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- (1) A physician who is supervising a graduate registered physician may delegate prescriptive authority to a graduate registered physician to include prescribing, ordering, and administering Schedules III – V controlled substances as described in Arkansas Code §§ 5-64-101 – 5-64-110 of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Arkansas Code § 5-64-101 et seq., and 21 C.F.R. pt. 1300, all legend drugs, and all nonscheduled prescription medications and medical devices.
- (2) All prescriptions and orders issued by a graduate registered physician also shall identify his or her supervising physician.
- (b) A graduate registered physician's level of prescriptive authority shall not exceed the authority of the supervising physician.
- (c) A graduate registered physician who prescribes controlled substances shall register with the Drug Enforcement Administration as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Mid-Level Practitioner Registry, 21 C.F.R. pt. 1300, 58 FR 31171 – 31175, and the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.