W. Va. Code R. § 19-8-3 - Application and Eligibility for Limited Prescriptive Authority

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.

3.2. If the board obtains information that an applicant for prescriptive authority was previously addicted to or dependent upon alcohol or the use of controlled substances, the board may grant prescriptive authority with limitation. The limitations may include, but are not limited to, restricting the types of schedule drugs a nurse may prescribe.

3.3. The board shall forward a copy of the verified collaborative agreement specified in Subdivision 3.1.f.2. of this rule to the Board of Medicine or to the Board of Osteopathy, whichever is indicated.

3.4. Upon satisfactory evidence that the advanced practice registered nurse applicant has met all above requirements for prescriptive authority, the Board shall assign an identification number to that nurse.

3.5. The board shall notify the Board of Pharmacy of those advanced practice registered nurses who have been granted prescriptive authority, and shall also provide the prescriber's identification number and effective date of prescriptive authority.

3.6. The advanced practice registered nurse shall file with the board any restrictions on prescriptive authority that are not imposed by W. Va. Code § 60A-3-301 et seq., or this rule, but which are within the written collaborative agreement and the name of the collaborating physician for each advanced practice registered nurse on the approved list.

3.7. The advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority who wishes to prescribe Schedules III through V drugs shall comply with federal Drug Enforcement Agency requirements prior to prescribing controlled substances.

3.8. The advanced practice registered nurse shall immediately file any and all of his or her Drug Enforcement Agency registrations and numbers with the board.

3.9. The board shall maintain a current record of all advanced practice registered nurses with Drug Enforcement Agency registrations and numbers.

3.10. Any information filed with the board under the provisions of this rule shall be available, upon request, to any pharmacist, regulatory agency or board or shall be made available pursuant to other state or federal law.

3.11. The APRN shall maintain with the board a current mailing and, if available, a current e-mail address.

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W. Va. Code R. § 19-8-3