement must:
(1) Be licensed
				as an APRN in Oklahoma;
(2) Submit
				a completed application containing such information as the Board may prescribe
				and required fee. If the application is not completed within one (1) year, a
				new application and new fee will be required ;
(3) Present evidence of licensure or
				recognition as an APRN in the same role with prescriptive authority in another
				state;
(4) Submit a written
				statement signed by the Oklahoma-licensed physician supervising prescriptive
				authority that includes a method of assuring availability of the supervising
				physician through direct contact, telecommunications or other appropriate
				electronic means for consultation, assistance with medical emergencies, or
				patient referral; and
(5) Present
				evidence that during the two (2) years preceding receipt of the completed
				application for endorsement in the Board office of either (A) or (B) below:
(A) Employment in a position that requires
				APRN prescriptive authority licensure or recognition with verification of at
				least 520 work hours; or
(B)
				Documentation approved by the Board, verifying a minimum of fifteen (15)
				contact hours or one academic credit hour of education or the equivalent in
				pharmacotherapeutics and clinical application of use of pharmacological agents
				in the prevention of illness and in the restoration and maintenance of health,
				in a program approved by the Board that is more advanced than basic registered
				nurse preparation and that is applicable to the scope of practice and specialty
				certification.
(i) If the applicant selects
				option (B) above, the following categories identify how the education
				requirement may be met. No more than the identified percentage for each
				category may apply towards the contact hour/academic hour or the equivalent
				requirements for endorsement of prescriptive authority;
(ii) Maximum number of units acceptable in
				continuing education categories:
(I) Category
				A: up to 100% of requirement (1 credit hour)
(II) Category B: up to 100% of requirement
				(15 contact hours)
(III) Category
				C: up to 100% of requirement (15 contact hours)
(IV) Category D: up to 20% of requirement (3
				contact hours)
(V) Category E: up
				to 20% of requirement (3 contact hours)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 16 - Requirements for Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses › Section 485:10-16-4 - Clinical Nurse Specialist pharmacology requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Until January 1, 2016, in addition to meeting the
				  requirements in
				  485:10-16-3,
				  and in lieu of submitting verification of didactic and clinical preparation for
				  prescribing incorporated throughout the advanced practice nursing education
				  program, the Clinical Nurse Specialist who submits an initial application for
				  prescriptive authority may also submit:
(1) Documentation verifying completion of a
				course in pharmacotherapeutic management applicable to the Clinical Nurse
				Specialist's specialty area which must be a minimum of two credit hours or 30
				contact hours of Categories A or B continuing education categories.
(2) Documentation verifying satisfactory
				completion of a minimum of 320 clock hours preceptorial experience with a
				qualified preceptor whereby the Clinical Nurse Specialist is providing direct
				care including demonstrating competence in prescribing drugs and medicines.
				This preceptorial experience must be developed and overseen by an academic
				program that prepares Clinical Nurse Specialists. All didactic coursework in
				pharmacotherapeutics must be a prerequisite or corequisite to the preceptorial
				experience verified by official documentation of approval by the academic
				program that offers the preceptorial experience.
Added at 14 Ok Reg 1980,
				  eff 5-27-97; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1453, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1415,
				  eff 7-1-08; 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 16 - Requirements for Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses › Section 485:10-16-5 - Maintenance

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(a) The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
				may prescribe in writing, orally, or by other means of telecommunication, drugs
				or medical supplies which are not listed on the exclusionary formulary approved
				by the Board, and which are within the scope of practice for the Advanced
				Practice Registered Nurse, and that are not otherwise prohibited by
				law.
(b) The Advanced Practice
				Registered Nurse must have a supervising physician on file with the Board prior
				to prescribing drugs or medical supplies. Changes to the written statement
				between the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and supervising physician shall
				be filed with the Board within thirty (30) days of the change and shall be
				effective upon filing.
(c) The
				Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with prescriptive authority who prescribes
				Schedule III-V drugs will comply with state and Federal Drug Enforcement
				Administration (DEA) requirements prior to prescribing controlled substances.
No more than a 30-day supply for Schedule III-V drugs shall
				  be prescribed by the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with prescriptive
				  authority.
Added at 14 Ok Reg 1980,
				  eff 5-27-97; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1453, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1415,
				  eff 7-1-08; 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 16 - Requirements for Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses › Section 485:10-16-6 - Renewal

