Authority to order, select, obtain and administer drugs shall be allowed for a certified registered nurse anesthetist, pursuant to rules adopted by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing, only when engaged in the preanesthetic preparation or evaluation; anesthesia induction, maintenance or emergence; or postanesthesia care practice of nurse anesthesia. A certified registered nurse anesthetist may order, select, obtain and administer drugs only during the perioperative or periobstetrical period.

Added by Laws 1997, SB 275, c. 250, § 1, eff. November 1, 1997.