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Ohio APRNs
Read the Nurse Practitioner Prescriptive Privilege Position Statement (AANP)
Learn more about the rules governing APRN prescribers in Ohio, according to Chapter 4723-9 of the Ohio Administrative Code
Ongoing requirements for APRN prescribers:
- Complete a minimum of 12 hours of advanced pharmacology (including some controlled substances) continuing education on a regular basis (bi-annually)
- Maintain registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) if prescribing any controlled substances
- Be a registered user of the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS)
Regularly use OARRS (for APRNs who prescribe controlled substances)
Maintain a Standard Care Arrangement with one or more collaborating physicians or podiatrists
Maintain quality assurance (QA) provisions as required by Ohio laws and rules
Prescribe in accordance with nursing rules and other standards
The authority to prescribe medications and therapeutic devices
APRNs in Ohio have the ability to prescribe medications, including controlled substances such as Morphine and Valium. APRNs who prescribe medications must:
Complete an approved 45-hour course (within the last 5 years) in advanced pharmacology that includes the legal, ethical, and fiscal implications of prescribing in Ohio as well as specific instruction related to schedule II controlled substances
Be authorized to practice as a CNP, CNM, or CNS by the Ohio Board of Nursing
- Execute a Standard Care Arrangement with one or more collaborating physicians or podiatrists
- Antibiotics
- Anti-Asthmatics
- Anti-Hypertensives
- Cholesterol/Lipid Lowering Agents
- Diabetes Agents
APRN Prescribing Resources and Formulary
Courtesy of the Ohio Board of Nursing