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Info from MO BON re: prescribing narcotics
July 8, 2008
Newly posted to the MO State Board of Nursing Website:
http://pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp
Senate Bill 724 and Controlled Substance Prescriptive
Authority for APRNs
Yes, SB724 was passed and signed by the Governor.
No, APRNs may not start writing prescriptions for
controlled substances yet.
What’s the story? SB 724 describes laws that give APRNs
permission to write prescriptions for certain controlled
substances. It also has language that will impact the
content of most collaborative practice agreements (CPAs).
Many of these changes are from our CP rules that have now
been further clarified in statute. There will be a legal
determination as to when these new laws will be in full
effect. Rules will have to be promulgated in order to carry
out many of the new laws. The rule making process is time
consuming and in this case the MSBN will be working very
closely with several other associations and state agencies,
including but not limited to the Missouri Nurses
Association, Department of Health, Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs (BNDD), Board of Healing Arts, Board of
Pharmacy and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), to be sure
that all needs are met.
Do not apply for BNDD or DEA numbers yet. The Board of
Nursing has to write the rules that pertain to the criteria
and application process that APRNs will have to follow in
order to receive a certificate of eligibility for
controlled substance prescriptive authority. These rules
and similar rules that have to be written by BNDD, and
others have to go through the rule making process. This
will take at least a year. If you send in money with an
application to BNDD or DEA, they will keep your money and
decline your application until the process is in place.
CRNAs may not have controlled substance prescriptive
authority delegated to them in a collaborative practice
agreement (CPA). They may enter into a CPA with a physician
if they choose, but cannot have controlled substance
prescriptive authority delegated to them.
We will keep up to date information on the website to let
you know where we are in the process. There are some parts
of this new legislation that will go into effect August 28,
2008. Please refer to the “CPA changes effective August 28,
2008” posted here on the website for details.
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