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The application for renewal of prescriptive authority shall:
(1) be concurrent with the two-year RN
				licensure renewal and renewal of advanced practice registered nurse
				licensure;
(2) include:
(A) a completed application containing such
				information as the Board may prescribe and required fee;
(B) documentation approved by the Board
				verifying a minimum of fifteen (15) contact hours, or one academic credit hour
				of education, or the equivalent, in pharmacotherapeutics, clinical application
				and use of pharmacological agents in the prevention of illness, and in the
				restoration and maintenance of health. All of the required hours shall be
				obtained in a program beyond basic registered nurse preparation, approved by
				the Board, within the two-year period immediately preceding the effective date
				of application for renewal of prescriptive authority, which is applicable to
				the scope of practice and specialty certification. This documentation
				requirement does not apply to individuals renewing within twenty-four (24)
				months of initial prescriptive authority approval.
(i) The following categories identify how
				this requirement may be met. No more than the identified percentage for each
				category may apply towards the contact hour/academic hour or the equivalent
				requirements for renewal of prescriptive authority;
(ii) Maximum number of units acceptable in
				continuing education categories:
(I) Category
				A: up to 100% of requirement (1 credit hour)
(II) Category B: up to 100% of requirement
				(15 contact hours)
(III) Category
				C: up to 100% of requirement (15 contact hours)
(IV) Category D: up to 20% of requirement (3
				contact hours)
(V) Category E: up
				to 20% of requirement (3 contact hours)
(C) documentation approved by the Board
				verifying two (2) hours of education in pain management or two (2) hours of
				education in opioid use or addiction, unless the Advanced Practice Registered
				Nurse has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board that the Advanced
				Practice Registered Nurse does not currently hold a valid federal Drug
				Enforcement Administration registration number.
(D) A written statement signed by the
				physician supervising prescriptive authority that includes a method of assuring
				availability of the supervising physician through direct contact,
				telecommunications or other appropriate electronic means for consultation,
				assistance with medical emergencies, or patient referral. Applicants for
				renewal who have submitted a written statement signed by the physician
				supervising prescriptive authority prior to renewal but within ninety (90) days
				of the expiration date are not required to submit another written statement for
				renewal.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 16 - Requirements for Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses › Section 485:10-16-7 - Reinstatement/Inactive Status

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(a)
Reinstatement.
(1) If an
				Advanced Practice Registered Nurse fails to renew prescriptive authority prior
				to the expiration date of that authority, the Advanced Practice Registered
				Nurse's prescriptive authority shall expire and the Advanced Practice
				Registered Nurse shall cease prescribing.
(2) The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
				may reinstate the prescriptive authority recognition by submitting:
(A) a completed application containing such
				information as the Board may prescribe and required fee. If the application is
				not completed within one (1) year, a new application and new fee will be
				required;
(B) A written statement
				signed by the Oklahoma-licensed physician supervising prescriptive authority
				that includes a method of assuring availability of the supervising physician
				through direct contact, telecommunications or other appropriate electronic
				means for consultation, assistance with medical emergencies, or patient
				referral; and
(C) present evidence
				of:
(i) having met requirements for renewal
				of prescriptive authority as listed in
				485:10-16-6(2)(B)(C);
				or
(ii) licensure or recognition as
				an APRN in the same role with prescriptive authority in another state with
				employment in a position that requires APRN prescriptive authority licensure or
				recognition with verification of at least 520 work hours during the past two
				(2) years preceding receipt of the application for reinstatement in the Board
				office.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 16 - Requirements for Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses › Section 485:10-16-8 - Information which must be included on the prescription

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(a) Prescriptions will comply with all
				applicable state and federal laws.
(b) All prescriptions will include the
				following information:
(1) Name, title,
				address, and telephone number of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who is
				prescribing.
(2) Name of physician
				supervising prescriptive authority.
(3) Name of the client.
(4) Date of the prescription.
(5) Full name of the drug, dosage, route and
				specific directions for administration.
(6) DEA number of Advanced Practice
				Registered Nurse, if required.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 16 - Requirements for Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses › Section 485:10-16-9 - Termination

