Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-9 - Prescriptive Authority › Section 4723-9-02 - Requirements for a course of study in advanced pharmacology

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) To be
			 acceptable to the board, a course of study shall meet the following
			 requirements:
(1) Be a minimum of forty-five
			 contact hours in length and include content which ensures sufficient
			 preparation for the safe and effective prescribing of drugs and therapeutic
			 devices;
(2) Include content which
			 is specific to the participant's nursing specialty and which includes all of
			 the following:
(a) A minimum of thirty-six
			 hours of training, obtained from a single provider, in:
(i) Pharmacokinetic principles and clinical
			 application; and
(ii) Principles of
			 the use of drugs and therapeutic devices in the prevention of illness and
			 maintenance of health;
(b) The fiscal and ethical implications of
			 prescribing drugs and therapeutic devices;
(c) The state and federal laws that apply to
			 the authority to prescribe;
(d)
			 Instruction that is specific to schedule II controlled substances, including
			 instruction in all of the following:
(i)
			 Indications and contraindications for the use of schedule II controlled
			 substances in drug therapies, including risk, evaluation and mitigation
			 strategies for the use of opiates in the management
											 of acute,
			 sub-acute and chronic pain, as those terms are
			 defined in rule
			 4723-9-10
			 of the Administrative Code, for nonterminal conditions, and the need for
			 periodic assessment and documentation of the patient's functional
			 status;
(ii) The most recent
			 guidelines and recommendations for pain management therapies and education, as
			 established by state and national organizations such as the Ohio pain
			 initiative, the American pain society, the governor's recovery Ohio initiative,, and the United
			 States food and drug administration (FDA), and the centers for disease control
			 (CDC);
(iii) The most recent
			 guidelines and recommendations for stimulant therapies utilized in the
			 management of attention-deficit or hyperactivity disorder, as adopted by state
			 and national organizations ;
(iv) Fiscal and ethical implications of
			 prescribing schedule II controlled substances;
(v) State and federal laws that apply to the
			 authority to prescribe schedule II controlled substances, including state
			 medical board of Ohio rules governing controlled substances and the treatment
			 of chronic pain, and Ohio state board of pharmacy rules governing the manner of
			 issuance of a prescription, and rules set forth in Chapters 4723-1 to 4723-27
			 of the Administrative Code;
(vi)
			 Prevention of abuse and diversion of schedule II controlled substances,
			 including identification of the risk of abuse, addiction and diversion,
			 recognition of abuse, addiction and diversion, types of assistance available
			 for prevention of abuse, addiction and diversion, the use of the Ohio automated
			 rx reporting system (OARRS), including standards and procedures for OARRS
			 access and review established in section
			 4729.75 of the Revised Code and
			 rule
			 4723-9-12
			 of the Administrative Code, and other methods of establishing safeguards
			 against abuse and diversion; and
(e) Instruction specific to schedule II
			 controlled substances as set forth in paragraph (A)(2)(d) of this rule may be
			 integrated with areas of instruction required by paragraphs (A)(2)(a),
			 (A)(2)(b) and (A)(2)(c) of this rule.
(3) Include a process for interaction of the
			 participants with instructional personnel;
(4) Include a process for evaluating the
			 participants' learning of the content required by this rule; and
(5) May be provided online, but must be
			 faculty-directed or independent study and, as defined in rule
			 4723-14-01 of the
			 Administrative Code, is offered by either an accredited educational institution
			 acceptable to the board or a continuing education course that meets the
			 requirements of Chapter 4723-14 of the Administrative Code.