West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 19 - Registered Nurses, WV Board of › Title 19 - PROCEDURAL RULES WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES › Series 19-08 - Limited Prescriptive Authority for Nurses in Advanced Practice › Section 19-8-3 - Application and Eligibility for Limited Prescriptive Authority

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
3.1. The board shall grant prescriptive
				authority to an advanced practice registered nurse applicant who meets all
				eligibility requirements specified in W. Va. Code '30-7-15b and the following:
3.1.a. Successfully complete an advanced
				pharmacotherapy graduate level course approved by the board of not less than 45
				pharmacology contact hours;
3.1.b.
				Provide documentation of the use of pharmacotherapy in clinical practice in the
				education program;
3.1.c. Provide
				evidence of 15 graduate level pharmacology contact hours in advanced
				pharmacotherapy completed within 2 years prior to application for prescriptive
				authority;
3.1.d. Submit official
				graduate level transcripts or certificates documenting completion of
				pharmacology and pharmacotherapy course work.
3.1.e. The board may request course documents
				if necessary to evaluate the pharmacology course content and
				objectives.
3.1.f. The advanced
				practice registered nurse shall submit a notarized application for prescriptive
				authority on forms provided by the Board with the following:
3.1.f.1. A fee set forth in the board's Fees
				rule, 19CSR12.
3.1.f.2. When
				required, written verification of an agreement to a collaborative relationship
				with a licensed physician holding an unencumbered West Virginia license or with
				a licensed physician holding an unencumbered license from a contiguous state or
				the Veterans Administration for prescriptive practice on forms provided by the
				board containing the following:
3.1.f.2.A.
				Mutually agreed upon written guidelines or protocols for prescriptive authority
				as it applies to the advanced practice registered nurse's clinical
				practice;
3.1.f.2.B. Statements
				describing the individual and shared responsibilities of the advanced practice
				registered nurse and the physician pursuant to the collaborative agreement
				between them;
3.1.f.2.C. A
				provision for the periodic and joint evaluation of the prescriptive practice;
				and,
3.1.f.2.D. A provision for the
				periodic and joint review and updating of the written guidelines or
				protocols.
3.1.f.2.E. Additional
				documentation at the request of the board.
3.1.f.3. The Advanced Practice Registered
				Nurse may have limited prescriptive authority without a collaborative agreement
				after meeting the following outlined requirements:
3.1.f.3.A. Have practiced at least three
				years in a documented collaborative relationship with prescriptive
				authority;
3.1.f.3.B. Be licensed
				in good standing with the board;
3.1.f.3.C. Submit a completed application on
				forms developed by the board and pay an application fee.
3.1.f.4. The Board will identify and maintain
				data designating those Advanced Practice Registered Nurses approved to
				prescribe without a collaborative agreement.