Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing
Article 4 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
12 AAC 44.445 - Controlled substance prescriptive and dispensing authority
Current through February 24, 2025
(a) In addition to legend drug prescriptive and dispensing authority under 12 AAC 44.440, the board may authorize an advanced practice registered nurse OR (APRN) to prescribe and dispense schedule II - V controlled substances in accordance with applicable state and federal laws if an applicant
(b) All the provisions of 12 AAC 44.440 apply to an APRN with controlled substance prescriptive authority under this section.
(c) Written, verbal, or electronic controlled substance prescriptions and orders must comply with all applicable state and federal laws.
(d) An advanced practice registered nurse with controlled substance prescriptive and dispensing authority must register with the controlled substance prescription database under AS 17.30.200(o).
(e) An advanced practice registered nurse with authority to prescribe controlled substance may only delegate to a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse to access the database on practitioner's behalf.
(f) When prescribing a drug that is a controlled substance, as defined in AS 11. 71.900, the APRN shall create and maintain a complete, clear, and legible written record of care that includes
(g) The APRN shall check the controlled substance prescription databa se established under AS 17.30.200 before a controlled substance designated schedule II or III under federal law is initially dispensed, prescribed, or administered to a patient least once every 30 days for up to 90 days, and at least once every three months if a course of treatment continue for more than 90 days. This subsection does not apply if
(h) A licensee treating a patient with a prescription for a controlled substance that was initially written at least 90 days before May 16, 2018 shall check the controlled substance prescription database established under AS 17.30.200 at least once every three months for the duration of the prescription.
(i) An applicant who holds a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number. shall provide verification that the applicant has
(j) In addition to the requirements of this section, when prescribing a controlled substance, an APRN with prescriptive authority shall comply with the maximum dosage for opioid prescriptions under AS 08.68.705. The maximum daily dosage for a patient initial opioid prescription under AS 08.68.705(a) may not exceed 50 morphine milligram equivalents (MME).
Authority:AS 08.68.100
AS 08.68.850