Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-8-.07 - Temporary Approval To Practice As A Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
(1) The
applicant for approval to practice as a certified registered nurse practitioner
may be granted temporary approval for practice under the following stipulations
until such time as the application is approved or denied by the Board of
Nursing and the Board of Medical Examiners.
(b) The collaborating physician shall meet
the qualifications established in Rule
540-X-8-.04.
(c) Temporary approval is limited to the
standard protocol and formulary approved by the Joint Committee of the Alabama
Board of Nursing and the Board of Medical Examiners and does not include the
authority to:
1. Perform additional skills as
provided in Rule
540-X-8-.10.
2. Prescribe drugs that are listed in the
standard formulary with "Restrictions."
(2) Provisional approval: A registered nurse
who meets the requirements of Rules
540-X-8-.03 and
540-X-8-.05 with the exception of
national certification, and who has applied for initial certification may be
granted temporary approval under paragraph (1)(c) of this rule with these
additional stipulations.
(a) Practice under
the on-site supervision of an approved certified registered nurse practitioner
or a licensed physician.
(b) During
the period of provisional approval, there shall be one hundred percent review
of patient cases by the collaborating physician.
(c) The nurse practitioner with provisional
approval may use the designation "Graduate Registered Nurse
Practitioner."
(d) Provisional
approval to practice is limited to a maximum of six months and shall expire
immediately upon:
1. Notification of approval
by the Board of Nursing.
2.
Notification of failure of the certification examination.
(3) Interim: If the relationship
with the collaborating physician is terminated, a certified registered nurse
practitioner approved to practice under the provisions of these rules may
continue in a collaborative practice with an interim physician after
application for approval until such time as the new application is approved or
denied, provided the interim physician meets the qualifications established in
Rule 540-X-8-.04.
(4) An applicant for approval to practice as
a certified registered nurse practitioner may be granted temporary approval
when either the collaborating physician or certified registered nurse
practitioner applicant is under investigation by a state or federal authority.
The temporary approval shall remain in force until the application has been
approved, denied, or withdrawn. However, the Board of Nursing or Board of
Medical Examiners may decline to approve the application until the
investigation has been concluded. The Board of Medical Examiners may withdraw
temporary approval in accordance with Rule
540-X-8-.13.
Notes
Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, ยงยง 34-24-53, 34-21-84, 34-21-85.
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