Call to Action
NANNP writes to 6 State Boards of Nursing regarding APRN Prescriptive Authority for Schedule II Drugs
The National Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, a division of NANN, recently wrote to six state boards of nursing requesting that they expand pharmaceutical practice for advanced practice nurses (APRNs) functioning in critical care hospital settings to include drugs that are classified as Schedule II controlled substances.
Specifically, NANNP is asking that the Board of Nursing permit certified APRNs with DEA registration to work within approved standardized procedures or protocols to furnish or order Scheduled II controlled substances in critical care settings. This request parallels practice patterns in 41 other states in the country that grant authority for advanced practice nurses to prescribe controlled substances including Schedule II drugs.
To see a PDF of NANNP’s form letter, click here.
HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP
APRNs in the states of Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia are being asked to send follow up letters to their state Board of Nursing showing support for this change. Here is the form letter that NANNP sent to the 6 state boards of nursing. Please follow up with your own letter to your state board of nursing showing support for this initiative. The contact information for the 6 state boards is listed below.
Georgia Board of Nursing
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Phone: 478.207.2440
Fax: 478.207.1354
Online: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/rn
Contact Person: Sylvia Bond, RN, MSN, MBA, Executive Director
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
University Tower Building
1123 S. University, Suite 800
Little Rock, AR 72204-1619
Phone: 501.686.2700
Fax: 501.686.2714
Online: http://www.arsbn.org/
Contact Person: Faith Fields, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Oklahoma Board of Nursing
2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Phone: 405.962.1800
Fax: 405.962.1821
Online: http://www.youroklahoma.com/nursing
Contact Person: Kimberly Glazier, M.Ed., RN, Executive Director
South Carolina State Board of Nursing
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 12367
Columbia, SC 29211
Physical Address:
Synergy Business Park, Kingstree Building
10 Centerview Drive, Suite 202
Columbia, SC 29210
Phone: 803.896.4550
Fax: 803.896.4525
Online: http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/nursing
Contact Person: Joan K. Bainer, RN, MN, CNA BC, Administrator
Texas Board of Nursing
333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: 512.305.7400
Fax: 512.305.7401
Online: http://www.bon.state.tx.us
Contact Person: Katherine Thomas, MN, RN, Executive Director
West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
101 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: 304.558.3596
Fax: 304.558.3666
Online: http://www.wvrnboard.com/
Contact Person: Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN, Executive Director
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