Section 803 – Limitations on prescriptive authority for advanced practice registered nurses.

• (1) This section does not apply to an advanced practice registered nurse specializing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist under Subsection 58-31b-102(11)(d).

• (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), an advanced practice registered nurse may prescribe or administer a Schedule II controlled substance.

• (3) An advanced practice registered nurse described in Subsection (4) may not prescribe or administer a Schedule II controlled substance unless the advanced practice registered nurse:
  • (a) receives a board certification from a nationally recognized organization;
  • (b) completes at least 30 hours of instruction, or the equivalent number of credit hours, pertaining to advanced pharmacology during a graduate education program;
  • (c) when obtaining licensure with the division, demonstrates completion of at least seven hours of continuing education pertaining to prescribing opioids; and
  • (d) participates in a prescribing mentorship under which the advanced practice registered nurse:
    • (i) is mentored by:
      • (A) a physician licensed in accordance with this title; or
      • (B) an advance practice registered nurse who has been licensed at least three years; and
    • (ii) periodically provides the mentor described in Subsection (3)(d)(i) timesheets that, in total, demonstrate 1,000 hours of clinical experience.

• (4) Subsection (3) applies to an advanced practice registered nurse who:
  • (a) is engaged in independent solo practice; and
  • (b)
    • (i) has been licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse for less than one year; or
    • (ii) has less than 2,000 hours of experience practicing as a licensed advanced practice registered nurse.

Amended by Chapter 274, 2022 General Session