The Oregon State Board of Nursing shall adopt rules to implement ORS 678.370, including but not limited to rules establishing:
(1) Procedures and requirements for initial issuance and continuation of certification to act as a clinical nurse specialist, including but not limited to educational requirements;
(2) The scope of practice of clinical nurse specialists, including the authority to prescribe and dispense prescription drugs after approval of an application to do so by the board;
(3) Educational requirements for clinical nurse specialists applying for prescriptive authority that include but are not limited to:
(a) At least 45 contact hours in pharmacology; and
(b) Clinical education in patient management, including pharmacotherapeutics, that is comparable to the requirements for completion of a nurse practitioner program;
(4) The amount of any fees necessary for issuance of the initial certification, renewal of certification, initial application for prescriptive authority and renewal of application for prescriptive authority; and
(5) Such other rules as may be necessary to implement and administer ORS 678.370. [1999 c.498 §3; 2005 c.462 §5]
(Nurse Practitioners)
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