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reasons for termination of prescriptive authority:
(1) guilty of fraud or deceit in obtaining
				prescriptive authority;
(2)
				negligent prescribing;
(3)
				prescribing outside the scope of practice;
(4) prescribing for other than therapeutic
				purposes;
(5) violated the
				provisions of the prescriptive authority rules in this subchapter; or
(6) violated the Oklahoma Nursing Practice
				Act or Rules and Regulations.
Added at 14 Ok Reg 1980,
				  eff 5-27-97
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 17 - Nurse Practitioner Requirements [Revoked] › Section 485:10-17-1 - Practice as a Nurse Practitioner [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 8 Ok Reg
				  3579, eff 9-20-91 through 3-26-92 (emergency)1;
				  Revoked at 10 Ok Reg 1535, eff 4-26-93
1This emergency action
				  (revoking 485:10-17-1) was terminated when a proposed permanent action, which
				  was intended to supersede the emergency action, was inactively disapproved by
				  the Governor on 3-27-92. [Proposed rules are deemed to be inactively
				  disapproved when the Governor has not approved or disapproved the rules in
				  writing within the Governor's 45-calendar-day review period, as set forth in 75
				  O.S., §303.2.] Upon termination of an emergency action revoking a Section,
				  the text of the Section reverts back to the text that was effective prior to
				  the enactment of the emergency action. Therefore, on 3-27-92, the text of this
				  Section 485:10-17-1 reverted back to the text that was effective prior to the
				  enactment of the emergency action on 9-20-91, and remained as such until
				  revoked by permanent action on 4-26-93.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 18 - Prescriptive Authority for CRNA › Section 485:10-18-1 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words or terms, when used in this Subchapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Perioperative"
means preanesthetic preparation
				  or evaluation, anesthesia induction, maintenance or emergence, or
				  postanesthesia care of clients.
"Periobstetrical"
means preanesthetic
				  preparation or evaluation, anesthesia induction, maintenance or emergence, or
				  postanesthesia care of the pregnant female.
"Authority to order, select, obtain and administer
				  drugs"
encompasses the process of utilizing anesthesia related drugs,
				  gases and devices during the perioperative and periobstetrical periods so as to
				  maintain the patient in sound physiologic status.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 2038,
				  eff 5-26-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 18 - Prescriptive Authority for CRNA › Section 485:10-18-2 - Initial application

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The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) who
				  applies for authority to order, select, obtain and administer drugs shall:
(1) hold a current R.N. license and
				licensure as a CRNA in Oklahoma;
(2) submit the following:
(A) a completed application containing such
				information as the Board may prescribe for authority to order, select, obtain
				and administer drugs and the required fee. If the application is not completed
				within one (1) year, a new application and new fee will be required;
(B) evidence of satisfactory completion of a
				minimum of fifteen (15) units of continuing education in advanced pharmacology
				related to the administration of anesthesia as recognized by the American
				Association of Nurse Anesthetists or successful completion of an approved nurse
				anesthetist education program within the two-year period immediately preceding
				the date of application;
(C)
				official transcript of CRNA education, if not on file with Board office;
				and
(D) verification of current
				national certification.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 18 - Prescriptive Authority for CRNA › Section 485:10-18-3 - Renewal

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The application for renewal of authority to order, select,
				  obtain and administer drugs shall:
(1)
				be concurrent with the two-year RN and advanced practice registered nursing
				licensure renewal;
(2) include:
(A) a completed application containing such
				information as the Board may prescribe and required fee;
(B) documentation verifying satisfactory
				completion of a minimum of eight (8) units of continuing education in advanced
				pharmacology relating to the administration of anesthesia, as recognized by the
				National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists ,
				completed during the two (2) years immediately preceding renewal.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 18 - Prescriptive Authority for CRNA › Section 485:10-18-4 - Reinstatement

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) If a CRNA fails to renew authority to
				order, select, obtain and administer drugs prior to the expiration date of that
				authority, the CRNA's authority to order, select, obtain and administer drugs
				shall expire. If reinstatement is not approved within two years of the
				expiration of authority to order, select, obtain and administer, the applicant
				will be required to meet initial application criteria.
(b) The CRNA may reinstate the authority to
				order, select, obtain and administer drugs by submitting
(1) a completed application containing such
				information as the Board may prescribe and required fee . If the application is
				not completed within one (1) year, a new application and new fee will be
				required;
(2) documentation
				verifying satisfactory completion of a minimum of eight (8) units of continuing
				education in advanced pharmacology relating to the administration of
				anesthesia, as recognized by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists,
				completed during the two (2) years immediately preceding renewal.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 18 - Prescriptive Authority for CRNA › Section 485:10-18-5 - Information which must be included in the order

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(a) The CRNA with authority to order, select,
				obtain and administer drugs shall document all orders in the patient
				record.
(b) All orders shall:
(1) comply with all applicable state and
				federal laws;
(2) include:
(A) name of the client,
(B) date of the order,
(C) full name of the drug, dosage, route and
				specific directions for administration,
(D) signature of the CRNA