Prescriptive authority is valid for the same period of time as the applicant's advanced practice registered nurse and registered nurse license. The applicant for renewal must:

1. Renew the applicant's registered nurse license.

2. Submit verification of current certification by a national nursing certification body in the specific area of nursing practice.

3. Submit a completed advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority renewal application.

4. Pay the advanced practice registered nurse renewal fee of eighty dollars and the seventy-five dollar renewal fee for prescriptive authority.

5. Provide evidence of completion of fifteen contact hours of education during the previous two years in pharmacotherapy related to the scope of practice. These contact hours may fulfill the registered nurse renewal continuing education requirement. The education or its equivalent as approved by the board may include academic credits, attendance at approved seminars and courses, or participation in approved correspondence or home study continuing education courses.

History: Effective March 1, 1992; amended effective November 1, 1996; June 1, 2001; April 1, 2004; March 24, 2004; April 1, 2011; July 1, 2020.

General Authority: NDCC 43-12.1-08

Law Implemented: NDCC 43-12.1-10(1)