Code of Maine Rules
02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION
380 - STATE BOARD OF NURSING
Chapter 8 - REGULATIONS RELATING TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING
Section 380-8-7 - Formulary for Certified Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists with Prescriptive Authority
Universal Citation: 02 ME Code Rules ยง 380-8-7
Current through 2024-13, March 27, 2024
1. General regulations relating to the formulary
A. Certified nurse
practitioners and certified nurse-midwives are authorized to prescribe the
following:
(1) over-the-counter
drugs;
(2) appliances and
devices;
(3) drugs related to the
specialty area of certification; and
(4) drugs prescribed off label according to
common and established standards of practice.
B. Regardless of the schedules indicated on
the certificate issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the certified
nurse practitioner and certified nurse-midwife shall prescribe only those
controlled drugs from schedules II/IIN, III/IIIN, IV, and V.A United States
Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") number is required to prescribe these
drugs.
C. Certified Registered
Nurse Anesthetists may order and prescribe prescription drugs in the
preoperative period and the immediate postoperative period in accordance with
this paragraph. For controlled substances listed in the United States Drug
Enforcement Administration ("DEA") Schedules III, IIIN, IV and V, a certified
registered nurse anesthetist may prescribe drugs only:
(1) for a supply of no more than 4 days, with
no prescription refills, utilizing the institution's DEA number;
(2) for an individual for whom the certified
registered nurse anesthetist has, at the time of the prescription, established
a client or patient record; and
(3)
with a DEA issued number registered under a verified critical access or rural
hospital address.
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